Dec 11, 2024

2014-2015 General Catalog (Spring, Summer 2015)

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Communication Studies - BS

College of Humanities and Social Sciences

Department of Languages, Philosophy and Communication Studies

Bradford ‘J’ Hall, Main 204, (435) 797-8757, brad.hall@usu.edu

Students must complete the General Education Requirements .

Students must also complete the University Studies Depth Requirements :

CMST 1020
and
CMST 2110
fulfill a Breadth Humanities (BHU) requirement
CMST 3250 , CMST 3400 and CMST 5100 will fulfill the Communications Intensive (CI) requirement
Complete at least 2 credits in approved 3000-level or above courses from each of the following two categories: Life and Physical Sciences (DSC) and Social Sciences (DSS). A Speech DSS course will not satisfy this requirement

Course Requirements

Minimum Departmental Requirements
Total Credits:

	Communication Studies Major	34
	Organizational Communication Minor	15
	Speech Communication Teaching Minor	23

Grade Point Average to Declare a Major or Minor	2.75 Career GPA
Overall Grade Point Average to Graduate	2.0 Career GPA
Grade Point Average to Graduate in Major or Minor Classes	2.5 GPA
A minimum of half (50 percent) of major credits must be completed through USU and be approved by the department head No more than 9 credit hours of the Communication Studies major can overlap with an additional declared major.

Communication Studies Major (34 credits) (2.5 GPA required in major classes)

As many as 16 credits completed at other colleges or universities may be used to partially satisfy these requirements. For more information, students should contact their advisor. Students must earn an overall GPA of at least 2.5 in all classes applied toward the major.

A. Communication Core (6 credits)

B. Senior Year Capstone Course (1 credit)

A course that must be taken during the student’s senior year.

CMST 5800 - Communication Studies Senior Capstone 1

C. Study of Communication Courses (3 credits)

Students must take at least one of the following four courses. Students should have completed at least 12 major credit hours before enrolling in any of the following courses:

D. Thematic Area Courses (21 credits)

Students must take at least 9 credit hours from 1 of the three thematic areas and a minimum of 6 credit hours from the other two thematic areas:

1. Organization (6-9 credits)

2. Society (6-9 credits)

3. Influence (6-9 credits)

E. Elective Courses (3 credits)

Any course listed in section C or D, may serve as an elective. In addition courses listed below may also serve as an elective.

CMST 2250 - Introductory Internship/Co-op 1-6 ¹
CMST 3000 - Speech Communication Teaching Practicum 1 (repeatable)
CMST 4250 - Advanced Internship/Co-op 1-6 ¹
CMST 5000 - Studies in Speech Communication 1-5 (repeatable) (3 credits required)
CMST 5280 - Communication Education Theory 3
LING 2100 - Languages in Society (BSS) 3
LING 3100 - Language in Context 3

Note:

¹Internship project and number of credits must be approved by an advisor.

Minimum University Requirements

Total Credits	120
Grade Point Average (most majors require higher GPA)	2.00 GPA
Credits of C- or better	100
Credits of upper-division courses (#3000 or above)	40
USU Credits (30 USU credits, 20 of which must be upper-division courses, 10 of which must be courses required for student’s major)	30 USU credits
Completion of approved major program of study	See college advisor
Credits in minor (if required)	12
Credits in American Institutions (ECN 1500 ;HIST 1700 , HIST 2700 or HIST 2710 ; HONR 1300 ; POLS 1100 ; or USU 1300 )	3
General Education Requirements and University Studies Depth Requirements