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Communication Major, Mass Communication, BA, CO02


Major Code: CO02     Bachelor of Arts          Summary Degree Requirements  

 

General Education Core 42 Requirements: 33 Hours


  • Area 1A     6 hours Social & Behavioral Sciences - see below for options
  • Area 1B     3 hours Civic Engagement - see below for options
  • Area 2A     6 hours Written Communication - see below for options
  • Area 2B     3 hours Oral Communication - fulfilled by COMM 0100  or COMM 0101  
  • Area 3       7 hours Natural Science 1 with and 1 without lab - see below for options
  • Area 4       3 hours Mathematics - see below for options
  • Area 5A     6 hours Humanities - 3 of 6 hours fulfilled by a modern language course, additional 3 hours see below for options
  • Area 5B     3 hours Fine Arts - see below for options
  • Area 5C     3 hours Global Competencies - fulfilled by second modern language course
  • Area 5D     2 hours Health and Wellness - see below for options

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Institutional Degree Requirement: 1 Hour


Modern Language: 10-12 Hours


Currently Spanish is the only Modern Language being offered at MSSU

French or Spanish - 12 Hours of the same prefix

Asian Languages (Chinese and Japanese) - 10-11 Hours, prefixes can be combined

  

Electives: 27-29 Hours


As needed to total 120 approved credit hours (including 39 upper division 300-400 level).

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Total Hours: 120


COMM 0100   satisfies 3 hours of General Education Core Requirement area 1A (6 hours required).

One Modern Language course satisfies 3 hours of General Education Core Requirement area 5A (6 hours required). An additional Modern Language course satisfies General Education Core Requirement Area 5C.

Institutional requirement UE 0100  may also be met by HNRS 0101  (2 credit hours).