May 02, 2025  
2025-2026 Catalog 
    
2025-2026 Catalog

Communication and Media, B.A. Four-Year Course Plan


All General Education course options can be found here .   

Please Note: This four-year plan serves as a general guide and assumes that all prerequisite requirements have been met prior to each course. Students may need to complete additional prerequisite coursework (WRI 001 ) based on placement results or prior preparation. Be sure to consult with your academic advisor to create a personalized plan that aligns with your individual progress and goals.

First Year

Fall  Spring
Major Lower Division COMM Speech and Interpersonal Communication Elective Major Lower Division COMM Speech and Interpersonal Communication Elective
WRI 010: College Reading and Composition    Major Lower Division COMM Introductory Social Sciences and Humanities Elective 
SPRK 001: Spark Seminar  or  SPRK 010: Spark Seminar   General Education: Area A–Life and Physical Science
General Education: Area A–Life and Physical Science General Education: Area B–Approaches to Knowledge Literary and Textual Analysis, Media and Visual Analysis, Societies and Cultures of the Past

Second Year

Fall Spring
Major Lower Division COMM Introductory Social Sciences and Humanities Elective Major Upper Division COMM Methods 
Major Upper Division COMM Writing in the Discipline

Major Upper Division COMM Elective or Emphasis Requirement

General Education: Area B–Approaches to Knowledge Social Science General Education: Lower Division Quantitative Reasoning
General Education: Lower Division Language Lower or Upper Division Elective

Third Year

Fall Spring
Major Upper Division COMM Elective or Emphasis Requirement

Major Upper Division COMM Elective or Emphasis Requirement

General Education: Upper Division Writing in the Discipline

Major Upper Division COMM Elective or Emphasis Requirement
Lower or Upper Division Elective Lower or Upper Division Elective
Lower or Upper Division Elective Lower or Upper Division Elective

Fourth Year

Fall Spring

Major Upper Division COMM Elective or Emphasis Requirement

COMM 191: Communication and Media Capstone  

General Education: Upper Division Crossroads Lower or Upper Division Elective
Lower or Upper Division Elective Lower or Upper Division Elective

The four-year plans presented in this sample plan demonstrate the recommended sequencing and timing  of the required and elective components within each major, the assumption each course listed is worth 4 semester units (unless otherwise noted), and that lower and upper division common course GE requirements are maximized in sharing with your major, concentration, and Intellectual Experience Badges.

Completing the 120 units necessary for graduation; should your plan not have a minimum of 120 units planned to be completed, you must add the necessary courses to ensure you complete a minimum of 120 units.

Completing the 120 units necessary for graduation; should your plan not have a minimum of 120 units planned to be completed, you must add the necessary courses to ensure you complete a minimum of 120 units.

All students are expected to work with their academic advisor to find their best pathway through the degree requirements of their chosen program. 

Students must complete three courses in Approaches to Knowledge Area B: Social Science, Literary and Textual Analysis, Media and Visual Analysis, Societies and Cultures of the Past GE. One course must be Approaches to Knowledge Area B: Social Science GE. Students must complete the remaining two courses from at least two of the other three Approaches to Knowledge Area B areas: Literary and Textual Analysis, Media and Visual Analysis, & Societies and Cultures of the Past.