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
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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
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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
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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
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Fall |
Spring |
Major Upper Division COMM Elective or Emphasis Requirement |
Major Upper Division COMM Elective or Emphasis Requirement
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General Education: Upper Division Writing in the Discipline
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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
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Fall |
Spring |
Major Upper Division COMM Elective or Emphasis Requirement
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COMM 191: Communication and Media Capstone
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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.
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