Communication and Media, Linguistics Emphasis, B.A.
In addition to adhering to General Education Requirements and School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts Requirements, the Communication and Media major with an emphasis in Linguistics requires at least 48 units (some of which simultaneously meet general education requirements). Courses in the major must be taken for a letter grade, and specifically may not be taken on a pass/no pass basis unless the course is only offered on a pass/no pass basis.
Transfer students who wish to major in Communication should complete the University of California Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC) at their community college. Transfer students may not be admitted to the Communication major without specific major preparation. Below are the Transfer Admission Criteria for the Communication major. Transfer students can declare a Communication major starting in Fall 2026.
Transfer Selection Criteria
To be admitted to the Communication major transfer students must meet the following requirements.
Applicants will at the time of admission have completed at least two the following courses (or their equivalent) with a “B” or better:
COMM 015: Intercultural Communication
COMM 017: Introduction to Media and Performance Studies
