Pre-Communication Requirements (9 hours)

• COM 1000 - Communication and Community Engagement Credits: 3 hours
• COM 1700 - Interpersonal Communication Credits: 3 hours
• COM 2000 - Human Communication Theory Credits: 3 hours

Interpersonal Communication Core Requirements (9 hours)

• COM 1040 - Public Speaking Credits: 3 hours
• COM 2010 - Communication Inquiry Credits: 3 hours
• COM 4700 - Advanced Interpersonal Communication Credits: 3 hours

• (This course satisfies General Education Proficiency 2: Baccalaureate-Level Writing requirement.)

Interpersonal Communication Major Electives (12 hours)

Four courses from the following group are required, selected in consultation with an advisor:

• COM 2800 - Introduction to Organizational Communication Credits: 3 hours
• COM 3050 - Special Topics in Communication Credits: 3 hours

• (Must be an interpersonal communication topic, approved by the School of Communications’s advisor, to be counted as an interpersonal communication elective. Students may take up to six (6) hours of COM 3050 provided topics are different.)

• COM 3320 - Group Problem Solving Credits: 3 hours
• COM 4300 - Persuasion and Social Influence Credits: 3 hours
• COM 4720 - Nonverbal Communication Credits: 3 hours
• COM 4740 - Intercultural Communication Credits: 3 hours
• COM 4750 - Family Communication Credits: 3 hours

• (This course satisfies General Education Proficiency 2: Baccalaureate-Level Writing requirement.)

• COM 4770 - Communication Ethics Credits: 3 hours
• COM 4790 - Gender and Communication Credits: 3 hours

• (This course satisfies General Education Proficiency 2: Baccalaureate-Level Writing requirement.)

• COM 4840 - Health Communication Credits: 3 hours

• (This course satisfies General Education Proficiency 2: Baccalaureate-Level Writing requirement.)

General Communication Electives (6 hours)

Six (6) hours of electives in Communication, three (3) of which shall be selected from upper-division (3000 or higher) courses in the school.

Additional Program Information

• All course prerequisites must be met to enroll in upper-level courses. A course and its prerequisite cannot be taken at the same time.
• Grade requirement: A minimum grade of “C” is required in all courses to be applied toward the major. The School prohibits students from taking a class more than twice for credit.
• Baccalaureate-level writing requirement must be met by taking COM 4700 or COM 4750 or COM 4790 or COM 4840.
• Students may take up to six (6) hours of COM 3050/COM 4800 provided the topics are different.
• Up to six (6) hours of COM 3890/4990 may be used as electives in major.
• Courses outside the school may be used with written prior approval of the School of Communication faculty advisor.