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2019-2020 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2019-2020 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Communication Studies, B.S. - 4-Year Degree Map


First Year 

Fall Credit   Spring Credit
COMM 160 - Perspectives on Communication   3   COMM 110 - Public Speaking   3
COMP 100 - Composition   3   Liberal Arts Elective 3
Gen Ed Math 3   Liberal Arts Elective 3
Gen Ed Elective 3   Elective 3
Gen Ed Elective 3   Gen Ed Elective 3
TOTAL 15   TOTAL 15

Second Year 

Fall Credit   Spring Credit
COMM 227 - Small Group Communication   3   COMM 254 - Intercultural Communication   3
Liberal Arts Elective 3   COMM 255  OR COMM 243     3
Elective 3   Gen Ed Elective 3
Gen Ed Elective 3   Elective 3
Gen Ed Elective 3   Liberal Arts Elective 3
TOTAL 15   TOTAL 15

Third Year 

Fall Credit   Spring Credit
COMM 225  OR COMM 232  OR COMM 270   3   COMM Upper Division Elective 3
COMM Upper Division Elective 3   COMM Upper Division Elective 3
COMM Upper Division Elective 3   COMM Upper Division Elective 3
Upper Division Elective 3   Elective 3
Elective 3   Upper Division Elective 3
TOTAL 15   TOTAL 15

Fourth Year 

Fall Credit   Spring Credit
COMM Capstone 3   Upper Division Elective 3
Liberal Arts Elective 3   Elective 3
Upper Division Elective 3   Elective 3
Elective 3   Liberal Arts Elective 3
Elective 3   Liberal Arts Elective 3
TOTAL 15   TOTAL 15

Total Credits for Degree: 120

Elective Key


Gen Ed Elective: a course carrying one or more Gen Ed area attributes: Basic Communication (BC3), Math (M3), American History (AH3), Other World Civilizations (OWC3), Foreign Language (FL3), Social Sciences (SS3), Humanities (H3), The Arts (A3), Natural Sciences (NS3), Western Civilization (WC3). Elective courses and major courses carrying Gen Ed attributes apply toward SUNY Oneonta’s Gen Ed requirements .

Liberal Arts Elective: any course that carries a Liberal Arts (LA) attribute. SUNY Oneonta’s minimum LA requirements  vary by degree award.

Upper Division Elective: any elective course at the 200- or 300-level. All courses (required and elective) at this level apply toward SUNY Oneonta’s upper-division requirement .

Upper Division Liberal Arts Elective: any course at the 200- or 300-level carrying an LA attribute.

Elective: any course outside the major. Electives apply toward the total credits required by a degree program. Electives may also be needed to satisfy other degree requirements , including the minimum number of credits outside the department of the major.