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PROGRAM CODE: A8 COMM BA CATALOG YEAR: 20044
Bachelor of Arts - Communication
College of Social & Behavioral Sciences
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The University of Arizona
ACADEMIC PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS REPORT
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University Graduation Requirements
All course work and requirements for this degree must be
completed prior to the date the degree is awarded.
- The University of Arizona and the Arizona Board of
Regents have sole discretion over all curricula changes.
- Courses, programs & requirements may be suspended,
deleted, restricted, or changed in any manner, at any
time.
- Students must remain currently informed about all policies
& other info that bears on completing a degree.
Minimum Grade Point Average (GPA) Requirements
- Major course work: 2.000 GPA in each discipline.
- Minor course work: 2.000 GPA in each minor.
- University of Arizona course work: 2.000 GPA.
Units: See the 'Earned' total under 'Units required for this
degree' for a total minus any duplicate credit or excess
community college credit, and adjusted in accordance with
academic policies in your Catalog.
Application for Degree Candidacy
- Students must apply for degree candidacy in order to
graduate and receive a degree and diploma.
- Contact your college/major advisor to determine the
appropriate time to apply for degree candidacy.
- Detailed degree candidacy & graduation info available at
http://www.registrar.arizona.edu/graduation/udegcert.htm
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Units required for this degree
A minimum of 120 units is required for this degree.
Additional units will be required to complee this degree
if a student:
A) is admitted to the UA with deficiencies;
B) changes his/her academic program;
C) fails to meet minimum course/program requirements; or
D) ineffectively plans or fails to execute a course of
study that leads directly to degree completion.
E) is completing more than one baccalaureate degree.
--> NEEDS:120.00 UNITS
1) A maximum of 64 units of community college course work
may apply toward graduation.
2) A maximum of 60 units of correspondence credit and/or
credit by exam may apply toward graduation.
3) A maximum of 15 units completed as a non-degree seeking
student may be used for fulfilling undergraduate degree
requirements.
4) Communication 'House Numbered' Course Limitation:
No more than 3 units of house numbered courses which
have a "9" as their middle digit (i.e., 393, 493,
399, 499, etc.) may be used to meet major requirements.
5) A minimum of 30 units of UA University Credit
(excluding correspondence credit and credit by exam)
is required.
NEEDS: 30.00 UNITS
6) A minimum of 18 of the final 30 units taken toward
degree requirements must be UA University Credit.
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UA Earned Hours & Cumulative GPA
A 2.000 cumulative GPA is required to graduate from the
University of Arizona (excluding correspondence and
credit by exam).
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Upper Division Units Requirement
A minimum of 42 units of upper-division credit are
required for this degree.
- 1) NEEDS: 42.00 UNITS
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University Composition Requirements
- 1) NEEDS: 1 COURSE
SELECT FROM: ENGL 101 ,103H,107
- 2) NEEDS: 1 COURSE
SELECT FROM: ENGL 102 ,104H,108
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OR AP Exam or Portfolio or ENGL 109H
- 1) SELECT FROM: ENGL 109H
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Mid-Career Writing Assessment
- 1) The Mid-Career Writing Assessment is satisfied by
earning a grade of B or better in second semester
English Composition (ENGL 102, 104H, 108, or 109H).
Students who do not earn a grade of B or better in ENGL
102, 104H, 108, or 109H must also satisfy a college or
department writing requirement.
SELECT FROM: ENGL 102 ,104H,108 ,109H
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Mathematics Requirement - Moderate Strand
- 1) Take one 3 unit class
NEEDS: 3.00 UNITS
-> NOT FROM: MATH 111 ,116 ,116S,118 ,120S,197A,199 ,
MATH 199H,294A,299 ,299H,301 ,302A,302B,397A,399 ,
MATH 399H,481
SELECT FROM: LING 178 MATH 110 TO 485
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Second Language - 4th Semester Proficiency
Demonstrate fourth semester proficiency in a second
language by completing one of the following:
- 1) Pass a language proficiency examination at the fourth
semester level.
- 2) NEEDS: 1 COURSE
-> NOT FROM: FREN 325 ,393 ,399 ,399H,414 ,448
HIST 325 (FA01 OR AFTER),465C(FA98 OR AFTER),
HIST 465D(FA98 OR AFTER) ITAL 330A TO 330D,399 ,
ITAL 399H,414 ,455 M AR 397W(SP01 OR AFTER)
SPAN 397W,406A,414 ,423A,423B,465C,465D TTE 414
UNVR 397W(SP01 OR AFTER)
SELECT FROM: ARB 402 TO 404 CHN 202 ,403 ,404 ,415
TO 418 ,422 ,423 CRL 202 ,297A,301 ,302 ,397A,
CRL 497A FREN 202 ,212 ,213 ,301 TO 443 GER 202 ,
GER 211 GRK 202 ,204 ,402 ,412 ,421 TO 432
ITAL 202 TO 202Z,305A TO 496 JPN 202 ,403 ,405 ,
JPN 415 TO 417 ,421 ,422 JUS 203B,303 LAT 202 ,
LAT 212 ,400 TO 428 LING 204B NES 202 PRS 402
TO 404 PORT 206 ,305 ,325 ,425 TO 449 RSSS 201B,
RSSS 301A TO 301B RUSS 205 RSSS 305 ,307A,307B,
RSSS 405A,405B,407A,407B SERP 431B SPAN 202 ,203 ,
SPAN 204C,206 ,251 ,253 ,302 TO 322 ,323 OR
SPNV 323 SPAN 324 ,325 OR SPNV 325 SPAN 326
TO 332 ,333 OR SPNV 333 SPAN 334 TO 339 ,340
OR SPNV 340 SPAN 341 TO 349 ,350 OR SPNV 350
SPAN 351 TO 397B,398 ,399 OR SPNV 399 SPAN 400 ,
SPAN 401 OR SPNV 401 SPAN 402 ,403 OR
SPNV 403 SPAN 404 TO 432 ,433 OR SPNV 433
SPAN 434 TO 440 ,441 OR SPNV 441 SPAN 442 TO
SPAN 447 ,448 OR SPNV 448 SPAN 449 OR
SPNV 449 SPAN 450 OR SPNV 450 SPAN 451 TO
SPAN 472 ,473 OR SPNV 473
TURK 402 (FA05 OR AFTER),403 (FA07 OR AFTER),
TURK 404 (SP08 OR AFTER)
- 3) Or complete the following (non-NES students only):
ARB 401 plus one from ARB 439B, 427B, 424B.
SELECT FROM: ARB 401 (R),439B,427B,424B
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University General Education - Tier One
- 1) Individuals and Societies - fulfillment of Individuals
and Societies requires completion of two distinctly
numbered courses (e.g., INDV101 & 103).
NEEDS: 2 COURSES
SELECT FROM: INDV 101 ,102 ,103
- 2) Natural Sciences - For students planning to pursue a
non-science intensive major, fulfillment of Natural
Sciences requires completion of two distinctly numbered
courses (e.g., NATS 102 & 104).
NEEDS: 2 COURSES
SELECT FROM: NATS 101 ,102 ,104
- 3) Traditions and Cultures - fulfillment of Traditions and
Cultures requires completion of two distinctly numbered
courses (e.g., TRAD 102 & 104).
NEEDS: 2 COURSES
SELECT FROM: TRAD 101 ,102 ,103 ,104
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University General Education - Tier Two
- 1) Arts
NEEDS: 3.00 UNITS
SELECT FROM: ARE 130 ARH 201 ,202 ,203 ,312 ,314 ,
ARH 315 ,319 (SP08 OR AFTER),322 ART 203 ,
ART 358 (S106 OR AFTER) DNC 100 ,112A,112B,112C,
DNC 143 ,144A,144B,144C,152A,152B,152C,175 ,176A,
DNC 176B,177C(FA08 OR AFTER),177D(FA08 OR AFTER),
DNC 200 ,276A,276B ENGL 209 ,210 ,300
HNRS 295B(SP05 OR AFTER) HUMS 333 ,335 ,370
JPN 245 M AR 102 (FA99-S107),252 (S107 OR AFTER)
MUS 100 ,101A,107 ,108 ,109 ,231 ,237 ,328 ,334 ,
MUS 337 ,344 ,360 NES 344 T AR 100 ,103 ,238 ,
T AR 336
- 2) Humanities - prerequisite course work in Tier 1 (TRAD)
must be completed prior to taking. 1 course from:
SELECT FROM: AFAS 200 ,222 ,224 ,255 ,
AFAS 315 (SP06 OR AFTER),320 ,381 CLAS 220 ,221 ,
CLAS 300 ,342 ,346 ,360 ENGL 220A,220B,231 ,260 ,
ENGL 261 ,265 ,267 ,280 FREN 245 ,249 ,280 ,282 ,
FREN 283 ,284 GER 273 ,275 ,276 ,278 ,325 ,373 ,
GER 375 ,376 ,379 HNRS 200 (S108 OR AFTER)
HUMS 250A,250B,250C,250D,340 ,365 ITAL 230A,230B,
ITAL 240 ,250A,250B,250C,250D,330B JPN 220 ,311
JUS 301 (FA07 OR AFTER),372A,372B LAT 201 ,202
NES 277A,330 PHIL 222 ,260 ,261 ,262 RELI 210 ,
RELI 250 ,300 ,304 RSSS 210 ,304 (SP07 OR AFTER),
RSSS 340 ,350 SPAN 210 UNVR 310 (FA06 OR AFTER),
UNVR 315 (FA06 OR AFTER) W S 200 ,317
3) Individuals and Societies - satisfied by course work
completed for the major.
- 4) Natural Sciences - prerequisite course work in Tier 1
(NATS) must be completed prior to taking. 1 course from
SELECT FROM: AIEX 382 (FA98-FA05) ANTH 261 ,364 OR
ANTV 364 ASTR 201 ,202 ,203 ,204 ATMO 325 ,336
BIOC 223 ECOL 206 ,208 (SP08 OR AFTER),210 ,
ECOL 220 (FA08 OR AFTER),223 ,280 (FA08 OR AFTER)
ENTO 205 GEOG 220 ,230 ,240 GEOS 210 ,212 ,
GEOS 214 (FA07 OR AFTER),216 (SP06 OR AFTER),218 ,
GEOS 220 HWR 201 ,202 ,203
MIC 204 (FA08 OR AFTER) MSE 208 ,
MSE 257A(FA07 OR AFTER),257B,258 NRSC 282
N SC 310 PHIL 305 PHYS 201 ,202 (SP09 OR AFTER)
PE 201 PL S 329 PSIO 220 (THROUGH FA05)
PTYS 206 ,209 ,212 (SP08 OR AFTER),212H RA M 222
SP H 261 ,262 SWES 210 (FA07 OR AFTER) WFSC 225
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Diversity Emphasis Courses: Gender, Race, Class,
Ethnicity, Sexual Orientation or Non-Western Area Studies
- 1) NEEDS: 1 COURSE
SELECT FROM: A ED 408 (FA06 OR AFTER) AFAS 222 ,255 ,
AFAS 302 ,304A,304B,306 ,315 (SP06 OR AFTER),340 ,
AFAS 342 ,381 ,444 (FA03 OR AFTER) ANTH 202 ,203 ,
ANTH 205 ,206 ,307 OR ANTV 307 ANTH 316 ,320
ARH 203 CHN 251 ,275 ,276 ,331 ,340 ,341 ,419 ,
CHN 420 ,429 ,430 ,431 ,443 ,468 ,475A,475B,475D,
CHN 475E,482 ,483 ,495A CLAS 362
DNC 177C(FA08 OR AFTER),177D(FA08 OR AFTER)
EAS 130 ,333 ,345 ,350 ,445 ,452 ,487A,487B,496C
FREN 245 ,249 GEOG 210 ,251 ,369 ,413 GER 274 ,
GER 278 ,373 ,376 HIST 253 ,254 ,489 HUMS 260 ,
HUMS 333 ,365 ,370 ,420 ITAL 330B,330D JPN 220 ,
JPN 245 ,272 ,304 ,310 ,311 ,396H,402 ,411 ,412 ,
JPN 446A,446B,447A,447B,485 ,486 ,489 ,495B,496A,
JPN 496C JUS 370A(SP05 OR AFTER),
JUS 370B(SP05 OR AFTER),372A,372B LING 210
MAS 265 ,365 ,375 MUS 109 ,334 ,337 ,344
NES 277A,330 ,334 POL 330 ,332 ,334 ,335 ,441 ,
POL 464 ,468 ,476 OR POLV 476 POL 478 ,487A
RELI 210 RSSS 315 ,328 ,350 SOC 222 ,260 ,280 ,
SOC 324 ,427 ,450 ,459 ,467 SPAN 210 TRAD 101
UNVR 310 (FA06 OR AFTER) W S 200 ,210 ,240
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Communication Pre-Major
--> NEEDS: 2.000 GPA
- 1) MATH 109 or higher level math must be completed with
a grade of C or higher. 1 course required.
SELECT FROM: MATH 109 TO 499
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Communication Pre-Major
The combined GPA of the following two courses must be
2.5 or higher (COMM101 & COMM228). Each course may be
attempted a maximum of two times, including transfers
and other equivalencies. LING 178 does NOT substitute
for the MATH 109/110 pre-requisite in COMM 228 --
Communication majors should take MATH 109/110 and
NOT take LING 178.
--> NEEDS: 2.500 GPA
- 1) COMM 101 must be completed with 2.0 GPA or higher.
SELECT FROM: COMM 101
- 2) COMM 228 must be completed with a 2.0 GPA or higher
(pre-requisites are COMM101 and MATH109 or MATH110
with a 2.0 or higher GPA in both).
NEEDS: 2.000 GPA
SELECT FROM: COMM 228
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Communication Major
The Communication major requires a minimum of 33 units.
No more than 3 units of "house-numbered" courses (i.e.,
393, 493, 399, 499) may be used in the major without prior
written approval of the department.
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- 1) Pre-major courses (with restrictions as listed above)
Complete 2 courses.
SELECT FROM: COMM 101 ,228
- 2) (you must take COMM 300 before enrolling in any other
upper division COMM course)
SELECT FROM: COMM 300
- 3) Select 1 course.
SELECT FROM: COMM 113 ,114 ,116 ,117 ,119 ,209 ,312
- 4) 21 units to be selected from communication courses.
NEEDS: 21.00 UNITS
SELECT FROM: COMM ****
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Major Upper-Division Units
Pre-requisites: COMM 101, 228 and 300. COMM 101 and 228
must be completed with a minimum grade of C in each and a
minimum GPA of 2.5 across the two courses.
--> NEEDS: 15.00 UNITS
- 1) The Communication major requires a minimum of
15 upper-division units.
NEEDS: 15.00 UNITS
SELECT FROM: COMM 3***,4***
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Second Major
A second major is optional.
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Minor
Select a minor in consultation with your advisor.
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Additional Course Work
Courses listed in this section may include general
elective credits, UA courses and transferable courses
from other institutions. Consult with your advisor to
determine if courses listed in this section may be used
to fulfill a requirement or sub-requirement in your
degree program.
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Excluded Course Work
Courses listed in this section may include
non-transferable units, remedial units, courses in
progress('K' grades), Academic Renewal (ACR) courses,
withdrawals, non-qualifying exams (AP, CLEP, IB), and
audited courses. Only courses with a grade of "C" or
better are transferable to UA.
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