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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.                       
-->  NEEDS: 33.00 UNITS                                          
  -  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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