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PROGRAM CODE: A8 PRCM UND                    CATALOG YEAR: 19974 
                       Pre-Communication                         
            College of Social & Behavioral Sciences              
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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.          
     - 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 complete 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 72 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) A minimum of 30 units of UA University Credit            
        (excluding correspondence credit and credit by exam)     
        is required.                                             
          NEEDS: 30.00 UNITS                                     
     5) A minimum of 18 of the final 30 units taken toward       
        degree requirements must be UA University Credit.        
    13) You have earned at least 120 units, applying no more     
        than 64 community college units, and no more than 60     
        correspondence units to this total.                      
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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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       Arts and Sciences General Education                       
       Only 10 units of General Education may be used to satisfy 
       requirements in the major and/or minor.                   
  -  1) Mathematics - 3 hours required.                          
          NEEDS:  3.00 UNITS                                     
        -> NOT FROM: MATH 111 ,116  TO 116S,129 ,301             
        SELECT FROM: MATH 105  TO 499   PHIL 110                 
  -  2) Second Language - Pass a language proficiency            
        examination at the fourth semester level                 
  - OR) Second Language                                          
          NEEDS:                1 COURSE                         
        -> NOT FROM: ENGL 448   FREN 325 ,393 ,399  TO 399H,     
           FREN 414 ,448 ,453 ,455   ITAL 330A TO 330D,399  TO   
           ITAL 399H,414 ,455   LING 457   PORT 455              
           RELI 453 (FA90-S201)  SPAN 397W,399  TO 399H          
           SPNV 399   SPAN 406A,414 ,423A,423B,455 ,457 ,465C,   
           SPAN 465D  TTE 414                                    
        SELECT FROM: ARB 402  TO 403   CHN 202 ,403 ,404 ,415    
           TO 418 ,422 ,423 ,450   CRL 202 ,301 ,302             
           FREN 202 ,212 ,213 ,305A TO 470   GER 202 ,203 ,      
           GER 211 ,302A,302B,307A,307B,315A,315B,455 ,475       
           GRK 202 ,204 ,402 ,412 ,421  TO 432   ITAL 202  TO    
           ITAL 202Z,305A TO 420   JPN 202 ,403 ,405 ,415  TO    
           JPN 417 ,421 ,422   JUS 203B,303   LAT 202 ,212 ,     
           LAT 400  TO 428   LING 204B  NES 202 ,203B  PRS 402   
           TO 404   PORT 206 ,305 ,325 ,425  TO 449   RSSS 201B  
           RUSS 205   RSSS 301A TO 301B,305   RUSS 305A TO       
           RUSS 305B  RSSS 307A TO 307B,405A TO 405B,407A TO     
           RSSS 407B  SERP 370B,431A,431B  SPAN 202 ,203 ,204C,  
           SPAN 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     
           SPAN 397B,398 ,399  OR SPNV 399   SPAN 400 ,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 447 ,448  OR SPNV 448      
           SPAN 449  OR SPNV 449   SPAN 450  OR SPNV 450         
           SPAN 451  TO 472 ,473  OR SPNV 473                    
           TURK 402 (FA05 OR AFTER),403 (FA07 OR AFTER),         
           TURK 404 (SP08 OR AFTER)                              
        Study Areas Requirement                                  
  -  3) Traditions & Cultures - List 1                           
        3 hours required.                                        
          NEEDS:  3.00 UNITS                                     
        SELECT FROM: AFAS 122 ,222 ,300   ANTH 205 ,206 ,315     
           OR ANTV 315   ANTH 423  OR ANTV 423   ANTH 432 ,      
           ANTH 451A,451B  ARH 112 ,339   CHN 142 ,174 ,275 ,    
           CHN 276   CLAS 150 ,230 ,334   EAS 120 ,150           
           ENGL 278   FREN 245 ,249 ,453   GEOG 369 ,413         
           HIST 190 ,270 ,468A,468B,474A TO 474C,489   JPN 144 , 
           JPN 220 ,245 ,272   JUS 372A,372B  LING 210           
           MUS 334 ,344   NES 140 ,170 ,171 ,172 ,277A,277B,     
           NES 334 ,496O  POL 270 ,441 ,464 ,468   RELI 120      
           TRAD 101                                              
  -  4) Traditions & Cultures - List 2                           
        Note: only designated sections of TRAD 104 satisfy this  
        requirement; see an Office of Academic Services Advisor  
        for approved list.  6 hours required.                    
          NEEDS:  6.00 UNITS                                     
        SELECT FROM: ARCH 101 ,324 ,334   ARH 117 ,118           
           CCLS 125   CLAS 220 ,221   ENGL 150A,150B,250 ,251A   
           TO 251C  F A 207 ,307 ,317   HIST 101 ,102 ,103 ,     
           HIST 106 ,107 ,160 ,161 ,368 ,369   HUMS 250A TO      
           HUMS 250D  ITAL 230A,230B  JUS 377   PHIL 121 ,122 ,  
           PHIL 123   TRAD 102 ,103 ,104                         
  -  5) Biological and Physical Sciences - select 2 courses.     
        NOTE: If a lecture and lab are to be taken together,     
              they count as 1 course.                            
        SELECT FROM: ANTH 364  OR ANTV 364   ASTR 100 ,201 ,     
           ASTR 202 ,203 ,204   BIOC 105B  ECOL 182 ,206         
           ENTO 205   GEOG 103A,220 ,240   GEOS 210 ,212 ,218 ,  
           GEOS 220   HWR 101A,101B,201 ,203   NATS 101 ,102 ,   
           NATS 104 ,105   NRSC 282   PHIL 305   PHYS 101        
           PSIO 220   PTYS 105A,106 ,206   RA M 222   SP H 261   
           SPH 262   UNIV 105 ,106   WFSC 225   ATMO 171  &      
           ATMO 171L  ECOL 105R & 105L  GEOS 102  & 104 ,101     
           & 103   MCB 181R & 181L  MIC 205R & 205L  MSE 257     
           & 258   PL S 101  & 102   PTYS 107  & 109L            
           SWES 105  & 106                                       
  - OR) Biological and Physical Sciences - select 2 courses.     
        NOTE: If a lecture and lab are to be taken together,     
              they count as 1 course.                            
        SELECT FROM: ANTH 364  OR ANTV 364   ASTR 100 ,201 ,     
           ASTR 202 ,203 ,204   BIOC 105B  ECOL 182 ,206         
           ENTO 205   GEOG 103A,220 ,240   GEOS 210 ,212 ,218 ,  
           GEOS 220   HWR 101A,101B,201 ,203   NATS 101 ,102 ,   
           NATS 104 ,105   NRSC 282   PHIL 305   PHYS 101        
           PSIO 220   PTYS 105A,106 ,206   RA M 222   SP H 261   
           SPH 262   UNIV 105 ,106   WFSC 225   ATMO 171  &      
           ATMO 171L  ECOL 105R & 105L  GEOS 102  & 104 ,103     
           & 110   MCB 181R & 181L  MIC 205R & 205L  MSE 257     
           & 258   PL S 101  & 102   PTYS 107  & 109L            
           SWES 105  & 106                                       
  - OR) Biological and Physical Sciences - select 2 courses.     
        NOTE: If a lecture and lab are to be taken together,     
              they count as 1 course.                            
        SELECT FROM: ANTH 364  OR ANTV 364   ASTR 100 ,201 ,     
           ASTR 202 ,203 ,204   BIOC 105B  ECOL 182 ,206         
           ENTO 205   GEOG 103A,220 ,240   GEOS 210 ,212 ,218 ,  
           GEOS 220   HWR 101A,101B,201 ,203   NATS 101 ,102 ,   
           NATS 104 ,105   NRSC 282   PHIL 305   PHYS 101        
           PSIO 220   PTYS 105A,106 ,206   RA M 222   SP H 261   
           SPH 262   UNIV 105 ,106   WFSC 225   ATMO 171  &      
           ATMO 171L  ECOL 105R & 105L  GEOS 102  & 104 ,103     
           & 112   MCB 181R & 181L  MIC 205R & 205L  MSE 257     
           & 258   PL S 101  & 102   PTYS 107  & 109L            
           SWES 105  & 106                                       
  - OR) Biological and Physical Sciences - select 2 courses.     
        SELECT FROM: CHEM 101A,102A                              
  - OR) Biological and Physical Sciences - select 1 set.         
        SELECT FROM: CHEM 103A & 104A (OR) 151                   
  - OR) Biological and Physical Sciences - select 2 courses.     
        SELECT FROM: CHEM 105A,106A                              
  - OR) Biological and Physical Sciences - select 2 courses.     
        SELECT FROM: CHEM 101B,102B                              
  - OR) Biological and Physical Sciences - select 2 courses.     
        SELECT FROM: CHEM 103B,104B                              
  - OR) Biological and Physical Sciences - select 2 courses.     
        SELECT FROM: CHEM 105B,106B                              
  - OR) Biological and Physical Sciences - select 1 course.      
        NOTE: If a lecture and lab are to be taken together,     
              they count as 1 course.                            
        SELECT FROM: PHYS 102  & 181 ,131 ,141 ,151              
  - OR) Biological and Physical Sciences - select 1 course.      
        NOTE: If a lecture and lab are to be taken together,     
              they count as 1 course.                            
        SELECT FROM: PHYS 103  & 182 ,132 ,142 ,152              
  -  6) Individuals, Societies and Institutions - 9 units from   
        at least two departments.                                
          NEEDS:  9.00 UNITS                                     
        SELECT FROM: AFAS 220 ,307 ,344   AGTM 380   AIS 100 ,   
           AIS 450   ANTH 101 ,102 ,110 ,202 ,207 ,249 ,303      
           OR ANTV 303   ANTH 307  OR ANTV 307   ANTH 311  OR    
           ANTV 311   ANTH 316 ,319  OR ANTV 319   ANTH 406      
           OR ANTV 406   ANTH 409  OR ANTV 409   ANTH 479 ,      
           ANTH 490   AREC 242 ,350 ,375   ASTR 320   ATMO 336   
           CCLS 230   CLAS 240 ,305 ,306 ,330 ,335 ,360 ,362     
           ECON 200 ,201A,210 ,371   ENGR 105   GEOG 102A,102B,  
           GEOG 106 ,305 ,360 ,379 ,411 ,412 ,456 ,461 ,464 ,    
           GEOG 488   GEOS 346 ,346H  GER 274   HIST 236 ,245 ,  
           HIST 253 ,254 ,271 ,351 ,361 ,374 ,489   HUMS 245 ,   
           HUMS 260 ,371A,371B  INDV 101 ,102 ,103   ITAL 330D   
           JOUR 151 ,439 ,470   JPN 402   LING 101 ,210 ,320 ,   
           LING 425   POL 201 ,206 ,230 ,242 ,247 ,250 ,330 ,    
           POL 332 ,334 ,321 ,322 ,437  OR POLV 437   POL 447 ,  
           POL 448  OR POLV 448   PSYC 101 ,216 ,360  OR         
           PSYV 360   PSYC 376 ,384   RELI 225   SOC 101 ,150 ,  
           SOC 160 ,161 ,313 ,324 ,450 ,467   W S 100 ,200       
                                                                 
  -  7) Arts and Literature - Art                                
        3 hours are required.                                    
          NEEDS:  3.00 UNITS                                     
        SELECT FROM: ARE 130   ARH 201 ,202   ART 101 ,102 ,     
           ART 103 ,104 ,203   ARH 110 ,112   CLAS 300           
           DNC 100 ,112A TO 112C,143 ,144A TO 144C,152A TO       
           DNC 152C,175 ,176A,176B,201A,240A,240B,241A,241B,     
           DNC 244A,244B  ENGL 209 ,210 ,248B,449B  HUMS 295Q    
           M AR 200 ,336   MUS 100 ,101A,107 ,108 ,109 ,120A,    
           MUS 200B TO 200S,201A TO 201L,202A TO 202M,231 ,      
           MUS 237 ,328 ,344 ,360 ,400B TO 400S,401  TO 401L,    
           MUS 402  TO 402M  T AR 100 ,103 ,238 ,336             
  -  8) Arts and Literature - Literature                         
        3 hours required.                                        
          NEEDS:  3.00 UNITS                                     
        SELECT FROM: AFAS 230 ,306   CHN 429   CLAS 342 ,346 ,   
           CLAS 348   ENGL 220A,220B,231 ,248A,260 ,261 ,265 ,   
           ENGL 267 ,270 ,278 ,300 ,310  OR ENGV 310             
           ENGL 351A,351B,380  OR ENGV 380   ENGL 416 ,419B OR   
           ENGV 419B  ENGL 424  OR ENGV 424   ENGL 426 ,431A     
           OR ENGV 431A  ENGL 431B OR ENGV 431B  ENGL 444 ,      
           ENGL 449A,458A,465   FREN 280 ,282 ,283 ,284          
           GER 272 ,275 ,276 ,277 ,278 ,325 ,373 ,375 ,376 ,     
           GER 379 ,455   HUMS 340 ,365 ,370 ,420 ,454           
           ITAL 240 ,250A TO 250D,330B  JPN 310   PHIL 238       
           PRS 350   RSSS 210   RUSS 250A,330   RSSS 340 ,350    
           SPAN 111 ,212 ,214 ,435 ,445   T AR 238 ,336          
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       Gender, Class, Race and Ethnicity                         
  -  1) One course must be from:                                 
        SELECT FROM: AFAS 122 ,220 ,306 ,307 ,344   AIS 100 ,    
           AIS 450   ANTH 202 ,206 ,303  OR ANTV 303             
           ANTH 316 ,319  OR ANTV 319   ANTH 406  OR             
           ANTV 406   ANTH 490   ARH 339   CCLS 125 ,230         
           CHN 429   CLAS 330 ,362   ENGL 248A,248B,340 ,365 ,   
           ENGL 370 ,420 ,454   ITAL 330B  JPN 402   LING 210 ,  
           LING 320 ,425   MAS 180   MUS 109   NES 140           
           PA 221   POL 330 ,332 ,334 ,464   PSYC 216            
           RELI 225   SOC 150 ,160 ,161 ,324 ,450 ,467           
           TRAD 101   W S 100 ,200                               
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       Communication Pre-Major                                   
-->  NEEDS:                                           2.000 GPA  
  -  1) MATH 110 must be completed with a grade of C or higher.  
        SELECT FROM: MATH 110                                    
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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.                                  
-->  NEEDS:                                           2.500 GPA  
  -  1) COMM 101 must be completed with 2.0 GPA or higher.       
          NEEDS:                             2.000 GPA           
        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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       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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