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ASSOCIATE OF ARTS DEGREE WITH A FIELD OF STUDY IN MASS COMMUNICATIONS-SPEECH COMMUNICATIONSThis plan is an official Field of Study Degree approved Degree Code: AA.FS.SPCHCOMM.17 In order to be eligible to receive this AA degree, a student must:
Distance Learning/Online: This degree may be taken through a combination of on-campus and Distance Learning/Online; or if planned correctly, the degree may be completed entirely through Distance Learning/Online. Receiving institutions are not required to accept a grade below "C" in transfer. Students who plan to transfer must work closely with an advisor/counselor. |
Courses Required for the AA Degree with a Field of Study in Mass Communications-Speech Communications | |||
| Component Areas and CB Codes |
Courses | Semester-Credit Hours Required | |
| Communication (CB010) |
Select the following:
ENGL 1301 (a grade of "C" or better is required) ENGL 1302 |
6 | |
| Mathematics (CB020) |
Select ONE of the following:
(A grade of "C" or better is required.)
MATH 1314,
1316,
1324,
1325,
1332,
1342,
1350,
1414,
1442,
2412,
2413,
2414 *Note: If a student takes the four (4) credit hour mathematics course; three (3) of those hours will apply towards the mathematics requirement. The remaining one (1) credit hour from that mathematics course will be applied to the general elective requirement and does not count towards the 42-hour Core. |
3-4* | |
| Life and Physical Sciences (CB030) |
Select TWO of the following:
ANTH 2401, BIOL 1406, 1407, 1408, 1409, 1411, 2401, 2402, 2406, 2416, 2420, 2421
CHEM 1405, 1406, 1407, 1411, 1412, 2423, 2425
ENVR 1401, 1402
GEOL 1401, 1402, 1403, 1404, 1405, 1445, 1447
PHYS 1401, 1402, 1403, 1404, 1405, 1407, 1415, 1417, 2425, 2426
NOTE: This requirement cannot be met using the following combinations: BIOL 1406 and 1408; BIOL 1407 and 1409; BIOL 2420 and 2421; CHEM 1405 and 1411; CHEM 1406 and 1411; CHEM 1405 and 1406; CHEM 1406 and 1407; GEOL 1401 and 1403; PHYS 1401 and 1405; PHYS 1401 and 2425; PHYS 1405 and 2425. |
8 | |
| Language, Philosophy and Culture (CB040) |
Select ONE of the following: ENGL 2321, 2322, 2323, 2326, 2327, 2328, 2331, 2332, 2333, 2342, 2343, 2351 HUMA 1302, 1305, 2319 PHIL 1301, 1304, 2306, 2307, 2316, 2321 FOREIGN LANGUAGE: ARAB 2311, 2312; CHIN 2311, 2312; FREN 2311, 2312; GERM 2311, 2312; ITAL 2311, 2312; JAPN 2311, 2312; KORE 2311, 2312; PORT 2311, 2312; RUSS 2311, 2312; SGNL 2301, 2302; SPAN 2311, 2312 | 3 | |
| Creative Arts (CB050) |
Select ONE of the following: ARTS 1301, 1303, 1304 DANC 2303 DRAM 1310, 2361, 2366 HUMA 1311, 1315 MUSI 1306, 1308, 1309, 1310 | 3 | |
| American History (CB060) |
Select the following: HIST 1301 and |
6 | |
| Government/Political Science (CB070) |
Select EACH of the following: GOVT 2305, 2306 | 6 | |
| Social and Behavioral Sciences (CB080) |
Select the following: COMM 1307 | 3 | |
| Component Area Option (CB090) |
Select ONE of the following:
SPCH 1311, 1315, 1321 or SGNL 1301, 1302 and PHED 1164
OR FOREIGN LANGUAGE - ARAB 1411, 1412; CHIN 1411, 1412; FREN 1411, 1412; GERM 1411, 1412; ITAL 1411, 1412; JAPN 1411, 1412; KORE 1411, 1412; PORT 1411, 1412; RUSS 1411, 1412; SPAN 1411, 1412 | 4 | |
| CORE CREDIT HOURS FOR THIS AA DEGREE | 42 | ||
REQUIRED MASS COMMUNICATIONS-SPEECH COMMUNICATIONS FIELD OF STUDY COURSES | |
Select TWO courses from the following: (6 hours) *If you selected SPCH 1311 for your Core course, then you must select two other courses from this list. Select THREE courses from the following: (9 hours) *If you selected SPCH 1315 or 1321 for your Core course, then you must select two other courses from this list. |
15 |
GENERAL ELECTIVE CREDITS | |
Select any THREE hours of elective college credit courses other than those with the prefix of BIOL, CHEM, ENGR, ENVR, GEOL, MATH or PHYS. NOTE: Courses previously taken cannot be used to satisfy both the Core and a requirement in this group. |
3 |
| TOTAL CREDIT HOURS REQUIRED FOR THIS AA DEGREE |
60 |
Student's transcript will indicate the Field of Study has been completed upon successful completion of the following courses: Select two courses from SPCH 1311, 1318, 2333 AND three courses from SPCH 1315, 1321, 1342, 2335, 2341.
