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Requirements for the Major in Communication
A major in communication requires a minimum of 36 credit hours from departmental offerings. A final grade of "D" within a departmental course will not be counted toward a communication major. Courses may not be taken S/U where a grade option exists. As of Summer 2006, the department has initiated pre-requisites restrictions on many upper level course offerings. In order to register for many upper level concentration and departmental elective courses, students will now be required to have completed SPC 2600 and COM 2000 with a “C” grade, or better. Although a grade of “C-” will satisfy the requirement for SPC 2600 and COM 2000, it will not satisfy the pre-requisite criteria. Students who have transferred a Public Speaking course other than SPC 2600, must email the undergraduate advisor, Leslie Tod (tod@cas.usf.edu) with your U# in order to remove the pre-requisite restriction before registration. Please note that instructors will not be able to permit a student into a course that has pre-requisite restrictions, if the student has not met the pre-requisite. I. Prerequisites (3 hours) Students must complete SPC 2600, Public Speaking, before being admitted to the communication major. A student can be admitted to the university without SPC 2600, but it must be completed as part of the requirements for the major. A grade of "C-" is the minimum acceptable grade. In addition, admittance to the major is limited to those students who have completed at least 30 hours of college level work and have achieved an overall GPA of 2.5 or above. II. Core Distribution Requirements (12 hours) Students must take each of these four courses as early as possible in the major. These courses are prerequisites for taking the majority of advanced courses in the concentrations. • COM 2000 -- Introduction to Communication (3) III. Area of Concentration (9 hours) Students must take a minimum of nine hours in one of the three areas of concentration. Performance Studies
Interpersonal and Organizational Communication
Public and Cultural Communication
IV. Departmental Electives (12) hours Students must take twelve additional hours of elective coursework in the Department of Communication at the 3000-level or higher, which must include at least six hours from outside the student's "area of concentration." The following classes count as electives outside the area of concentration for everyone (regardless of the concentration chosen): • COM 3122 -- Interview Communication The minor in communication is available to students pursuing any other major at USF. The minor in communication requires a minimum of 18 hours of departmental coursework, including: • SPC 2600 -- Public Speaking (3) • COM 2000 -- Introduction to Communication (3) The other 12 hours may be selected from among departmental offerings and must include a minimum of 6 hours at the 3000-level or higher. A grade of "D" will not be counted toward a communication minor. Courses may not be taken S/U where a grade option exists. |