Suggested 4-year Plan
- We encourage you to select your General Education (GE) and minor/second major/Themed Inquiry/Honors program around the plan below. Once you fill your GE classes around your major classes, you will have a better idea of space remaining each semester when choosing your Exploration Focus.
- To be enrolled full time, you must take at least 12 credits a semester.
- In order to graduate within 4 years, we recommend you take 30 credits a year.
Year 1
Fall Semester (6 credits for major)
- SCC 100 - Introduction to Strategic and Corporate Communication (3 credits)*
- COM 151 - Mass Communication (3 credits)
Spring Semester (3 credits for major)
- COM 211 - Intercultural Communication (3 credits) or COM 212 - Group Communication (3 credits)
*A B- or higher is required in SCC 100 in order to enroll in COM 295.
Year 2
Year 2 Notes
Comm 295 is a co-requisite for 300 level courses in the major and a prerequisite for 400 level courses in the School of Communication.
Fall Semester (6 credits for major)
You select two from the following:
- COM 210 - Theories of Persuasion (3 credits)
- SCC 200 - Message Design I (3 credits)
- COM 295 - Introduction to Research Methods (3 credits)
- COM 310 - Business and Professional Communication (3 credits)**
Spring Semester (6 credits for major)
You select the remaining two from the following:
- COM 210 - Theories of Persuasion (3 credits)
- SCC 200 - Message Design I (3 credits)
- COM 295 - Introduction to Research Methods (3 credits)
- COM 310 - Business and Professional Communication (3 credits)
** Students cannot enroll in any 300-level COM/SCC course (including COM 310) unless they are at least enrolled in COM 295 as a co-requisite.
Year 3
Year 3 Notes
During your third year, you need to complete 6 credits of upper-division electives and 3 credits from COM 490/SCC 491/SCC 499. You can choose how to distribute these credits over the year. Below is a sample.
Fall Semester (6 credits for major)
You select one from the following:
- COM 490 Independent Internship (½ - 6 credits)
- SCC 491 Student-Faculty Research/Creative Activity (1-3 credits)
- SCC 499 Individual Study (1-6 credits)
You select one to two upper-division electives in COM or SCC. You can find all COM and SCC upper-division elections on the Strategic and Corporate Communication Catalog page.
Spring Semester (6 credits for major)
You select one from the following (if not completed in fall):
- COM 490 Independent Internship (½ - 6 credits)
- SCC 491 Student-Faculty Research/Creative Activity (1-3 credits)
- SCC 499 Individual Study (1-6 credits)
You select one to two upper-division electives in COM or SCC. You can find all COM and SCC upper-division elections on the Strategic and Corporate Communication Catalog page.
Year 4
Year 4 Notes
During your fourth year, you need to complete 6 credits of upper-division electives and 3 credits from SCC 498. You can choose how to distribute these credits over the year. Below is a sample.
Fall Semester (6 credits for major)
- SCC 400 Message Design II (3 credits)
- One upper division elective in COM or SCC (3 credits)
Spring Semester (6 credits for major)
- SCC 498 Senior Seminar in Strategic and Corporate Communication (3 credits)
- One upper division elective in COM or SCC (3 credits)
You can find all COM and SCC upper-division elections on the Strategic and Corporate Communication Catalog page.
