The following plan of study is for a student with zero credits. Individual students may have different factors such as: credit through transfer work, Advanced Placement, Running Start, or any other type of college-level coursework that requires an individual plan.
Courses could be offered in different terms, checking the academic schedule is paramount in keeping an individual plan current. Students should connect with an advisor to ensure they are on track to graduate.
All Undergraduate students are required to meet the Undergraduate Degree Requirements.
This major requires the completion of the World Language requirement. Students pursuing a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree must complete two years of a single language in high school or one year of a single language in college.
| First Year | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall Quarter | Cr. | Winter Quarter | Cr. | Spring Quarter | Cr. |
| CMST 201 | 5 | CMST 208 (Social Science BACR 1) | 5 | MATH 107 | 5 |
| ENGL 101 | 5 | ENGL 201 | 5 | Humanities & Arts BACR 21 | 5 |
| Humanities & Arts BACR 11 | 5 | Natural Science BACR 11 | 5 | Social Science BACR 21 | 5 |
| 15 | 15 | 15 | |||
| Second Year | |||||
| Fall Quarter | Cr. | Winter Quarter | Cr. | Spring Quarter | Cr. |
| CMST 309 | 5 | CMST 330 or CSBS 320 | 5 | Communication in PR Section B Elective2 | 5 |
| Diversity - graduation requirement1 | 5 | Communication in PR Section B Elective2 | 5 | Elective - minor or general elective | 5 |
| Natural Science BACR 21 | 5 | Global Studies - graduation requirement1 | 5 | Communication in PR Section B Elective2 | 5 |
| 15 | 15 | 15 | |||
| Third Year | |||||
| Fall Quarter | Cr. | Winter Quarter | Cr. | Spring Quarter | Cr. |
| CMST 461 | 5 | CMST 462 | 5 | CMST 465 | 5 |
| Communication in PR Section D Elective3 | 5 | Communication in PR Section E Elective4 | 5 | Elective - minor or general elective | 5 |
| Elective - minor or general elective | 5 | Elective - minor or general elective | 5 | Elective - minor or general elective | 5 |
| 15 | 15 | 15 | |||
| Fourth Year | |||||
| Fall Quarter | Cr. | Winter Quarter | Cr. | Spring Quarter | Cr. |
| Elective - minor or general elective | 5 | Elective - minor or general elective | 5 | CMST 490 (Senior Capstone - graduation requirement) | 5 |
| Elective - minor or general elective | 5 | Elective - minor or general elective | 5 | CMST 495 (Communication in PR Section E Elective)4 | 5 |
| Elective - minor or general elective | 5 | Elective - minor or general elective | 5 | Elective - minor or general elective | 5 |
| 15 | 15 | 15 | |||
| Total Cr. 180 | |||||
University Graduation Requirements (UGR) and Breadth Area Course Requirements (BACR) courses may be less than 5 credits and additional credits may be required to reach the required 180 total credits needed to graduate. Students should connect with an advisor to ensure they are on track to graduate.
Section B–Required Upper Division Core Cr.–choose three 5-credit 400-level CMST courses. The following courses cannot count in this section (B): CMST 480, CMST 481 or CMST 495, CMST 499. Any course used in Section B cannot count in Section D.
Section D–Public Relations Specialty–choose 4-6 credits from the approved list. Any course used in Section D cannot count in Section B or C. Students should consult with their advisor to discuss additional course options.
Section E–Experiential–choose 5-10 credits from the approved list.