Bachelor of Arts - Communication - Public Relations Concentration

Area A Essential Skills
Req. Hours: 9
ENGL 1101 (with a grade of "C" or better)
ENGL 1102 (with a grade of "C" or better)
Select one of the following courses:
MATH 1101/1111/1112/1113/1125/1131

Area B Institutional Options
Req. Hours: 5
COMM 1110
Select two of the following courses:
CSUS 1106/ITDS 2726/ITDS 2727/ITDS 2735/ITDS 2745/ITDS 2746/ITDS 2748/ITDS 2749/ITDS 2755/ LEAD 1705/LEAD 1706/LEAD 2705/LEAD 2706/LIBR 1105/UNIV 1105

Area C Humanities/Fine Arts
Req. Hours: 6
Select one of the following humanities courses:
ENGL 2111/ENGL 2112/ITDS 1145*/ITDS 1155/ PHIL 1105
Select one of the following fine arts courses:
ARTH 1100/ITDS 1145*/MUSC 1100/THEA 1100

*ITDS 1145, though listed under both human-ities and fine arts, may be taken only once.

Area D Science/Math/Technology
Req Hours: 10
Select one science course with a lab; the other course may be lab or non-lab:
ANTH 1145 (no lab); ASTR 1105/1305 (lab optional); ASTR 1106/1305; BIOL 1215 (lab included); BIOL 1125 (no lab); BIOL 1225 (lab included); CHEM 1151/1151L; CHEM 1152/1152L; CHEM 1211/1211L; CHEM 1212/1212L ; ENVS 1105 (no lab); G EOL 1121 (lab included); GEOL 1122 (no lab); ITDS 1215 (lab included); PHYS 1111/1311; PHYS 1112/1312; PHYS 1125/1325 (lab optional)
Select one of the following courses or a science course from above:
CPSC 1105/MATH 1112/MATH 1113/MATH 1125/MATH 1131/MATH 1132/MATH 1127/MATH 1165/PHIL 2105

Area E Social Sciences
Req. Hours: 12
HIST 2110
POLS 1101
Select one behavioral science course from the following courses:
ECON 2105/ECON 2106/PHIL 2135/PSYC 1101/SOCI 1101
Select one world cultures course from the following courses:
ANTH 1105/ANTH 1107/ANTH 2105/ENGL 2136/ENGL 2137GEOG 1101/HIST 1111/HIST 1112/HIST 2116/ITDS 1146/ITDS 1156

Wellness Requirement
Req Hours: 3
PELM 1205
Select any one PED course.

Area F Courses Rel. to Major
Req. Hours: 18
COMM 1105 Interpersonal Communication
COMM 1136 Group Communication
COMM 1137 Mass Media and Society
Foreign Language 1002
Foreign Language 2001

Area G Prog. Requirements
Req. Hours: 18
COMM 3125 Mass Communication
COMM 3141 Public Relations 1
COMM 3242 Public Relations 2
COMM 3145 Family Communication
COMM 3147 Intercultural Communication
COMM 4000 Communication Exit Assessment
COMM 5145 Organizational Communication

Area H Program Electives
Req. Hours: 12
Select from the following:
COMM 3116 Business & Professional Speaking
COMM 3135 Persuasion
COMM 3136 Nonverbal Communication
COMM 3137 Couples Communication
COMM 3146 Political Communication
COMM 4155 Communication Research
COMM 4156 Communication Theories
COMM 4555 Selected Top in Communication
COMM 4698 Internship
COMM 4899 Independent Study
COMM 5146 Communication Training and Development

Area I General Electives
Req. Hours: 12-15

Area J Minor Req.
Req. Hours: 15-18
Complete requirements for one of the minors listed in the Undergraduate Minors section of this catalog.

Total Hours Required: 123

Also see the program requirements listed on the College of Arts and Letters page.