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2020-2021 Undergraduate & Graduate Catalog 
    
2020-2021 Undergraduate & Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Communication, B.A. Public Relations and Strategic Communication Track Curriculum Guide


This curriculum guide is an unofficial tool for planning. Matriculated students and advisors should consult the Academic Requirements Report in GullNet before and after registering for classes each semester to track academic progress.

University Policies


  • Refer to the program page for this major and the Courses  section of this catalog for approved prerequisites and General Education courses.
  • Requirements may not equal 120 credit hours. Students must register for additional electives to complete 120 credits required for graduation.
  • All graduates must have a minimum of 30 credits of 300/400-level courses with C grade or above; at least 15 of those credits must be taken at SU.
  • Students must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 for graduation.
  • Students must complete at least 30 credit hours by direct classroom instruction and/or laboratory experience.
  • Students must take 30 of the last 37 credit hours at SU.
  • It is the student’s responsibility to satisfy graduation requirements. Please refer to the program page of this catalog for detailed major requirements.
  • Students must apply online for graduation by November 15 for May and by May 15 for December.

Recommended Minimum Grade


A B indicates the recommended minimum grade; although a C meets the requirement, SU history shows that students who graduate with this major earned this grade or higher for this course.

First Year


Semester 1


Total Credits: 16


Semester 2


Total Credits: 16/32


Winter/Summer Term


List courses that were taken during winter/summer terms:

Second Year


Semester 1


  • 4 Hour(s) Credit
  • ENGL XXX - Gen. Ed. IB Literature course 4 Hour(s) Credit
  • IVB - Gen. Ed. Non-Lab Science or Math course 3-4 Hour(s) Credit
  • Minor - Minor Elective course 3-4 Hour(s) Credit

Total Credits: 14-16/46-48


Semester 2


Total Credits: 13-15/59-63


Winter/Summer Term


List courses that were taken during winter/summer terms:

Third Year


Semester 1


Total Credits: 13-15/72-78


Semester 2


  • COMM XXX - Track Elective course (1 of 4) 4 Hour(s) Credit
  • IIIC - Gen. Ed. Social Science/Humanities course 3-4 Hour(s) Credit
  • IVC - Gen. Ed. Math course 3-4 Hour(s) Credit
  • Minor - Minor Elective course 3-4 Hour(s) Credit

Total Credits: 13-16/85-94


Winter/Summer Term


List courses that were taken during winter/summer terms:

Fourth Year


Semester 1


  • COMM XXX - Track Elective course (2 of 4) 4 Hour(s) Credit
  • COMM XXX - Track Elective course (3 of 4) 4 Hour(s) Credit
  • Minor - Minor Elective course 3-4 Hour(s) Credit
  • Elective - Needed for 120 credits 3-4 Hour(s) Credit

Total Credits: 14-16/99-110


Semester 2


Total Credits: 14-16/113-126