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Catalog Year: 2026 - 2027 General Studies Gold

Degree: Bachelor of Arts, BA

College/School: College of Integrative Sciences and Arts

Plan Code: LSCOMBA

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Upper division minimum
credit hours

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Requirement	Minimum Grade	Credit Hours

Requirement	Minimum Grade	Credit Hours
Communication Core
COM 100 Introduction to Human Communication (SOBE) 3 Credit Hours Minimum Grade:C	C	3
COM 207 Critical Thinking and Writing in Communication 3 Credit Hours Minimum Grade:C	C	3
COM 225 Public Speaking and Presentations (CIVI) 3 Credit Hours Minimum Grade:C	C	3
COM 230 Teamwork and Collaboration (SOBE) OR COM 259 Communication in Business and the Professions (CIVI) 3 Credit Hours Minimum Grade:C	C	3
COM 308 Communication Research Strategies 3 Credit Hours Minimum Grade:C	C	3
COM 484 Internship 3 Credit Hours Minimum Grade:C	C	3
COM 420 Rhetoric and Community Advocacy COM 428 Graphic Novels and Popular Culture (HUAD) COM 464 Communicative Sexualities (SOBE) COM 467 Digital Rhetoric (HUAD) COM 494 Topic: Communicating During a Pandemic COM 494 Topic: Communicating with Artificial Intelligence COM 494 Topic: Cultures of Remembering COM 494 Topic: Propaganda, Persuasion, and Public Opinion Students select two courses to complete the Upper Division Core Courses requirement 6 Credit Hours Minimum Grade:C	C	6
Upper Division Communication Track
COM 316 Gender and Communication (HUAD) COM 323 Communication Approaches to Popular Culture (HUAD) COM 363 Latinxs and the Media (SOBE) COM 364 Culture and Communication: Foundations in Communicology (SOBE) COM 371 Language, Culture and Communication (GCSI) COM 420 Rhetoric and Community Advocacy COM 428 Graphic Novels and Popular Culture (HUAD) COM 463 Intercultural Communication for Global Leadership and Collaboration (GCSI) COM 464 Communicative Sexualities (SOBE) COM 484 Internship OR COM 312 Communication, Conflict, and Negotiation (CIVI) COM 316 Gender and Communication (HUAD) COM 319 Persuasion and Social Influence (CIVI) COM 320 Communication and Consumerism COM 321 Rhetorical Theory and Research COM 323 Communication Approaches to Popular Culture (HUAD) COM 326 Court Room Oratory COM 420 Rhetoric and Community Advocacy COM 421 Rhetoric of Social Issues COM 422 Advanced Argumentation (CIVI) COM 426 Political Communication COM 428 Graphic Novels and Popular Culture (HUAD) COM 467 Digital Rhetoric (HUAD) COM 484 Internship OR COM 363 Latinxs and the Media (SOBE) COM 364 Culture and Communication: Foundations in Communicology (SOBE) COM 371 Language, Culture and Communication (GCSI) COM 420 Rhetoric and Community Advocacy COM 463 Intercultural Communication for Global Leadership and Collaboration (GCSI) COM 464 Communicative Sexualities (SOBE) COM 484 Internship SPA 401 Spanish Oral Communication for the Professions SPA 404 Spanish in U.S. Professional Communities SPA 405 Latino Cultural Perspectives for the Professions (HUAD) OR COM 319 Persuasion and Social Influence (CIVI) COM 320 Communication and Consumerism COM 323 Communication Approaches to Popular Culture (HUAD) COM 394 Topic: Communication in the Electronic Age COM 420 Rhetoric and Community Advocacy COM 421 Rhetoric of Social Issues COM 422 Advanced Argumentation (CIVI) COM 428 Graphic Novels and Popular Culture (HUAD) COM 467 Digital Rhetoric (HUAD) COM 484 Internship Students select one communication track and complete nine hours from that track. 9 Credit Hours Minimum Grade:C	C	9
Communication Electives
Upper Division COM Elective 9 Credit Hours Minimum Grade:C	C	9

Second Language or Cultures Requirement
COM 263 Communication Across Cultures and Global Engagement AND COM 371 Language, Culture and Communication (GCSI) OR Language Requirement: satisfied through completion of a language course at the intermediate level (202 or equivalent) or higher. 6 Credit Hours Minimum Grade:C	C	6
Related Area Courses
ENG 317 Cross-Cultural Writing (HUAD) HST 314 American Cultural History Since 1865 JUS 432 Racial Justice (CIVI) MCO 418 History of Mass Communication (HUAD) MCO 450 Visual Communication (HUAD) MCO 456 Political Communication (CIVI) MCO 460 Race, Gender, and Media (SOBE) PHI 306 Applied Ethics (CIVI) POS 346 Problems of Democracy (HUAD) POS 350 Comparative Politics (GCSI) POS 435 Women and Politics (SOBE) POS 442 American Political Thought (HUAD) STS 330 Information Technology and Artificial Intelligence STS 425 Law, Values, Science and Technology TWC 301 Fundamentals of Writing for Digital Media TWC 411 Principles of Visual Communication TWC 452 Information in the Digital Age TWC 453 Information and Communications Technology in American History WST 375 Women and Social Change 3 Credit Hours Minimum Grade:C	C	3

ASU 101 or College-Specific First-Year Seminar
ASU 101 or college-specific equivalent First-Year Seminar required of all first-year students.
ASU 101-CLS The ASU Experience 1 Credit Hours		1
First-Year Composition
ENG 101 First-Year Composition AND ENG 102 First-Year Composition OR ENG 105 Advanced First-Year Composition OR ENG 107 First-Year Composition AND ENG 108 First-Year Composition 6 Credit Hours Minimum Grade:C	C	6

Notes

All baccalaureate degree students must fulfill university graduation requirements, including a minimum of 120 credit hours, with at least 45 credit hours in upper-division courses.
All undergraduate students must complete General Studies requirements.
Mathematics Placement Assessment score determines placement in first mathematics course.
Students should work with their academic advisor, and consider course prerequisites, in order to complete all degree requirements in four years.
Students must complete a minimum of 12 upper-division credit hours of COM courses offered by the College of Integrative Sciences and Arts (CISA).

Program Requirement

Communication, BA

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