First Year |
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|---|---|---|---|
| FALL | CREDITS | SPRING | CREDITS |
| COMM 100N*† | 3 | COMM 160* (req for COMM 260W) | 1 |
| ENGL 15 or 30‡ | 3 | CAS 100A*† | 3 |
| PSYCH 100 (or Social and Behavioral Sciences)*† | 3 | World Language Level 2 | 4 |
| World Language Level 1 | 4 | General Education Course (GH) | 3 |
| General Education Course | 3 | MATH 21 or General Education Course (GQ)‡1 | 3 |
| PSU 8 | 1 | General Education Course (GHW) | 1.5 |
| 17 | 15.5 | ||
Second Year |
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| FALL | CREDITS | SPRING | CREDITS |
| ENGL 202A, 202B, 202C, or 202D | 3 | COMM 270* | 3 |
| World Language Level 3 | 4 | Corporate Communications Option Additional Majors Course* | 3 |
| General Education Course | 3 | STAT 200 (or General Education Course (GQ))† | 4 |
| COMM 260W* (req for COMM 471) | 3 | ECON 102 or ECON 104*† (req for MKTG 301) | 3 |
| CAS 301 or CAS 303*† | 3 | General Education Course (GHW) | 1.5 |
| COMM 1, COMM 002, or COMM 3* | 1 | ||
| 16 | 15.5 | ||
Third Year |
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| FALL | CREDITS | SPRING | CREDITS |
| MKTG 301* | 3 | COMM 471* | 3 |
| COMM 370* (req for COMM 471) | 3 | CAS 252* | 3 |
| COMM 1, COMM 002, or COMM 3* | 1 | COMM 1, COMM 002, or COMM 3* | 1 |
| Corporate Communications Option Additional Majors Course* | 3 | CAS 204* | 3 |
| General Education Course | 3 | Corporate Communications Option Additional Majors Course* | 3 |
| BA Fields Requirement | 3 | BA Other Cultures | 3 |
| 16 | 16 | ||
Fourth Year |
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| FALL | CREDITS | SPRING | CREDITS |
| COMM 430* | 3 | COMM 495* | 3 |
| COMM 494* | 3 | Corporate Communications Option Additional Majors Course* | 3 |
| Corporate Communications Option Additional Majors Course* | 3 | BA Fields Requirement | 3 |
| BA Fields Requirement | 3 | BA Requirement | 3 |
| General Education Course | 3 | Free Elective | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Total Credits 126 | |||
| * | Course requires a grade of C or better for the major |
| ‡ | Course requires a grade of C or better for General Education |
| # | Course is an Entrance to Major requirement |
| † | Course satisfies General Education and degree requirement |
| 1 | MATH 21 or higher, or a satisfactory score on the mathematics placement examination, is a prerequisite for MKTG 301 – a course required for the major. Students who do not score satisfactory on the mathematics placement examination will need to complete MATH 4 prior to taking MATH 21. |
University Requirements and General Education Notes:
US and IL are abbreviations used to designate courses that satisfy University Requirements (United States and International Cultures).
W, M, X, and Y are the suffixes at the end of a course number used to designate courses that satisfy University Writing Across the Curriculum requirement.
GWS, GQ, GHW, GN, GA, GH, and GS are abbreviations used to identify General Education program courses. General Education includes Foundations (GWS and GQ) and Knowledge Domains (GHW, GN, GA, GH, GS, and Integrative Studies). Foundations courses (GWS and GQ) require a grade of ‘C’ or better.
Integrative Studies courses are required for the General Education program. N is the suffix at the end of a course number used to designate an Inter-Domain course and Z is the suffix at the end of a course number used to designate a Linked course.
Bachelor of Arts Requirements:
Bachelor of Arts students must take 9 credits in Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Fields (Humanities; Social and Behavioral Sciences; Arts; World Languages [2nd language or beyond the 12th credit level of proficiency in the 1st]; Natural Sciences; Quantification). The B.A. Fields courses may not be taken in the area of the student’s primary major. See your adviser and the Degree Requirements section of the Penn State Bulletin.
Bachelor of Arts students must take 3 credits in Other Cultures.
See your adviser and the full list of courses approved as Other Cultures courses.