Communication Studies, BA (2024-2025)

The following roadmap is a sample advising map to complete the degree program in four years. Please consult your MyPlanner and major advisor as you develop your individualized academic plan. Students must have completed 60+ units in order to enroll in SJSU Studies courses.

Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4

Year 1

Fall Semester (16 units)

GE Area E (recommend COMM 74 OR COMM 74Q ) 3 unit(s)
GE Area A1 (recommend COMM 20 ) 3 unit(s)
GE Area A2 3 unit(s)
GE Area B1+B3 3 unit(s) *
Physical Education 1 unit(s)
GE Area F 3 unit(s)

Spring Semester (14 units)

GE Area A3 (recommend COMM 41 ) 3 unit(s)
GE Area B2+B3 3 unit(s) *
GE Area C1 3 unit(s)
AFAM 2A - African Americans and the Development of America’s History and Government , AAS 33A - Asian Americans in U.S. History I , AMS 1A - American Cultures to 1877 , CCS 10A - Mexican Americans and the Development of U.S. History and Government , HIST 15 - Essentials of U.S. History 3 unit(s) (D)
Physical Education 1 unit(s)
University Elective - Lower or Upper Division 1 unit(s)

Year 2

Fall Semester (15 units)

GE Area C2 3 unit(s)
AFAM 2B - African Americans and the Development of America’s History and Government , AAS 33B - Asian Americans in U.S. History II , AMS 1B - American Cultures 1877 to Present , CCS 10B - Mexican Americans and the Development of U.S. History and Government , OR POLS 15 - Essentials of U.S. & California Government 3 unit(s) (D+US123)
University Elective - Lower or Upper Division 3 unit(s)
University Elective - Lower or Upper Division 3 unit(s)
University Elective - Lower or Upper Division 3 unit(s)
Complete the Upper Division Writing - Directed Self Placement

Spring Semester (15 units)

University Elective (recommend COMM 10 (D)) 3 unit(s)
GE Area B4 3 unit(s)
GE Area C1 or C2 3 unit(s)
University Elective - Lower or Upper Division 3 unit(s)
University Elective - Lower or Upper Division 3 unit(s)

Year 3

Fall Semester (15 units)

COMM 101C - Junior Seminar: Theorizing Communication
4 unit(s)
Communication Studies - Practice Course 4 unit(s)
Communication Studies - Foundation Course 4 unit(s)
COMM 100W - Writing Workshop: Writing for Influence
3 unit(s) (WID)

Spring Semester (15 units)

Communication Studies - Foundation Course 4 unit(s)
Communication Studies - Inquiry Course 4 unit(s)
Communication Studies - Practice Course 4 unit(s)
SJSU Studies Area R 3 unit(s)
Apply to Graduate

Year 4

Fall Semester (15 units)

Communication Studies - Inquiry Course 4 unit(s)
COMM 198 - Applied Activity in Communication
1 unit(s)
SJSU Studies Area S 3 unit(s)
Communication Studies - Foundation/Inquiry/Practice Course 4 unit(s)
University Elective - Lower or Upper Division 3 unit(s)

Spring Semester (15 units)

COMM 199C - Senior Seminar: Synthesis & Application
4 unit(s)
COMM 198 - Applied Activity in Communication
1 unit(s)
Communication Studies Major Elective 4 unit(s)
SJSU Studies Area V 3 unit(s)
University Elective - Lower or Upper Division 3 unit(s)

Roadmap Notes

* Either B1 or B2 must be taken with a B3 - Laboratory .

We urge students completing lower-division GE requirements to take course sequences, such as those offered by African American Studies (AFAM 2A /AFAM 2B ), American Studies (AMS 1A /AMS 1B ), Asian American Studies (AAS 33A /AAS 33B ), Chicana and Chicano Studies (CCS 10A /CCS 10B ), or the Humanities Honors Program (HUM 10 , HUM 11 , HUM 20 , HUM 21 with permission of program coordinator). These sequences allow students to fulfill multiple GE areas while freeing up more elective units.