Roadmap: Communication Studies, BA (2-Year SJSU Online)

Fully Online Degree Completion Program

The following roadmap is a sample advising map to complete the degree program in two years. Please consult your 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 1

Fall Term - Session 1 (7 units)

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

Fall Term - Session 2 (7 units)

Upper Division COMM Foundations 4 unit(s)
COMM 174 - Intercultural Comm and Structural Inequalities 3 unit(s) (GE UD Area 4)

Spring Term - Session 1 (7 units)

Upper Division COMM Inquiry 4 unit(s)
COMM 179 - Global Media and Resistance 3 unit(s) (GE UD Area 3)

Spring Term - Session 2 (5 units)

Upper Division COMM Practice 4 unit(s)
COMM 198 - Applied Activity in Communication 1 unit

Summer Term (3 units)

University Elective 3 unit(s)

Year 2

Fall Term - Session 1 (7 units)

Upper Division COMM Foundations 4 unit(s)
GE UD Area 2/5 3 unit(s)

Fall Term - Session 2 (7 units)

Upper Division COMM Inquiry 4 unit(s)
COMM 195 - Special Topics in Communication Studies 2 unit(s)
COMM 198 - Applied Activity in Communication 1 unit

Spring Term - Session 1 (7 units)

Upper Division COMM Practice 4 unit(s)
University Elective 3 unit(s)

Spring Term - Session 2 (6 units)

University Elective 3 unit(s)
University Elective 3 unit(s)

Summer Term (4 units)

COMM 199C - Senior Seminar: Synthesis & Application 4 unit(s)

Roadmap Notes

A minimum of 40 upper division units must be completed for degree. This roadmap is a sample pathway. Check with a major advisor regarding the most appropriate course sequence for you. 60 units minimum will be transferred with this degree, however up to 70 transfer units can be applied to the lower division and lower division free electives if articulated.

Communication Studies Foundations (F), Inquiry (I), and Practice (P) Courses (each course is 4 units):

Foundations Courses:
COMM 110F , COMM 160F

Inquiry Courses:
COMM 145I , COMM 156I

Practice Courses:
COMM 114P , COMM 115P

A minimum of 120 units is required for this degree.