| Semester 1 | Credits | Semester 2 | Credits |
| ENGL 15, 30, or ESL 15 | 3 | COMM 160* | 1 |
| COMM 100* | 3 | General Education Course | 3 |
| World Language Level 1 | 4 | World Language Level 2 | 4 |
| General Education Course | 3 | CAS 100, 100A, 100B, or 100C† | 3 |
| General Education Course | 3 | General Education Course (GQ)‡1 | 3 |
| PSU 8 | 1 | ||
| TOTAL CREDITS | 17 | TOTAL CREDITS | 14 |
| Semester 3 | Credits | Semester 4 | Credits |
| COMM 260W*‡ | 3 | Option - Additional course* | 3 |
| CAS 301 or 303† | 3 | ECON 102 or 104* | 4 |
| General Education Course | 3 | General Education Course | 3 |
| World Language Level 3 | 4 | General Education Course | 3 |
| General Education Course | 3 | General Education Course | 3 |
| TOTAL CREDITS | 15 | TOTAL CREDITS | 16 |
| Semester 5 | Credits | Semester 6 | Credits |
| COMM 270* | 3 | CAS 204* | 3 |
| COMM 370* | 3 | COMM 471* | 3 |
| Option - additional course* | 3 | MKTG 301* | 3 |
| BA Fields | 3 | CAS 252* | 3 |
| General Education Course (GQ)‡1 | 3 | BA Other Cultures | 3 |
| TOTAL CREDITS | 15 | TOTAL CREDITS | 15 |
| Completed at University Park Campus | |||
| Semester 7 | Credits | Semester 8 | Credits |
| COMM 494* | 3 | COMM 495 or 495A* | 3 |
| Option - additional course - 400 level* | 3 | ENGL 202A, 202B, 202C, or 202D | 3 |
| BA Fields | 3 | BA Fields | 5 |
| General Education Course | 3 | Option - additional course* | 3 |
| COMM 403* | 3 | Elective | 3 |
| TOTAL CREDITS | 15 | TOTAL CREDITS | 15 |
TOTAL CREDITS: 122
| * |
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 satisfactory score on the mathematics placement examination is a prerequisite for MKTG 301, a course required for the major and in the Academic Plan in a later semester. |
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 this 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.