Sample Degree Plans
Sample Degree Plan – A.A. in Communication (Fully Online with Recommended Electives. NO Summers)
21 months
Start: Fall 2025 | Finish: Spring 2027
| Semester | Course | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| First Semester – Fall 2025 | General Education – Western Experience | 1–2 |
| COMM 1000 – Intro to Mass Media | 3 | |
| COMM 2010 – Public Speaking or COMM 1030 – Interpersonal Communication | 3 | |
| MATH 1000 or MATH 1400 – Quantitative Literacy (Prerequisite for STAT 2050/2070, C or better required) |
3–5 | |
| ENGL 1010 – Written Communication I | 3 | |
| Total Semester Credits: 16–17 | ||
| Second Semester – Spring 2026 | COMM 1005 – Intercultural Communication | 3 |
| COMM 2010 – Public Speaking or COMM 1030 – Interpersonal Communication (whichever not taken in Fall 2025) |
3 | |
| General Education – Human Societies & the Individual | 3–4 | |
| ENGL 2005 – Writing in Technology and the Sciences or ENGL 1020 – English Composition II (Prerequisite: ENGL 1010 with C or better) |
3 | |
| General Education – Natural Science with Lab | 4–6 | |
| Total Semester Credits: 16–19 | ||
| Third Semester – Fall 2026 | COMM 1040 – Intro to Communication Theory | 3 |
| COMM 2110 – Nonverbal Communication | 3 | |
| MKT 1005 – Intro to Social Media Management | 3 | |
| STAT 2050 – Fundamentals of Statistics or STAT 2070 – Statistics for Social Science (Prerequisite: MATH 1000 or MATH 1400 with C or better, or placement) |
4 | |
| Total Semester Credits: 13–16 | ||
| Fourth Semester – Spring 2027 | COMM 1050 – Conflict Resolution | 3 |
| COMM 2090 – Intro to Persuasion | 3 | |
| COMM Elective – COMM 1035 (Listening) | 3 | |
| General Education – Creative Expression | 3 | |
| Elective 1000 – General (MKT 3210 or BADM 3010 – faculty-recommended) | 3 | |
| Total Semester Credits: 15 | ||
Sample Degree Plan – A.A. in Communication (Fully Online with Summer Coursework)
21 months
Start: Spring 2026 | Finish: Fall 2027
| Semester | Course | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| First Semester – Spring 2026 | General Education – Western Experience | 1–2 |
| COMM 1005 – Intercultural Communication (Gen Ed Human Cultures) | 3 | |
| COMM 1035 – Listening (COMM Elective) | 3 | |
| ENGL 1010 – Written Communication I | 3 | |
| MATH 1000 or MATH 1400 – Quantitative Literacy | 3–5 | |
| Second Semester – Summer 2026 | COMM 2010 – Public Speaking (Gen Ed Oral Communication) | 3 |
| COMM 1030 – Interpersonal Communication (Gen Ed Oral Communication) | 3 | |
| STAT 2050 – Fundamentals of Statistics or STAT 2070 – Statistics for Social Science | 4 | |
| Third Semester – Fall 2026 | COMM 1040 – Intro to Communication Theory | 3 |
| COMM 2110 – Nonverbal Communication | 3 | |
| MKT 1005 – Intro to Social Media Management (Recommended Elective) | 3 | |
| General Education – Creative Expression | 3 | |
| Elective 1000 – General (if needed to balance totals) | 1 | |
| Fourth Semester – Spring 2027 | COMM 1050 – Conflict Resolution (Gen Ed Critical Thinking) | 3 |
| COMM 2090 – Intro to Persuasion (Gen Ed Oral Communication) | 3 | |
| ENGL 2005 – Writing in Technology and the Sciences or ENGL 1020 – English Composition II | 3 | |
| General Elective – MKT 3210 or BADM 3010 | 3 | |
| Fifth Semester – Fall 2027 | COMM 1000 – Intro to Mass Media | 3 |
| General Education – Natural Science with Lab | 4 | |
| General Education – Human Societies & the Individual | 3–4 | |
| General Elective – MKT 3210 or BADM 3010 | 3 |
Sample Degree Plan – A.A. in Communication (Fully Online, 2 Courses per Semester Including Summers)
33 months
Start: Spring 2026 | Finish: Fall 2028
| Semester | Course | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| First Semester – Spring 2026 | COMM 1005 – Intercultural Communication (Gen Ed Human Cultures) | 3 |
| ENGL 1010 – Written Communication I | 3 | |
| Second Semester – Summer 2026 | COMM 2010 – Public Speaking (Gen Ed Oral Communication) | 3 |
| COMM 1030 – Interpersonal Communication (Gen Ed Oral Communication) | 3 | |
| Third Semester – Fall 2026 | COMM 1040 – Intro to Communication Theory | 3 |
| COMM 2110 – Nonverbal Communication | 3 | |
| Fourth Semester – Spring 2027 | COMM 1050 – Conflict Resolution (Gen Ed Critical Thinking) | 3 |
| ENGL 2005 – Writing in Technology and the Sciences or ENGL 1020 – English Composition II | 3 | |
| Fifth Semester – Summer 2027 | STAT 2050 – Fundamentals of Statistics or STAT 2070 – Statistics for Social Science | 4 |
| General Education – Natural Science with Lab | 4 | |
| Sixth Semester – Fall 2027 | COMM 1000 – Intro to Mass Media | 3 |
| General Elective – MKT 3210 or BADM 3010 | 3 | |
| Seventh Semester – Spring 2028 | COMM 2090 – Intro to Persuasion (Gen Ed Oral Communication) | 3 |
| COMM 1035 – Listening (COMM Elective) | 3 | |
| Eighth Semester – Summer 2028 | General Education – Western Experience | 1–2 |
| General Education – Human Societies & the Individual | 3–4 | |
| Ninth Semester – Fall 2028 | General Education – Creative Expression | 3 |
| MKT 1005 – Intro to Social Media Management | 3 | |
| General Elective – MKT 3210 or BADM 3010 | 3 |