Communication (COMM)
Students must apply for admission to the COMM major. Before applying, students must:
- Complete CMJN 2100 with a C or better.
- Complete COMM 1000 with a C or better.
- Successfully complete 30 hours of degree-applicable course credits (including transfer, AP, and proficiency credits) and be a student in good standing at the time of the application.
- In a well written, 300-word essay, discuss: 1) What interests you about human communication; 2) What you would like to learn more about; and 3) What specific Communication courses would help you achieve your educational and career goals? Please be specific in your response and provide examples (i.e., list specific skills, name specific classes).
- Students who transfer to Auburn University may apply to the COMM major, but must complete at least one semester at Auburn University before admission.
| Freshman | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| ENGL 1100 English Composition I | 3 | Foreign Language II (College Core) | 4 |
| Foreign Language I (College Core) | 4 | Core Social Studies or History to complete sequence4 | 3 |
| COMM 1000 Public Speaking | 3 | ENGL 1120 English Composition II | 3 |
| Core Social Science | 3 | Elective | 3 |
| Core History4 | 3 | Core Mathematics | 3 |
| 16 | 16 | ||
| Sophomore | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| Core Literature4 | 3 | Core Humanities or Core Literature to complete sequence4 | 3 |
| Core Science I | 4 | Core Science II | 4 |
| Core Social Studies | 3 | Core Fine Arts | 3 |
| CMJN 2100 Concepts in Communications and Journalism | 3 | Course from Group 13 | 3 |
| LBAR 2010 Liberal Arts Careers Preparation | 2 | Course for Supporting Area2 | 3 |
| 15 | 16 | ||
| Junior | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| COMM 3500 Foundations of Human Communication | 3 | COMM 3600 Foundations of Rhetoric and Social Influence | 3 |
| Course for Supporting Area2 | 3 | Courses from Group 23 | 6 |
| Elective | 3 | Course for Supporting Area2 | 3 |
| Course from Group 23 | 3 | Elective | 3 |
| COMM 3510 Research in Human Communication or 3610 Research in Rhetoric and Social Influence | 3 | ||
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Senior | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| Courses from Group 33 | 6 | Courses from Group 33 | 6 |
| Courses from Group 43 | 6 | COMM 4920 Internship1 | 3 |
| Course for Supporting Area2 | 3 | Course for Supporting Area2 | 3 |
| UNIV 4AA0 Achieve the Creed | 0 | ||
| 15 | 12 | ||
| Total Hours: 120 | |||
- 1
The internship may be taken part time for 3 credit hours or full time for 6 credit hours.
- 2
Students must see their advisers for approved Supporting Area courses.
- 3
Students must see their advisers for approved course listings for Groups 1, 2, 3, and 4.
- 4
Students are required to take at least one Core History and one Core Literature course. They are also required to take a second course from either Core History or Core Literature to complete the two-course sequence.