Health Communication, B.S. in Applied Arts and Sciences

Preparation for the Major

(9 units)

These prerequisite courses may not be taken Cr/NC and must be completed with a minimum grade point average of 2.75 and a grade of C (2.0) or better in each course. The General Education oral communication course will not be included in the computation of the required grade point average of 2.75.

General Education oral communication requirement and six units selected from

• COMM 160 - Argumentation Units: 3
• COMM 201 - Communication and Community Units: 3
• COMM 204 - Advanced Public Speaking Units: 3
• COMM 245 - Interpersonal Communication Units: 3

Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement

See “Graduation Requirements ” section for a complete listing of requirements.

• Passing the Writing Placement Assessment with a score of 10

• or

• RWS 305W - Writing in Various Settings Units: 3 But not both with a grade of C (2.0) or better.

Major

A minimum of 42 upper division units to include

• COMM 300 - Conceptualizing Communication Units: 3
• COMM 321 - Introduction to Health Communication Units: 3
• COMM 350 - Investigating Communication Units: 3
• COMM 495 - Communication Capstone: Conceptualizing and Investigating Communication Units: 3