Communications Major Requirements

Required 120 credits (36 of which must be numbered 300 or above, and 30 of which must be from UND) including:

I. Essential Studies Requirements (see University Essential Studies listing.)

II. Major Requirements

Required minimum of 33 credits.  A grade point average of 2.2 is required on all Communication courses, and a C or better in each course used for the 33-credit major.

Major Course Requirements

12 credits required

Experience

3 credits required. Only 9 credits from these courses can be counted toward the 33-credit major. No more than 12 credits can be counted toward the 120 credits required for the degree.

Electives: Students must complete an additional 18 credits of COMM coursework. Note: Some courses may have prerequisites; check individual course descriptions. A total of 3 credits of upper-division (i.e., 300- or 400-level) coursework in PSYC can be applied to this 18-credit requirement.

Specialization:

Undergraduate students in the Communication Program at UND may choose to acquire an International/Intercultural Communication specialization.

In order to achieve this written designation on their undergraduate transcript, students in Communication must earn the following additional credits:

Scholarship funding will be made available by the Communication Program on a competitive basis for students in this specialization, to assist with study abroad expenses.