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Rensselaer Catalog 2013-2014 [Archived Catalog]

Communication

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The B.S. in Communication requires a total of 124 credit hours, including 44 credit hours of major requirements. Of the remaining credit hours, 32 are free electives, 24 meet Rensselaer requirements in the humanities, arts, and social sciences, and 24 are taken in math and science.

 

First Year

Fall

Spring

  • Humanities Elective/First-Year Studies Credit Hours: 4
  • One Literature (LITR) course

Second Year

Fall

  • Major Requirement Credit Hours: 4
    (See footnote 1 below)
  • HASS Elective Credit Hours: 4
  • Math/Science Elective Credit Hours: 4
  • Major Requirement Credit Hours: 4
    (See footnote 1 below)

 

Spring

  • Major Requirement Credit Hours: 4
    (See footnote 1 below)
  • HASS Elective Credit Hours: 4
  • Math/Science Elective Credit Hours: 4
  • Free Elective Credit Hours: 4

Third Year

Fall

  • Major Requirement Credit Hours: 4
    (See footnote 1 below)
  • HASS Elective Credit Hours: 4
  • Math/Science Elective Credit Hours: 4
  • Free Elective Credit Hours: 4

Spring

  • Major Requirement Credit Hours: 4
    (See footnote 1 below)
  • Social Science Elective Credit Hours: 4
  • Free Elective Credit Hours: 4
  • Free Elective Credit Hours: 4

Fourth Year

Fall

  • Major Requirement Credit Hours: 4
    (See footnote 1 below)
  • HASS Elective Credit Hours: 4
  • Free Elective Credit Hours: 4
  • Free Elective Credit Hours: 4

Spring

  • Major Requirement Credit Hours: 4
    (See footnote 1 below)
  • Free Elective Credit Hours: 4
  • Free Elective Credit Hours: 4

Footnotes

  1. Major Requirement (44 credit hours required); all communication majors are required to take COMM 1510 and COMM 2610. Students who are following the General Communications major (i.e., those who are not following the Graphic Design Concentration) are also required to take LITR 2110 and WRIT 2110. The remaining 28 credit hours are comprised of courses taken from the Language, Literature, and Communication Department. Courses with the codes COMM, LANG, LITR, and WRIT fulfill the requirement.
  2. BIOL 1010 is not required if first major is Engineering.

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