The BA/BS/Minor will give students the opportunity to earn a full major/minor in the field of applied communication. This degree prepares students with the necessary skills to (a) examine a wide range of diverse issues, including the communication needs of organizations, effective social interaction, improvement of health care understandings or delivery, implementation of behavioral interventions, training to improve communication, and activist efforts to achieve social change, (b) methodological and (c) theoretical competence to address issues of applied communication, and (d) to practice oral, written, and critical thinking skills.

Total Program Credits: 120

General Education Requirements:			35 Credits
	ENGL 1010	Introduction to Academic Writing	3
or	ENGH 1005	Literacies and Composition Across Contexts (5)
	ENGL 2010	Intermediate Writing/Academic Writing and Research	3
	STAT 1040	Introduction to Statistics	3
or	STAT 1045	Introduction to Statistics with Algebra (5)
Complete one of the following:			3
	HIST 1700	American Civilization (3)
	HIST 2700	US History to 1877 (3)
and	HIST 2710	US History since 1877 (3)
	HIST 1740	US Economic History (3)
	POLS 1000	American Heritage (3)
	POLS 1100	American National Government (3)
Complete the following:
	PHIL 2050	Ethics and Values	3
	HLTH 1100	Personal Health and Wellness (2)
or	EXSC 1097	Fitness for Life	2
Distribution Courses:
	Biology		3
	Physical Science		3
	Additional Biology or Physical Science		3
	Humanities		4
	Fine Arts		3
	Behavioral/Social Science		3
Discipline Core Requirements:			36 Credits
	COMM 1020	Public Speaking	3
	COMM 1050	Introduction to Communication	3
	COMM 319G	Intercultural Communication Encounters	3
	COMM 3020	Communication Research Methods WE	3
	COMM 3050	Theories of Communication and Culture WE	3
	COMM 4930	Communication Capstone	3
	Complete 18 credits within the Communication Major; 9 must be at the 3000-4000 level.		18
Elective Requirements:			49 Credits
	Any courses numbered 1000 or higher; specific upper-division credits may be needed to fulfill the university's upper-divisionrequirement		49

 Graduation Requirements:

1. Completion of a minimum of 120 or more semester credits.
2. Overall grade point average of 2.0 (C) or above (departments may require a higher GPA).
3. Residency hours: minimum of 30 credit hours through course attendance at UVU, with at least 10 hours earned in the last 45 hours.
4. Completion of GE and specified departmental requirements.
5. Completion of 16 credit hours of course work from one language to include the 1010, 1020, 2010, and 202G/2020 levels or transferred equivalents.
6. Completion of COMM courses with a C- or higher.
7. Successful completion of at least one Global/Intercultural course.