Fall Total credit hours: 16-17

Foreign language 101
GE course

• COM 100 - Human Communication (3 cr. hr.)
• COM 210 - Fundamentals of Public Speaking (3 cr. hr.)
• COR 101 - The Cortland Experience: A First Year Seminar (1 cr. hr.) and
• CPN 100 - Writing Studies I (3 cr. hr.) or
• CPN 102 - Writing Studies in the Community I (4 cr. hr.)

Spring Total credit hours: 16-17

Foreign language 102
GE course
GE course

• COM 390 - Participation in Newspaper (1 cr. hr.)

• Except [MEPD]

• COM 200 - Communication History (3 cr. hr.) and
• CPN 101 - Writing Studies II (3 cr. hr.) or
• CPN 103 - Writing Studies in the Community II (4 cr. hr.)

Fall Total credit hours: 16

Foreign language 201
Elective
GE course
Participation course

• COM 203 - Introduction to Media Writing (3 cr. hr.)
• COM 301 - Mass Media and Society (3 cr. hr.)

Spring Total credit hours: 16

Foreign language 202
GE course
GE course
Elective
Participation course
and
COM 300-level elective for COM majors or

• COM 321 - Intermediate Writing for Public Relations (3 cr. hr.) or

• PRAD majors take COM 321.

• COM 323 - Intermediate News Writing and Reporting (3 cr. hr.)

• MEPD and JOUR majors take COM 323.

Fall Total credit hours: 15

GE course

• COM 399 - Internship in Communication Studies (1-3 cr. hr.)

• Except [MEPD]

• COM 302 - Intercultural Communication (3 cr. hr.) or
• COM 303 - International Communication (3 cr. hr.)
• COM 304 - Communication Research (3 cr. hr.) and

• COM 300-level elective for COM majors or

• COM 421 - Mass Media Advertising (3 cr. hr.) or

• PRAD majors take COM 421.

• COM 332 - Readings in Journalism (3 cr. hr.)

• MEPD and JOUR majors take COM 332.

Spring Total credit hours: 16

GE course
LAS elective
LAS elective
Participation course
and
COM 300-level elective for COM majors or

• COM 422 - Public Relations (3 cr. hr.) or

• PRAD majors take COM 422.

• COM 349 - Multimedia Production (3 cr. hr.) or

• MEPD majors take COM 349.

• COM 310 - Feature and Opinion Writing (3 cr. hr.)

• JOUR majors take COM 310.

• and

• COM 400 - Communication Law and Ethics (3 cr. hr.)

Fall Total credit hours: 15

Elective
Elective
Elective
Elective
Participation course
and
COM 300-level elective for COM majors or

• COM 311 - Interviewing Principles and Practices (3 cr. hr.) or

• PRAD majors take COM 311.

• COM 430 - Media Criticism (3 cr. hr.) or

• MEPD majors take COM 430.

• COM 433 - Literary Journalism (3 cr. hr.)

• JOUR majors take COM 433.

Spring Total credit hours: 12

Internship or
Study abroad or
Learning Community involvement or elective