COMMUNICATION ARTS & SCIENCES MAJOR CHECK SHEET

FOR THOSE DECLARING THE MAJOR AS OF FALL 2008


Students intending to major in Communication Arts and Sciences should schedule CAS 100 as early as possible in their college program after their freshman year. CAS 100 may not be counted as part of the major.

Requirements for the major 30 credits

MAJOR REQUIREMENTS:

1) Prescribed Courses (9 credits):

_______ CAS 201 (GH), Rhetorical Theory

_______ CAS 202 (GS), Communication Theory

_______ CAS 204 Communication Research Methods


2) Select 3 credits of skills courses . Choose one of the following courses

_______ CAS 203 (GS) Interpersonal Communication

_______ CAS 205 The Voice and Its Uses

_______ CAS 211 Informative Speaking

_______ CAS 213 Persuasive Speaking

_______ CAS 214 (W) Speech Writing

_______ CAS 215 Argumentation

_______ CAS 216 Parliamentary Procedure

_______ CAS 250 Small Group Communication

_______ CAS 252 Business and Professional Communication

_______ CAS 271 (GI) Intercultural Communication

_______ CAS 280 (W) Storytelling and Speaking

_______ CAS 283 Communication and Information Technology I


3) Select 3 credits of 300-level course. Choose one of the following courses:

_______ CAS 302 Social Influence

_______ CAS 311 Methods of Rhetorical Criticism

_______ CAS 321 Rhetoric and the Law

_______ CAS 352 Organizational Communication

_______ CAS 375 Rhetoric and Public Controversy

_______ CAS 383 Culture and Technology

_______ CAS 398 Special Topics

_______ CAS 399 IL Foreign Studies


4) CAS upper division (12 credits at the 400 level)

A maximum of six credits each of CAS 495, 496, and 499 may be used to fulfill the 400-level requirement.

_______ CAS _ _ _ _______ CAS _ _ _
_______ CAS _ _ _ _______ CAS _ _ _


5) Additional Communication Arts & Sciences course (3 credits of another CAS course, a 200, 300 or 400 level course).

_______ CAS _ _ _

 



Page Last Updated 20 Aug 2003
Created by IST Students Tim Tanner, Terry Stoner, and Jeff Baughman
Pennsylvania State University ©2003