Sample Plan of Study
Upper Division Plan of Study: Sample Path to Graduation
Semester 1
- UDGE 1 — 3 units
- COMS 301 Core requirement — 3 units
- COMS 351 Core requirement — 3 units
- COMS 327 Core requirement — 3 units
TOTAL: 12 units
Semester 2
- UDGE 2 — 3 units
- UDGE 3(1) — 3 units
- COMS 321 Core requirement — 3 units
- COMS 356 Core requirement — 3 units
- COMS 440 Methods requirement(2) — 3 units
TOTAL: 15 units
Semester 3
- COMS 303 Divisional requirement: Performance + Cultural Studies(3) — 3 units
- COMS 442 Divisional requirement: Rhetorical Theory(4) — 3 units
- COMS 453 Divisional requirement: Communication Theory(5) — 3 units
- COMS 323 Community Involvement requirement — 3 units
TOTAL: 12 units
Semester 4
- COMS 401 Major Elective(6) — 3 units
- COMS 360 Major Elective — 3 units
- COMS 494/L Major Elective — 3 units
- COMS 354 Major Elective — 3 units
- COMS 428 Major Elective — 3 units
TOTAL: 15 units
(1) COMS 309 may double count as both a UDGE and a COMS elective, saving 3 units in this plan.
(2) Methods requirement can be satisfied with COMS 430, COMS 440, or COMS 450
(3) COMS 301 is a prerequisite for the courses in this division
(4) COMS 327 is a prerequisite for the courses in this division
(5) COMS 351 is a prerequisite for the courses in this division
(6) After a student completes a divisional requirement, additional courses taken from that division may count towards the required 15 units of electives.
[REVISED 10/18/2022]