Communication BA_Fall 2026.xlsx

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1	University of Minnesota Duluth
2	College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences
3	The sample plan below shows you one of several possible ways to complete this degree. Your academic plan may look different if you have already fulfilled some requirements, your math placement, overlapping liberal education electives, if you are pursuing an additional major(s) and/or minor(s), or if courses don't fit your schedule in a given term. Please work with your academic advisor to ensure that you are on track to graduate on time.
4	Sample Plan: Communication BA					TOTAL CREDITS:	120
5	Year 1:	Fall Semester			Year 1:	Spring Semester
6	Course	Title	Credits	LE	Course	Title	Credits	LE
7	UST 1000	Learning in Community	1		COMM 1000	Human Communication Theory	3	SS
8	COMM 1020	Communicating Difference: An Introduction to Race, Power, and Identity in Communication	3		LE	Humanities	4	HUM
9	WRIT 1120	College Writing	3	WIL	LE	Logic & Quantitative Reasoning	3-5	LQR
10	LE	Natural Sciences with Lab	4	NS	Elective		4
11	Elective		4		Explore Study Abroad
12		Term credits	15			Term credits	14-16
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14	Year 2:	Fall Semester			Year 2:	Spring Semester
15	Course	Title	Credits	LE	Course	Title	Credits	LE
16	COMM 1112	Public Speaking	3	OCL	COMM	Media Studies Course	3
17	COMM 1xxx-2xxx	Elective	3		COMM 1xxx-2xxx	Elective	3
18	LE	Fine Arts, Humanities, Natural Sciences, or Social Sciences*	3	FA, HUM, NS, SS*	LE	Cultural Diversity in the US	3	CD
19	LE	Fine Arts	3	FA	LE	Fine Arts, Humanities, Natural Sciences, or Social Sciences*	3	FA, HUM, NS, SS*
20	Elective		3		Elective		3
21		Term credits	15			Term credits	15
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23	Year 3:	Fall Semester			Year 3:	Spring Semester
24	Course	Title	Credits	LE	Course	Title	Credits	LE
25	COMM 2025	Communication Inquiry: Rhetorical and Historical Methods	3		COMM 2030	Communication Inquiry: Social Scientific Methods	3
26	COMM	Interpersonal Comm Course	3		COMM	Comm Rhetoric Course	3
27	Minor Course		3		LE	Theorizing Race, Power, and Justice	3	RPJ
28	Minor Course		3		Minor Course		3
29	Minor Course		3		Minor Course		3
30		Term credits	15			Term credits	15
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32	Year 4:	Fall Semester			Year 4:	Spring Semester
33	Course	Title	Credits	LE	Course	Title	Credits	LE
34	WRIT 31xx	Advanced Writing	3		COMM 4999	Seminar	3
35	COMM 3xxx-4xxx	Elective	3		COMM 3xxx-4xxx	Elective	3
36	COMM 3xxx-4xxx	Elective	3		LE	Global Perspectives	3	GP
37	LE	Sustainability	3	S	Minor Course		3
38	Minor Course		3		Minor Course		3
39		Term credits	16			Term credits	15
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41	*Two courses taken in a category must be different subjects within the category (ex. COMM and ANTH).				Additional courses taken within the Distributed Electives areas will apply to these areas. Students may apply 2 courses at the COMM 1xxx-2xxx level. Students must take a minimum of 3 courses for 9 credits from COMM 3xxx level or above courses.
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