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Undergraduate Degree Requirements
Communication Major -- Advertising/Public Relations Specialization

The Undergraduate Degree requires
40 3-credit courses = 120 credits:

Courses 1-17. See Liberal Arts Core.

18. Choose:
CM 226 Introduction to Advertising -OR-
CM 227 Introduction to Public Relations

19-20-21.  Choose 3 from:
CM 203 Introduction to Communication
CM 204 Sight Sound Motion
CM 222 Graphics I
CM 223 Journalism I: Basic News Writing
CM 224 Video Production
CM 226 Introduction to Advertising
CM 227 Introduction to Public Relations
CM 290 Public Speaking

22-23-24. Choose 3 from:
CM 314 Communication Research (prereq: CM 226 or CM 227)
CM 350 Advertising Copy Writing (prereq: CM 226)
CM 352 Graphics II (prereq:  CM 222)
CM 354 Writing for Public Relations (prereq: CM 227)
CM 355 Advertising Management (prereq: CM 226)
CM 356 Case Studies in Public Relations (prereq: CM 227)

25-26-27-28-29. Choose 5:
CM courses at Level 300 or Level 400.

30. Choose CM 403 Senior Seminar in Advertising
(prereq: CM 226 + one Level 300 Ad/PR course)
-OR-
CM 404 Senior Seminar in Public Relations
(prereq: CM 227 + one Level 300 Ad/PR course)

31-32-33. Restricted electives:  choose any 3 non-CM courses.

34-35-36-37-38-39-40. Free electives:  choose any 7 courses.

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