Bachelor of Arts in Communication Studies – COMM Associate Degree for Transfer (ADT) Roadmap
This is a sample pathway for students who transfer to San Francisco State University in the current Bulletin year with an AA-T in Communication Studies. Six units (all lower-division major requirements) and all lower-division GE requirements have been satisfied. Check with a major advisor about the most appropriate course sequence. Degree completion guaranteed in 60 units; see the Associate Degree for Transfer (ADT) section for more information.
To Do at SF State:
Enough total units to reach 120 minimum for graduation; 30 units minimum at the upper-division level; to include the following:
University-Wide Requirements: 9–15 Units
- American Institutions (0-6 units): US History, US Government, California State and Local Government requirements if not taken before transfer.
- Upper-Division GE Areas 2UD/5UD, 3UD, and 4UD (9 units): Courses required for the major may double-count if approved for UD GE.
- Students entering this major with the AA-T in Communication Studies are not required to fulfill SF State Studies requirements.
Communication Studies Major: 32 Units
Introductory Courses requirement satisfied in transfer.
- Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement/GWAR (4 units)
- Area Requirements (20 units) consisting of:
- Social Contexts and Interaction in Communication (8 units)
- Rhetoric and Performance in Communication (8 units)
- Communication Inquiry (4 units)
- Electives (6 units)
- Capstone (2 units)
University Electives: 13 or More Units
Depends on course choices made at the community college, how transferred units are applied to the requirements above, and course choices at SF State. Some courses may meet more than one requirement, e.g., both in UD GE and the major.
| First Semester | Units | |
|---|---|---|
| COMM 300 | Introduction to Communication Studies (Foundation Requirement) | 1 |
| COMM 304GW | Writing About Communication - GWAR (Foundation Requirement) | 3 |
| Social Contexts and Interaction in Communication (8 units) - Select One 1 | 4 | |
| GE Area 5UD or 2UD: Upper-Division Sciences or Upper-Division Mathematical Concepts | 3 | |
| University Elective | 3 | |
| Units | 14 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| Social Contexts and Interaction in Communication (8 units) - Select One 1 | 4 | |
| Rhetoric and Performance in Communication (8 units) - Select One 2 | 4 | |
| US History | 3 | |
or University Elective if US History met before transfer |
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| GE Area 3UD: Upper-Division Arts or Humanities | 3 | |
| University Elective | 3 | |
| Units | 17 | |
| Third Semester | ||
| Rhetoric and Performance in Communication (8 units) - Select One 2 | 4 | |
| Communication Inquiry (4 units) - Select One 3 | 4 | |
| U.S. and California Government | 3 | |
or University Elective if U.S. and California Government met before transfer |
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| GE Area 4UD: Upper-Division Social and Behavioral Sciences | 3 | |
| Units | 14 | |
| Fourth Semester | ||
| COMM 670 | Seminar in Communication Studies (Major Capstone) | 2 |
| Major Elective (6 units) - Select Two 4 | 6 | |
| University Elective - Take Two | 7 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Total Units | 60 | |
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Social Contexts and Interaction in Communication (8 units)
A full list of courses that can fulfill this requirement can be found in the Degree Requirements.- 2
Rhetoric and Performance in Communication (8 units)
A full list of courses that can fulfill this requirement can be found in the Degree Requirements.- 3
Communication Inquiry
A full list of courses that can fulfill this requirement can be found in the Degree Requirements.- 4
Electives (6 units)
- Students may only apply up to 4 units for each course in the major, though some courses are repeatable for credit toward electives.
- All upper-division COMM courses between COMM 400-599 may be used as electives only if their corresponding area above is already met with other courses. For example, if a student has completed 8 units of Rhetoric and Performance, they may take additional units in Rhetoric and Performance to apply towards the electives requirement.
- Only 2 units from a lower-division COMM class may count towards the electives requirement.
- The following courses can also be used to fulfill electives requirements.
COMM 368 Forensics (2 units)
COMM 685 Projects in the Teaching of Communication (1-4 units)
COMM 695 Internship in Communication Studies (4 units)