Oklahoma State University

1205

Strategic Communication, BA Requirements for Students Matriculating in or before Academic Year 2018-2019. Learn more about University Academic Regulation 3.1 (p. 812). Minimum Overall Grade Point Average: 2.00 Total Hours: 120

Hours Subtotal

Major Requirements Minimum 2.50 GPA in all MC-MMJ-SC-SPM prefix courses and in Major Requirements with a minimum grade of “C” in each course for graduation Lower-division Professional Sequence 2.75 GPA and declared major required to take courses below MC 2003 Mass Media Style and Structure

3 3 3

Code

Title

Hours

MC 2023 SC 2183

Electronic Communication

General Education Requirements English Composition See Academic Regulation 3.5 (p. 813) ENGL 1113 Composition I

Introduction to Strategic Communications

Upper-division Professional Sequence Proficiency Review required to take courses below SC 3353 Persuasive Writing for Strategic Communicators

or ENGL 1313 Critical Analysis and Writing I Select one of the following:

SC 3383

Strategic Communications Management and Strategies Graphic Design for Strategic Communication Research Methods for Strategic Communicators Advertising Media and Markets Copywriting and Creative Strategy Advanced Public Relations Writing Strategic Communication Campaigns

ENGL 1213 ENGL 1413 ENGL 3323

Composition II

SC 3753

Critical Analysis and Writing II

Technical Writing

SC 3953

American History & Government HIST 1103

Survey of American History

3 3

SC 4013 SC 3603

3 3

POLS 1113

American Government

Analytical & Quantitative Thought (A) STAT 2013 3 or STAT 2053 Elementary Statistics for the Social Sciences (A) Humanities (H) Courses designated (H) 6 Natural Sciences (N) Must include one Laboratory Science (L) course Courses designated (N) 6 Social & Behavioral Sciences (S) ECON 1113 The Economics of Social Issues (S) 3 or ECON 2103 Introduction to Microeconomics (S) MC 1143 Media in a Diverse Society (DS) 3 SPCH 2713 Introduction to Speech Communication (S) 3 Additional General Education Courses designated (A), (H), (N), or (S) 4 Hours Subtotal 40 Diversity (D) & International Dimension (I) May be completed in any part of the degree plan Select at least one Diversity (D) course Select at least one International Dimension (I) course College/Departmental Requirements First Year Seminar (Transfer students with 15 hours exempt) 1 Arts & Humanities See note 2.a. 9 Natural & Mathematical Sciences See note 2.b. 3 Foreign Language See note 3 9 Upper-Division General Education Select 6 hours outside major department See note 2.c. Elementary Statistics (A)

or SC 4493

SC 4843

or SC 4980

Advertising Competitions Ethics and Issues in Mass Communications Mass Communication Law

MC 4143

MC 4163

3 9

Select 9 hours of MC, MMJ, SC or SPM (3 must be upper-division)

Additional Requirements Select 6 hours of upper-division MKTG

6 3

Select 3 hours of upper-division Traditional Liberal Arts (A&S, AERO, AMIS, AMST, ANTH, ART, ASL, ASTR, BIOL, CDIS, CHEM, CHIN, CS, DANC, DIVR, ENGL, FLL, FREN, GEOG, GEOL, GREK, GRMN, GWST, HIST, JAPN, LATN, MATH, MICR, MUSI, PHIL, PHYS, POLS, PSYC, REL, RUSS, SOC, SPAN, SPCH, STAT, TH) or Business or Gen Ed

Hours Subtotal Electives Select 4 hours

May need to include 6 hours upper-division general education outside major department (see note 2.c.) and 1 additional upper- division hour May not be able to use additional courses in MC-MMJ-SC-SPM Hours Subtotal

Total Hours

120

A 2.75 graduation retention GPA and at least 28 hours completed required to initially declare major. Passing the proficiency review is required for upper-division major requirements. This includes a 2.75 graduation retention GPA, and at least 12 OSU hours earned, and a 2.75 OSU GPA, and a passing score on the Language Proficiency Exam. A minimum of 72 hours must be taken outside of MC-MMJ-SC-SPM. No more than 12 hours in MC-MMJ-SC-SPM can be transferred from other institutions.