Communication, B.S.

Satisfy Core Curriculum Requirements for students entering college in Fall 1999 or after. See ” Bachelor’s Degree Requirements .”
Satisfy the requirements for the Bachelor of Science degree option - additional natural sciences with lab (for a total of 11 semester hours of natural sciences)
General requirements: 23 semester hours consisting of:
- Lower Division - Speech ^, Computer Literacy ^, Natural Science w/Lab
- Upper Division - ENGL 3430 Professional Writing , ENGL 3310 Introduction to the Study of Language , ENGL 3312 Grammar and Rhetoric ; 9 semester hours of HUMA, HIST, or ENGL courses.
Concentration/Specialization: 33 semester hours consisting of: 15 semester hours of COMM 3310 Introduction to Communication Theory , COMM 3311 Organizational Communication , COMM 4314 Intercultural Communication , COMM 4330 New Media Theory , COMM 4332 Communication Research Methods , and 18 hours of upper division COMM electives.
Free electives - Enough electives to fulfill the 120 semester hour requirement and the 36 semester hours of upper division courses.

These requirements are summarized below:

Degree Requirements

The following requirements apply to all candidates for the Bachelor of Arts or the Bachelor of Science. The Bachelor of Arts option is available to those who choose plans in Communication, Humanities, Mathematical Sciences, or Psychology. The Bachelor of Science option is available to those who choose plans in Biology, Communication, Computer Science, Computer Information System, Criminal Justice, Mathematical Sciences or Psychology.

Satisfy all university requirements for a bachelor’s degree as found in the ”Bachelor’s Degree Requirements ” section of this catalog.
Satisfy Core Curriculum Requirements for students entering college in Fall 1999 or after. Note: Students who transfer from a Texas public community college or public university and are certified as core complete shall have satisfied the core requirements of UHV.
Satisfy the requirements for either the Bachelor of Arts or the Bachelor of Science, as follows:

Bachelor of Arts
(1) Lower Division: 3 semester hours of speech and satisfy Computer literacy/proficiency requirement (See [**] below); Foreign Language: 6 semester hours at the sophomore level in one foreign language. Students submitting an acceptable score on a standard foreign language proficiency test approved by the College of Natural and Applied Science may substitute 6 semester hours of electives.

Bachelor of Science
(1) Lower Division: 3 semester hours of speech and satisfy Computer literacy/proficiency requirement (See [**] below); Natural Sciences: 11 semester hours in natural sciences, at least 2 semester hours of which must be in laboratory courses. Natural sciences include biology, biophysical sciences, chemistry, geology, and physics. To fulfill the natural science course requirement, students must take at least six semester credit hours in natural science coursework. i.e. Biology, Chemistry, Geology, Physics, or Bio/Physical Science

[**] May be satisfied within the core curriculum. However, 3 semester hours of both speech and Computer literacy/proficiency are still required even if the student is certified as core complete by way of transfer from a Texas public community college or public university.

4. Satisfy course requirements for the plan: At least 24 semester hours in one plan of which at least 18 semester hours must be advanced.

University Core Curriculum Requirements

(42 total core hours required).

Core 010 Communication
Core 020 Mathematics
Core 030 Life and Physical Science
Core 040 Language, Philosophy and Culture
Core 050 Creative Arts
Core 060 American History
Core 070 Government/Political Science
Core 080 Social and Behavioral Sciences
Core 090 Component Area Option: Speech
Core 090 Component Area Option: Computer Literacy

Plan Program Requirements

General (23 s.h.)

Speech ^
Computer Literacy ^
Additional Natural Science with Labs (for B.S. option)
ENGL 3430 Professional Writing
ENGL 3310 Introduction to the Study of Language (B.S. Option Only)
ENGL 3312 ENGL 3312 Grammar and Rhetoric
9 s.h. UD HUMA/HIST/ENGL

Concentration / Specialization (33 s.h.)

Free Electives (21 s.h.)

Additional hours to satisfy the minimum of 120 credit hours on the degree plan and any other minimums such as 36 upper division hours.)

Total 120 s.h.

Total must be minimum of 120 s.h. with minimum of 36 s.h. at upper division level.
^ May be satisfied within core curriculum. However, 3 semester hours of both speech and computer literacy/proficiency are still required even if the student is certified as core complete by way of transfer from a Texas public community college or public university.