All major courses must be taken for a letter grade. Effective Fall 2022, a grade of C- or better is required.
1 Lower Division Core Course
COMM 10: Introduction to Communication
4 Upper Division Core Courses
COMM 100A: Communication, the Person, and Everyday Life
COMM 100B: Communication, Culture, and Representation
COMM 100C: Communication, Institutions, and Power
COMM 190: Junior Seminar
8 Upper Division Communication Course Electives
2 Advanced courses (COMM 120 - 189)
6 additional courses, either Intermediate (COMM 101 - 119) or Advanced (COMM 120 - 189)
COURSE EXCEPTIONS / PETITIONS
Petition to count courses outside of the Communication Department towards the major:
Students may petition a maximum of 2 upper division courses taken outside of the department to count towards the major's Intermediate Elective requirement. (Examples: EAP / Study Abroad, courses in other UCSD departments, the Academic Internship Program course AIP 197, and/or courses at other UC campus).
These courses must be upper division (numbered 100+), at least 4 units, and must be passed with a C- grade or higher.
Submit the completed petition to commugrad@ucsd.edu for review by the department's Faculty Advisor.
Petition to count COMM 198 (Directed Group Study in Communication) or COMM 199 (Independent Study in Communication) towards the major:
Students who enroll in COMM 198 or 199may petition to count one of these courses (4 units max) towards the major's Intermediate Elective requirement.
To enroll in these courses, students must first submit a Special Studies Course application. These independent study courses are only offered for a P/NP grade.
detail in the body of the petition the work completed in the course
include the name of Communication Department Faculty Mentor
Submit the petition to commugrad@ucsd.edu for review by the department's Faculty Advisor.
Petition to count Academic Internship Program (AIP) 197 towards the major:
Students may petition to count a maximum of oneAIP 197 (4 units) towards the major's Intermediate Elective requirement.
Once the AIP 197 grade is posted to the your Academic History, complete an Undergraduate Student Petition. Include in the body of the petition:
the name of the company/organization,
the start and end date,
3 - 5 sentences about how the internship relates to the major,
and the name of your AIP Faculty Advisor (must be a member of the Communication Department faculty).
Submit the petition to commugrad@ucsd.edu for review by the department's Faculty Advisor.
Major Residency Requirement
The core courses below must all be taken in residency at UCSD. They cannot be transferred or taken abroad. Please see your college advisor for further residency requirements.
COMM 10: Introduction to Communication
COMM 100A: Communication, the Person, and Everyday Life
COMM 100B: Communication, Culture, and Representation