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COMMUNICATION STUDIES

The Bachelor of Science Degree in Communication Studies

Semester Hours
University General Education Requirements 42
Please see Academic Information section.
Courses Required for Major
ENGL 3093
COMS 110, COMS 304, COMS 310, COMS 40612
15 hours Electives15
Additional Courses Required for Concentration
Public Relations and Event Management
COMS 211, COMS 220, COMS 311, COMS 320, COMS 340, COMS 420, COMS 425, 6 hours COMS Electives27
PHIL 3011, ENGL 310, ENGL 312, ENGL 41212
MKTG 314, MKTG 316 or MKTG 415, MKTG 3189
Electives3
Additional Courses Required for Concentrations
Journalism and Broadcasting
COMS 211, COMS 214, COMS 215, COMS 308, COMS 311, COMS 318, COMS 409, COMS 412, 3 hours Adv. COMS Electives27
PHIL 3011, ENGL 310, ENGL 312, ENGL 412, ENGL 420, Electives24
Additional Courses Required for Concentration
Speech Communication
COMS 201, COMS 303, COMS 308, COMS 332, COMS 404, COMS 41218
PHIL 20113
ENGL 310 or ENGL 312 or ENGL 330 or ENGL 412 or COMS 4206
Electives (12 hours Advanced)21
Additional Courses Required for Concentrations
Level 8-12 Certification
EDU 320, EDU 330, EDU 430, EDU 435, EDU 49018
PSY 220 or PSY 303 or FCS 300, RDG 351, PHIL 2019
COMS 1021, COMS 201, COMS 303, COMS 412, 3 hours COMS Electives15
Additional teaching field (optional) or minor/electives (Advanced)9

¹Course may be counted toward general education requirement.

Additional Information for the BS in Communications with Certification:
1.    No substitutions are allowed for any COMS course listed on certification plan.
       a.    No Tarleton COMS course may substitute for another Tarleton COMS course.
       b.    A transfer course must be a direct translation for a COMS course listed on the certification plan.
2.    For admission to the teacher certification program, each certification candidate must pass a public speaking competency exercise upon completion of COMS 101, 102, or 301, but no later than the first semester of the junior year.
      a.    The presentation will be a 7-10 minute persuasive speech evaluated by three Communications faculty members.
      b.    Student must pass the presentation with a combined score of 80 or better.
        i.    If a student fails to complete the presentation with a score of 80 or better, he/she may request to repeat the presentation within the same semester.
        ii.    After one semester, any student wishing to repeat the public speaking requirement must make an alternative presentation.
      c.    The presentation will be judged for a variety of communication skills including organization, appropriate style of delivery for subject matter, ability to communicate concepts to an audience clearly, articulation, and diction.
3.    Before being allowed to take the TExES, each candidate must pass the departmental “mock” TExES examination in partial fulfillment of requirements for COMS 485.
      a.    Each student will take a mock exam based on the format for the TExES.
      b.    Students are required to pass each section of the mock exam with a grade of 80 percent or better before taking TExES.
      c.    A student who fails a section of the mock exam may retake just the failed section within the same semester.
      d.    A student who does not successfully pass all parts of the mock exam within the semester of the initial exam must retake the entire mock examination.
4.    Students seeking certification must meet with the COMS certification representative at least once a semester.
5.    The departmental certification representative will review specific COMS requirements with each student. Candidates for certification will then be required to sign an acknowledgment form.



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