Three Year Plan

You can complete your required course work in an accelerated three-year plan, a sample of which is shown here.

This sample program plan presents an overview of courses that students majoring in communication must complete to obtain an undergraduate degree within three years. Your program plan will differ, depending on previous credit received, your course schedule, and available course offerings.

We strongly encourage students to develop a personal program plan in consultation with an academic adviser.

Three-year schedule

This sample schedule meets:

• CL&S minimum 180 unit requirement for graduation
• CL&S 64 unit requirement for upper division courses
• Communication major requirements
• English Comp requirement
• CL&S 15 unit requirement for foreign language

YEAR 1

Fall Quarter Winter Quarter Spring Quarter Summer Session
CMN 10Y (4 units) SOC 001 (5 units) CMN 5 (4 units) GE (4 units)
 PSC 001 (4) LIN 001 (4) STA 13 (4) GE (4)
UWP 1: GE (4) GE (4) PHI 12 (4) GE (4)
GE (4) GE (4) GE (4)  
Quarter total: 16 units Quarter total: 17 units Quarter total: 16 units

Quarter total: 12 units

ACADEMIC YEAR TOTAL: 61 UNITS

YEAR 2

Fall Quarter Winter Quarter Spring Quarter Summer Session
CMN 101 (4 units) CMN 102 (4 units) CMN 170 (4 units) Upper division elective (4)
CMN 140 (4) CMN 120 (4) Upper division CMN elective (4) Upper division elective (4)
GE (4) GE (4) UWP 101 (4) Elective / GE (4)
Elective / foreign language (5) Elective / foreign language (5) Elective / foreign language (5) Elective / GE (4)
Quarter total: 17 units Quarter total: 17 units Quarter total: 17 units

Quarter total: 16 units

ACADEMIC YEAR TOTAL: 67 UNITS

YEAR 3

Fall Quarter Winter Quarter Spring Quarter Summer Session
Upper division CMN elective (4 units) Upper division CMN elective (4 units) Upper division elective (4 units) Elective (4 units)
Upper division CMN elective (4) Upper division CMN elective (4) Upper division elective (4) Elective (4)
Upper division elective (4) Upper division elective (4) Upper division elective (4)  
Upper division elective (4) Upper division elective (4) Upper division elective (4)  
Quarter total: 16 units Quarter total: 16 units Quarter total: 16 units

Quarter total: 8 units

ACADEMIC YEAR TOTAL: 56 UNITS

MAJOR CUMULATIVE TOTAL: 184 UNITS