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 |