College of Information and Communications
Information & Communication Studies
Bulletin Year: 2026-2027

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Semester One (15-16 Credit Hours)

Critical	Course Code	Subject and Title	Credit Hours	Min. Grade1	Major GPA2	Prerequisites
	ENGL 101	Critical Reading and Composition (CC-CMW)	3	C
	COMM 101	Introduction to Human Communication (MR)	3	C
	CC-ARP course	Any CC-ARP course3 but one of the following is recommended:  STAT 110 Introduction to Statistical Reasoning or STAT 112 Statistics & the Media or STAT 201 Elementary Statistics or STAT 205 Elem. Statistics for the Biological & Life Sci. or STAT 206 Elementary Statistics for Business (CC-ARP)	3			See Bulletin listing.
		Communication Major Elective6 (MR)	3	C
		Carolina Core Requirement3 or UNIV 101 The Student in the University (CC/PR)	3

Semester Two (16-18 Credit Hours)

Critical	Course Code	Subject and Title	Credit Hours	Min. Grade1	Major GPA2	Prerequisites
	ENGL 102	Rhetoric and Composition (CC-CMW, CC-INF)	3	C		C or better in ENGL 101
		Communication Skills Course5 (MR)	3	C
		Carolina Core ARP Requirement3 (CC-ARP)	3-4
		Carolina Core SCI Requirement3 (CC-SCI)	4
		Foreign language4 or other Carolina Core Requirement3 (CC-GFL)	3-4

Semester Three (15-16 Credit Hours)

Critical	Course Code	Subject and Title	Credit Hours	Min. Grade1	Major GPA2	Prerequisites
	COMM 332	Communication Research (MR)	3	C
		Communication Skills Course5 (MR)	3	C
		Carolina Core SCI Requirement3 (CC-SCI)	3-4
		Carolina Core Requirement3 (CC)	3
		Foreign language4 or other Carolina Core Requirement3 (CC-GFL)	3

Semester Four (15 Credit Hours)

Critical	Course Code	Subject and Title	Credit Hours	Min. Grade1	Major GPA2	Prerequisites
		Communication Major Elective (MR)6	3	C
		Carolina Core Requirement3 (CC)	3
		Carolina Core Requirement3 or Elective (CC/PR)	3
		Carolina Core Requirement3 or Elective (CC/PR)	3
		Elective (PR)	3

Semester Five (15 Credit Hours)

Critical	Course Code	Subject and Title	Credit Hours	Min. Grade1	Major GPA2	Prerequisites
		Communication Major Elective (MR)6	3	C
		Elective (PR)	3
		Elective (PR)	3
		Elective (PR)	3
		Elective (PR)	3

Semester Six (15 Credit Hours)

Critical	Course Code	Subject and Title	Credit Hours	Min. Grade1	Major GPA2	Prerequisites
		Communication Major Elective (MR)6	3	C
		Elective (PR)	3
		Elective (PR)	3
		Elective (PR)	3
		Elective (PR)	3

Semester Seven (15 Credit Hours)

Critical	Course Code	Subject and Title	Credit Hours	Min. Grade1	Major GPA2	Prerequisites
		Communication Major Elective (MR)6	3	C
		Elective (PR)	3
		Elective (PR)	3
		Elective (PR)	3
		Elective (PR)	3

Semester Eight (14 Credit Hours)

Critical	Course Code	Subject and Title	Credit Hours	Min. Grade1	Major GPA2	Prerequisites
	JOUR 597	Internship in Mass Communications (MR/CC-INT)	3	C		Consent of Sequence Chair & Dean's Office
		Elective (PR)	3
		Elective (PR)	3
		Elective (PR)	3
		Elective (PR)	2

Graduation Requirements Summary

Minimum Total Hours	Minimum Major Requirements Hours	College and Program Requirements Hours	Carolina Core Hours	Minimum Institutional GPA
120	36	44–53	31–40	2.25

1. Regardless of individual course grades, students must maintain a minimum 2.25 cumulative GPA.
2. Some colleges require a minimum GPA for major courses. Courses indicated in this column are included in the major GPA for this program of study.
3. The Carolina Core provides the common core of knowledge, skill and academic experience for all Carolina undergraduate students.
4. Students in the Communication major are required to demonstrate proficiency in one foreign language equivalent to the 121 course through course credit or the corresponding foreign language placement score.
5. Communication Skills Courses (6 hours): COMM 201, 202, 203, 204.
6. Communication Major Electives (15 hours):
   1. Six hours at 300-level and above.
   2. Six hours at 400-level and above.
   3. Three hours at 500-level.

Program Notes

• All undergraduate students must take a 3-credit course or its equivalent with a passing grade that covers the founding documents. This course may fulfill any requirement in the program of study. Courses that meet this requirement are listed in the academic bulletin.
• The last 30 credit hours toward your degree must be earned in residence at the University of South Carolina.

Code Definitions

University Requirements: Bachelor’s degree-seeking students must meet Carolina Core (general education) requirements.

Code	Definition
CC	Carolina Core
CC-AIU	Carolina Core – Aesthetic and Interpretive Understanding
CC-ARP	Carolina Core – Analytical Reasoning and Problem-Solving
CC-CMS	Carolina Core – Effective, Engaged, and Persuasive Communication: Spoken Component
CC-CMW	Carolina Core – Effective, Engaged, and Persuasive Communication: Written Component
CC-GFL	Carolina Core – Global Citizenship and Multicultural Understanding: Foreign Language
CC-GHS	Carolina Core – Historical Thinking
CC-GSS	Carolina Core – Social Sciences
CC-INF	Carolina Core – Information Literacy
CC-INT	Carolina Core – Integrative Course
CC-SCI	Carolina Core – Scientific Literacy
CC-VSR	Carolina Core – Values, Ethics, and Social Responsibility
CR	College Requirement
MR	Major Requirement
PR	Program Requirement