UT Dallas 2025 Undergraduate Catalog

School of Arts, Humanities, and Technology

Professional Communication and Digital Media Studies (BA)

Degree Requirements (120 semester credit hours)

Four-Year Degree Plan (Example)

This is an example only. Please see advisor to develop an individual four-year plan.

Freshman Year
Semester 1 - Fall Notes Preferred Core SCH Semester 2 - Spring Notes Preferred Core SCH
010 Core 010 3 010 Core 010 3
050 Core 050 3 020 Core 2 020 3
060 Core 060 3 030 Core 030 3
COMM 2310 3 060 Core 060 3
Free Elective 3 COMM 1320 040 3
AHTC 1100 1
Total  16 Total  15
 
Sophomore Year
Semester 3 - Fall Notes Preferred Core SCH Semester 4 - Spring Notes Preferred Core SCH
070 Core 070 3 030 Core 030 3
080 Core 080 3 070 Core 070 3
090 Core 090 3 090 Core 090 3
COMM 2351 3 COMM 2314 040 3
COMM 3310 3 COMM 3340 3
Total  15 Total  15
 
Junior Year
Semester 5 - Fall Notes Preferred Core SCH Semester 6 - Spring Notes Preferred Core SCH
COMM 3350 3 COMM 4370 3
COMM 3352 3    or COMM 4371
COMM 3353 3 Major Prescribed Elective 2 3
COMM 4314 3 Major Prescribed Elective 2 3
COMM 4360 3 Major Prescribed Elective 2 3
   or COMM 4384 Major Prescribed Elective 2 3
Total  15 Total  15
 
Senior Year
Semester 7 - Fall Notes Preferred Core SCH Semester 8 - Spring Notes Preferred Core SCH
Major Prescribed Elective 2 3 COMM 4398 3
Major Prescribed Elective 2 3    or COMM 4399
Free Elective 3 3 Free Elective 3 3
Free Elective 3 3 Free Elective 3 3
Free Elective 3 3 Free Elective 3 3
Free Elective 3 3
Total  15 Total  14
 
NOTES:
1Curriculum Requirements can be fulfilled by other approved courses from accredited institutions of higher education. The courses listed are recommended as the most efficient way to satisfy both Core Curriculum and Major Requirements at UT Dallas.
2Major Prescribed Elective - Students may choose 18 semester credit hours from an approved list of courses.
3Free Elective - Both upper- and lower-division courses may be used as electives. The plan must include sufficient upper-division courses to total 45 upper-division semester credit hours.
Be sure to check prerequisites of 2000-level or higher courses.
120 semester credit hours required for graduation
This plan is a resource tool only; it does not replace your degree plan or academic advising.
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