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Effective Fall 2022
Freshman | |||
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AUCC | Credits | ||
CO 150 | College Composition (GT-CO2) | 1A | 3 |
SPCM 100 | Communication and Popular Culture (GT-AH1) | 3B | 3 |
SPCM 200 | Public Speaking | 3 | |
Biological and Physical Sciences | 3A | 7 | |
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion | 1C | 3 | |
Historical Perspectives1 | 3D | 3 | |
Quantitative Reasoning | 1B | 3 | |
Electives | 5 | ||
Total Credits | 30 | ||
Sophomore | |||
EDUC 275 | Schooling in the United States (GT-SS3) | 3C | 3 |
SPCM 201 | History and Theory of Rhetoric (GT-AH3) | 3B | 3 |
SPCM 207 | Public Argumentation | 3 | |
Select two courses from the following: | 6 | ||
Nonverbal Communication | |||
Interpersonal Communication | |||
Conflict Management and Communication | |||
Additional Endorsement Area Electives2 | 15 | ||
Total Credits | 30 | ||
Junior | |||
EDUC 331 | Educational Technology and Assessment | 2 | |
EDUC 340 | Literacy and the Learner | 3 | |
EDUC 350 | Instruction I-Individualization/Management | 3 | |
EDUC 386 | Practicum-Instruction I | 1 | |
EDUC 463 | Methods in Teaching Language Arts | 4 | |
Select one course from the following: | 3 | ||
Writing in the Disciplines: Arts and Humanities (GT-CO3) | 2 | ||
Writing in the Disciplines: Sciences (GT-CO3) | 2 | ||
Writing in the Disciplines: Social Sciences (GT-CO3) | 2 | ||
Writing in the Disciplines: Education (GT-CO3) | 2 | ||
Select one course from the following: | 3 | ||
Advanced Public Speaking | |||
Professional Communication | |||
Select one course from the following: | 3 | ||
Evaluating Contemporary Television | 4A,4B | ||
Critical Media Studies | 4A,4B | ||
Evaluating Contemporary Film | 4A,4B | ||
Film History: International | 4A,4B | ||
Film History: United States | 4A,4B | ||
Select one course from the following: | 3 | ||
Co-Cultural Communication | |||
Intercultural Communication | 4A,4B | ||
Additional Endorsement Area Elective2 | 6 | ||
Total Credits | 31 | ||
Senior | |||
EDUC 450 | Instruction II-Standards and Assessment | 4 | |
EDUC 485B | Student Teaching: Secondary | 11 | |
EDUC 486E | Practicum: Instruction II | 1 | |
EDUC 493A | Seminar: Professional Relations | 1 | |
SPCM 479 | Communication Studies Capstone | 4C | 3 |
Select two courses from the following: | 6 | ||
Group Communication | |||
Public Deliberation | |||
Communication in Organizations | |||
Select one course from the following: | 3 | ||
Persuasion | |||
Film and Social Change | |||
Rhetoric in Social Movements | |||
Evaluating Contemporary Rhetoric | 4A,4B | ||
Political Communication | 4A,4B | ||
Communication, Language, and Thought | |||
Total Credits | 29 | ||
Program Total Credits: | 120 |
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Can be double-counted as a major requirement.
- 2
Twenty-one (21) elective credits should apply toward student’s additional endorsement area. Consult advisor and the Colorado Department of Education website for the list of appropriate courses.
Distinctive Requirements for Degree Program:
Twenty-one (21) elective credits should apply toward student’s additional endorsement area. Consult advisor and the Colorado Department of Education website for the list of appropriate courses.
Freshman | |||||
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Semester 1 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
CO 150 | College Composition (GT-CO2) | 1A | 3 | ||
SPCM 100 | Communication and Popular Culture (GT-AH1) | 3B | 3 | ||
Biological and Physical Sciences | 3A | 3 | |||
Historical Perspectives | 3D | 3 | |||
Elective | 3 | ||||
Total Credits | 15 | ||||
Semester 2 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
SPCM 200 | Public Speaking | 3 | |||
Biological and Physical Sciences | 3A | 4 | |||
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion | 1C | 3 | |||
Quantitative Reasoning | X | 1B | 3 | ||
Elective | 2 | ||||
CO 150 must be completed by the end of Semester 2. | X | ||||
Total Credits | 15 | ||||
Sophomore | |||||
Semester 3 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
EDUC 275 | Schooling in the United States (GT-SS3) | X | 3C | 3 | |
SPCM 201 | History and Theory of Rhetoric (GT-AH3) | 3B | 3 | ||
Additional Endorsement Area Electives | 9 | ||||
Total Credits | 15 | ||||
Semester 4 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
SPCM 207 | Public Argumentation | 3 | |||
Select two courses from the following: | 6 | ||||
Nonverbal Communication | |||||
Interpersonal Communication | |||||
Conflict Management and Communication | |||||
Additional Endorsement Area Electives | 6 | ||||
AUCC 3A (Biological and Physical Sciences), AUCC 3E (Diversity and Global Awareness), AUCC 3D (Historical Perspectives), SPCM 200 must be completed by the end of Semester 4. | X | ||||
Total Credits | 15 | ||||
Junior | |||||
Semester 5 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
EDUC 340 | Literacy and the Learner | X | 3 | ||
Select one course from the following: | 3 | ||||
Writing in the Disciplines: Arts and Humanities (GT-CO3) | 2 | ||||
Writing in the Disciplines: Sciences (GT-CO3) | 2 | ||||
Writing in the Disciplines: Social Sciences (GT-CO3) | 2 | ||||
Writing in the Disciplines: Education (GT-CO3) | 2 | ||||
Select one course from the following: | 3 | ||||
Advanced Public Speaking | |||||
Professional Communication | |||||
Select one course from the following: | 3 | ||||
Evaluating Contemporary Television | 4A,4B | ||||
Critical Media Studies | 4A,4B | ||||
Evaluating Contemporary Film | 4A,4B | ||||
Film History: International | 4A,4B | ||||
Film History: United States | 4A,4B | ||||
Additional Endorsement Area Elective | 3 | ||||
SPCM 100 must be completed by the end of Semester 5. | X | ||||
Total Credits | 15 | ||||
Semester 6 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
EDUC 331 | Educational Technology and Assessment | X | 2 | ||
EDUC 350 | Instruction I-Individualization/Management | X | 3 | ||
EDUC 386 | Practicum-Instruction I | X | 1 | ||
EDUC 463 | Methods in Teaching Language Arts | 4 | |||
Select one course from the following: | 3 | ||||
Co-Cultural Communication | |||||
Intercultural Communication | 4A,4B | ||||
Additional Endorsement Area Elective | 3 | ||||
Total Credits | 16 | ||||
Senior | |||||
Semester 7 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
EDUC 450 | Instruction II-Standards and Assessment | X | 4 | ||
EDUC 486E | Practicum: Instruction II | X | 1 | ||
Select two courses from the following: | 6 | ||||
Group Communication | |||||
Public Deliberation | |||||
Communication in Organizations | |||||
Select one course from the following: | 3 | ||||
Persuasion | |||||
Film and Social Change | |||||
Rhetoric in Social Movements | |||||
Evaluating Contemporary Rhetoric | 4A,4B | ||||
Political Communication | 4A,4B | ||||
Communication, Language, and Thought | |||||
AUCC 4A & AUCC4B (Depth and Integration), AUCC 2 (Advanced Writing), SPCM 201, SPCM 207 must be completed by the end of Semester 7. | X | ||||
Total Credits | 14 | ||||
Semester 8 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
EDUC 485B | Student Teaching: Secondary | X | 11 | ||
EDUC 493A | Seminar: Professional Relations | X | 1 | ||
SPCM 479 | Communication Studies Capstone | X | 4C | 3 | |
The benchmark courses for the 8th semester are the remaining courses in the entire program of study. | X | ||||
Total Credits | 15 | ||||
Program Total Credits: | 120 |