Communication Studies - A.A. (TTP)

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For more information on this program, contact the Humanities division at 615-230-3200 or at humanities@volstate.edu.

Communication is the study of human interaction in interpersonal, group and public settings. The Associate of Art in Communication Studies is a two-year program for students planning to continue their education to earn a bachelor’s degree in Communication Studies or related fields.

Transfer Options

The Tennessee Transfer Pathway (TTP) degree is designed to create a smooth transition to all public universities offering a Baccalaureate degree in this major by guaranteeing the transferability of all courses. For transfer to other four-year institutions, contact an advisor at the senior institution. Note: There are to be no course substitutions in this program.

All students graduating with a degree from VSCC are required to take the Educational Testing Service Proficiency Profile (ETSP) to meet graduation requirements. More information can be found at https://www.volstate.edu/testing.

CIP Code: (16) 24.0101.01

General Education Requirements - Credits (41)

COMM 2025 - ^Fundamentals of Communication Credits: (3)
OR
COMM 2045 - ^Public Speaking
Credits: (3)
ENGL 1010 - ^English Composition I Credits: (3)
ENGL 1020 - ^English Composition II Credits: (3)
Humanities and/or Fine Arts (Must include at least one Literature Course) Credits: (9)
History Credits: (6)
MATH 1530 - ^Introductory Statistics Credits: (3)
Natural Sciences Credits: (8)
Social/Behavioral Sciences Credits: (6)

Area of Emphasis Requirements - Credits (19)

Communication Elective (Any Non-Asterisk approved COMM Course) Credits: (3)
Foreign Language (Two Semester Sequence in Single Foreign Language) Credits: (6)
University Parallel Electives (Any Non-Asterisk Course) Credits: (1)

Communication Electives: Choose three courses from the following list: Credits (9)¹
COMM 2025 - ^Fundamentals of Communication Credits: (3)
COMM 2045 - ^Public Speaking Credits: (3)
COMM 2055 - Argumentation and Debate Credits: (3)
COMM 2085 - Business and Professional Communication Credits: (3)
COMM 2090 - Interpersonal Communication Credits: (3)

Total Degree Requirements - Credits (60)

Footnotes

¹ Since either COMM 2025 or COMM 2045 will be used to fulfill the General Education Communications requirement, only one of these courses may be applied as an elective.

It is recommended that you contact your advisor to ensure you take the most appropriate Communications courses prior to transfer.

Recommended Schedule

This is a recommended schedule. Learning Support, pre-requisites and other academic factors may impact this schedule. See your advisor to create a degree plan.

DegreeWorks, along with the correct catalog, should be utilized by students for all of their educational planning. Students can monitor their progress toward a degree or certificate and view missing requirements with the DegreeWorks audit, which is accessible through My Volstate.

First Year - Fall Semester - Credits (13)

COMM 2025 - ^Fundamentals of Communication Credits: (3)
OR
COMM 2045 - ^Public Speaking
Credits: (3)
ENGL 1010 - ^English Composition I Credits: (3)
MATH 1530 - ^Introductory Statistics Credits: (3)
Humanities and/or Fine Arts (See General Education Requirements in Catalog) Credits: (3)
University Parallel Electives (Any Non-Asterisk Course) Credits: (1)

First Year - Spring Semester - Credits (15)

COMM 2090 - Interpersonal Communication Credits: (3) OR other approved Communication Elective course from list above¹
ENGL 1020 - ^English Composition II Credits: (3)
History (See General Education Requirements in Catalog) Credits: (3)
Humanities and/or Fine Arts (See General Education Requirements in Catalog) Credits: (3)
Social/Behavioral Sciences (See General Education Requirements in Catalog) Credits: (3)

Second Year - Fall Semester - Credits (16)

COMM 2085 - Business and Professional Communication Credits: (3) OR other approved Communication Elective course from list above¹
COMM 2055 - Argumentation and Debate Credits: (3) OR other approved Communication Elective course from list above¹
Foreign Language (Two Semester Sequence in Single Foreign Language) Credits: (3)
Humanities and/or Fine Arts (Literature - See General Education Requirements in Catalog) Credits: (3)
Natural Sciences (See General Education Requirements in Catalog) Credits: (4)

Second Year - Spring Semester - Credits (16)

Communication Elective (Any Non-Asterisk approved COMM Course) Credits: (3)
Foreign Language (Two Semester Sequence in Single Foreign Language) Credits: (3)
Natural Sciences (See General Education Requirements in Catalog) Credits: (4)
History (See General Education Requirements in Catalog) Credits: (3)
Social/Behavioral Sciences (See General Education Requirements in Catalog) Credits: (3)