Communication Studies – AA-T in Communication Studies (2026-Present)

This ADT/STAR Act Degree Road Map applies to the following catalog year(s):

2026 Communication Studies, B.A.

All lower division GE completed. Students will have to complete an additional 3 units of the lower division COMS elective requirement as part of the AA-T in Communication Studies. Students transferring with the AA-T in Communication Studies 2.0 will have completed the lower division major requirement of Introduction to Interpersonal Communication (COMS 251).

Refer to the Catalog Archives for General Education requirements.

Transfer Year 1: First Semester

Course	Units
COMS 150 (if not completed prior to transfer)	3
Lower Division COMS Elective: COMS 104 or COMS 225 (if not completed prior to transfer)	3
COMS 301	3
COMS 321	3
COMS 327	3
Total	15

Transfer Year 1: Second Semester

Course	Units
COMS 351	3
COMS 356 (meets Upper Division GE F Comparative Cultural Studies)	3
Communication Methods. One course from: COMS 430, COMS 440, COMS 450	3
Divisional Band: Performance and Cultural Studies. One course from: COMS 303, COMS 354, COMS 401, COMS 404, COMS 445	3
GE B5 Scientific Inquiry and Quantitative Reasoning	3
Total	15

Transfer Year 2: First Semester

Course	Units
Divisional Band: Communication Theory. One course from: COMS 320, COMS 350, COMS 431, COMS 451, COMS 453	3
Divisional Band: Rhetorical Theory. One course from: COMS 425, COMS 435, COMS 442, COMS 444, COMS 448	3
Community Involvement Requirement. One course from: COMS 323 (meets 3 units D1 Social Sciences or E Lifelong Learning), COMS 400C, COMS 410, COMS 437, COMS 452, COMS 468, COMS 494/L	3
Upper Division COMS Electives*	3
Upper Division GE from Section C, Section D or Section F	3
Total	15

Transfer Year 2: Second Semester

Course	Units
Upper Division COMS Electives*	3/3/3
Upper Division COMS Electives*	3
Electives	3
Total	15

Total units after transfer

One course for the degree must have an Ethnic Studies/ES designation.

*Upper division COMS electives may be chosen from courses listed in Divisional Bands above, or from: COMS 305, COMS 309 (meets Basic Skills: A1 Oral Communication), COMS 312, COMS 315, COMS 325, COMS 360 (meets E Lifelong Learning or 3 units F Comparative Cultural Studies), COMS 395, COMS 399, COMS 406, COMS 420, COMS 428, COMS 436, COMS 443, COMS 446, COMS 464.