Eight Semester Plan
This eight-semester plan (see important details) is intended to guide students through a four-year undergraduate career, with completion of an academic major and all college-wide degree requirements. The plan is designed as an advising tool – a starting point for careful discussions between students and their academic advisors. In consultation, a student and advisor will adjust the plan to accommodate the student’s prerequisite needs, transferred credits, and other such variables.
The plan below reflects General Education (GE4) requirements in effect as of Fall 2019. Students who matriculated prior to that date will find the previous plan associated with their majors here. For a summary of GE4 requirements, see New Paltz General Education Requirements.
Students are responsible for reviewing their Progress Reports each semester to track their own progress toward degree requirements.
Communication Studies - Relational Communication
Year 1
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester |
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| Course | Credits |
|---|
| See NOTE 1 regarding General Education requirements | 0 | | ENG160 Composition I (GE Basic Communication prereq, if needed) | 3 | | General Education course | 3 | | General Education course | 3 | | General Education course | 3 | | General Education course | 3 | | Total | 15 |
| | Course | Credits |
|---|
| See NOTE 1 regarding General Education requirements | 0 | | ENG170 Writing & Rhetoric (4) or equiv (3-4) - GE Basic Comm | 3-4 | | General Education course | 3 | | General Education course | 3 | | General Education course | 3 | | CMM104 Public Speaking (transfer path course) | 3 | | Total | 15-16 |
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Year 2
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester |
|---|
| Course | Credits |
|---|
| CMM202 Interpersonal Communication (transfer path course) | 3 | | CMM elective (1st of 2): CMM100 or transfer path equivalent | 3 | | General Education course | 3 | | General Education course | 3 | | Elective | 3 | | Total | 15 |
| | Course | Credits |
|---|
| Concentration elective (1st of 3) | 3 | | General Ed course: 2nd language or science course, if needed | 3 | | General Ed course: 2nd science or language course, if needed | 3 | | Electives | 6 | | Total | 15 |
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Year 3
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester |
|---|
| Course | Credits |
|---|
| CMM353 Persuasion and Social Influence | 3 | | CMM360 Organizational Communication | 3 | | Concentration elective (2nd of 3) - upper division | 3 | | Concentration elective (3rd of 3) - upper division | 3 | | Elective | 3 | | Total | 15 |
| | Course | Credits |
|---|
| CMM302 Business and Professional Communication | 3 | | CMM315 Introduction to Strategic Communication | 3 | | CMM elective (2nd of 2) - upper division | 3 | | Diversity course | 3 | | Elective (upper division) | 3 | | Total | 15 |
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Year 4
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester |
|---|
| Course | Credits |
|---|
| CMM352 Qual Rsrch Methods or CMM354 Quant Rsrch Methods | 3 | | Electives (upper division) | 9 | | Elective | 3 | | Total | 15 |
| | Course | Credits |
|---|
| CMM455 Relational Communication Seminar | 4 | | Electives (upper division) | 6 | | Electives | 6 | | Total | 16 |
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Notes
1 - Students can often complete their General Education requirements at any time, based on course availability, individual preference and/or advisor input. However, ENG170 (or equivalent) and its pre-requisite ENG160 (or equivalent), if needed, should be taken in Year 1 to meet the GE Basic Communication requirement. Two courses may be required to satisfy the GE Foreign Language and GE Natural Science requirements. Courses that fulfill both GE and major requirements should be taken in the term your advisor recommends.
Total Credits: 121-122
