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 - Public Relations
Year 1
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester |
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| Course | Credits |
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| Gen Ed: Composition (COMP) | 3 | | Gen Ed: Mathematical Inquiry (MATH) | 3 | | Gen Ed: United States Studies (USST) | 3 | | Gen Ed: The Arts (ART) | 3 | | CMM104 Public Speaking | 3 | | Total | 15 |
| | Course | Credits |
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| Gen Ed: Composition (COMP) | 3 | | Gen Ed: Natural Sciences (NSCI) | 3 | | Gen Ed: World Civilizations and Cultures (WRLD) | 3 | | Gen Ed: Humanities (HUM) | 3 | | DMJ210 Investigating the News | 3 | | Total | 15 |
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Year 2
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester |
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| Course | Credits |
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| Gen Ed: Foreign Languages (FLNG) | 3 | | Gen Ed: Natural Sciences (NSCI) | 3 | | Gen Ed: Western Civilization (WEST) | 3 | | DMJ230 Journalism 1 | 4 | | CMM315 Introduction to Strategic Communication | 3 | | Total | 16 |
| | Course | Credits |
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| Gen Ed: Foreign Languages (FLNG) | 3 | | DMJ347 Media Ethics or PHI305 Business Ethics | 3 | | CMM316 Strategic Public Relations Campaigns | 3 | | CMM359 Communication Among Cultures | 3 | | Elective - See Note 1 | 3 | | Total | 15 |
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Year 3
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester |
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| Course | Credits |
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| DMJ312 Multimedia Copy Editing and Layout | 3 | | Gen Ed: Social Sciences (SSCI) | 3 | | Upper-division concentration elective - See Note 2 | 3 | | Upper-division elective - See Note 1 | 3 | | Elective - See Note 1 | 3 | | Total | 15 |
| | Course | Credits |
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| CMM353 Theories of Persuasion or BUS326 Consumer Behavior | 3-4 | | Upper-division major elective | 3 | | Electives - See Note 1 | 9 | | Total | 15-16 |
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Year 4
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester |
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| Course | Credits |
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| Major Elective or Internship - Note 3 | 3 | | Major Elective - Note 4 | 3 | | Gen Ed: Writing Intensive (WI) | 3 | | Elective | 6 | | Total | 15 |
| | Course | Credits |
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| CMM317 Social Media and Public Relations | 3 | | Major Elective - Note 4 | 3 | | Elective | 9 | | Total | 15 |
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Notes
In lieu of extra electives, students can opt to add a minor or a double concentration in Communication Studies.
Choose one of the following courses:CMM456 Seminar in Strategic Communication, DMJ314 Feature Writing
An internship is optional. A maximum of 3 upper-division internship credits can be applied toward the major as elective credits.
Major electives (students who choose Business courses must meet all agreed-upon prerequisites; students who choose CMM490 must also take CMM491):BUS271 Legal Environment of Business, BUS325 Marketing, BUS346 International Business (WRLD), CMM354 Quantitative Communication Research Methods, CMM355 Nonverbal Communication, CMM356 Communication and Dissenting Voices, CMM359 Communication Among Cultures (DIVR), CMM360 Organizational Communication, CMM450 Negotiation, CMM455 Relational Communication Seminar, CMM490 Internship in Communication, CMM491 Internship Seminar, DMJ221 Introduction to Advertising, DMJ224 Media Industries, DMJ300 Photojournalism, DMJ319 Writing for Digital Media, DMJ350 Media Research Methods, DMJ434 Global Media
Total Credits: 121-122
