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Amount and Quality of Work

Candidates for a degree must earn a minimum of 128 credit hours. Candidates must also earn a minimum number of quality points equal to twice the number of credit hours attempted at Marquette (2.000 grade point average). Lower-division courses are numbered 1000 to 2999; upper-division courses are numbered 3000 to 4999. Thirty-two hours of credit in upper-division courses must be earned by candidates for a degree. Students majoring in advertising, broadcast and electronic communication, journalism and public relations may not exceed 48 credits in any combination of those courses and are required to take 80 credits outside of mass communication with at least 65 of the 80 credits in the liberal arts. A student taking more than 48 credits in those areas will have to add a similar number of credits beyond the 128 needed to graduate.

Students may be required to submit a portfolio or take part in some other non-credit activity to satisfy Diederich College of Communication or departmental assessment requirements.

Applications for graduation are to be submitted to the college records office by the last day of advising week in the term prior to the term of graduation (November for May and August graduates; March for December graduates).

It is the responsibility of students to know and fulfill all university and college requirements.

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General Degree Requirements

Candidates for the baccalaureate degree must complete a minimum of 128 credit hours including the following requirements:

Area	Credit Hours
University Core of Common Studies	36
Diederich College of Communication Curriculum	21-23
Communication	15
Foreign Language/Diverse Culture	6-8
Major	33-41
Minor (or Second Major)	18-24

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University Core of Common Studies (UCCS)

See the University Core of Common Studies section of this bulletin.

Examining the World:

• 6 credits Rhetoric (R)
• 3 credits Mathematical Reasoning (MR)

Engaging the World:

• 3 credits Diverse Cultures (DC)
• 3 credits Histories of Cultures and Societies (HCS)
• 3 credits Individual and Social Behavior (ISB)
• 3 credits Literature/Performing Arts (LPA)
• 3 credits Science and Nature (SN)

Evaluating the World:

• 6 credits Human Nature and Ethics (HNE)
• 6 credits Theology (T)

Note: Please consult the Core of Common Studies website for an updated list of approved core courses.

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Diederich College of Communication Curriculum

The Diederich College of Communication builds on the foundational educational experience provided by Marquette’s Core of Common Studies. It does this through a college curriculum that amplifies and deepens the knowledge, skills and values imparted to students in the nine knowledge areas of the Common Core, and by offering students the opportunity to develop specialized knowledge and skills in a variety of undergraduate majors and minors. The Diederich College of Communication thereby extends the student’s core of common studies experiences, and focuses further learning in pursuit of a specialized degree. College of Communication students are required to take the following courses:

CMST 1000	Introduction to Communication	3
COMM 1100	Contemporary Presentation	3
COMM 1200	Media in Society	3
COMM 2100	Introduction to Visual Communication	3
COMM 2500	Introduction to Communication Research Methods	3
6-8 credit hours in Foreign Language or Diverse Cultures		6-8
Total Credit Hours		21-23

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Communication Requirement

College of Communication students are required to take the following courses:

CMST 1000	Introduction to Communication	3
COMM 1100	Contemporary Presentation	3
COMM 1200	Media in Society	3
COMM 2100	Introduction to Visual Communication	3
COMM 2500	Introduction to Communication Research Methods	3
Total Credit Hours		15

Note: COMM 2100 Introduction to Visual Communication cannot also be used to fulfill the University Core of Common Studies Literature and Performing Arts requirement.

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Foreign Language/Diverse Cultures Requirement

Students must complete either two semesters of foreign language or two UCCS approved Diverse Cultures courses. These courses cannot also be used to fulfill any UCCS requirements. Students who have never studied a foreign language or who wish to pursue a new language must take levels 1001 and 1002 to complete this requirement. Students who wish to continue studying the same language begun in high school must complete the Foreign Language Placement Exam. On the basis of this exam, students will be placed in the appropriate language course. For further details on the placement exam in French, German and Spanish see the university section on Placement in Foreign Languages or visit the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures website.

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Minor Requirement

Communication students must complete a minor or a second major. More information regarding minors is contained in the curricula information section of this bulletin.

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Major

See the individual list of majors following this section. Some majors may require specific courses to fulfill the University Core of Common Studies or the college’s curriculum.