Student ID:__________________________ Student Name:_______________________ Advisor Name:_______________________ Catalog: 2022-2023 Catalog & Student Handbook Major: Mass Communications, AS

Mass Communications, AS

PURPOSE: This two-year degree prepares students to transfer to a four-year college and major in communications with a focus on media, advertising, or public relations.

CREDENTIALS:  An Associate of Science (AS) degree is a major related to an area such as business administration, engineering, science, and social sciences that takes 2 years for full time students to complete. Students receiving an AS degree intend to transfer to four-year colleges.

TRANSFER INFORMATION: This program is designed for transfer. Students should consult with their advisors to ensure that they select general electives that best prepare them for the specific requirements of their intended transfer college or university programs of study. More information can also be found at www.brightpoint.edu/academics/transfer/. 

PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS AND SPECIAL CONDITIONS: Students must meet Brightpoint admission requirements. New students should work with their New Student Navigator to get ready for their first semester. They can also email getstarted@brightpoint.edu for assistance. Because transfer requirements will vary based upon the intended transfer institution, students must meet with their faculty advisor to develop a schedule that best suits their goals.

PROGRAM OUTCOMES: By the completion of this program, students will be expected to demonstrate an intermediate level of competency in the following skills:

  1. Show introductory knowledge of media literacy.
  2. Communicate effectively in oral contexts, and using credible sources.
  3. Demonstrate introductory knowledge of public relations.
  4. Convey the process of preparing a public relations campaign and distinquish the roles of research, planning, design, and implementation in this process.
  5. Conduct a journalistic interview.
  6. Write different types of news stories, adapting for content to context, medium, and audience.

General Education Requirements

Course NameCredits:Semester TakenNotes
SDV 100 - College Success Skills 1 credit
ENG 111 - College Composition I

Prerequisite(s): Qualifying placement score or test waiver.

3 credits
ENG 112 - College Composition II

Prerequisite(s): ENG 111 or equivalent with a grade of C or better, or departmental approval.

3 credits
MTH 154 - Quantitative Reasoning

Prerequisite(s): Competency or successful course completion of any of the following:
MDE 10 with co-enrollment in MDE 54; OR any four of MTE 1 - 9; OR any two of MTE 1 - 9 with co-enrollment in MDE 54  OR other placement methods.

3 credits
MTH 245 - Statistics l

Prerequisite(s): MTH 154  or MTH 161 or equivalent with a grade of C or better or other placement methods. 

3 credits
HIS 121 - United States History to 1877 3 credits
HIS 122 - United States History Since 1865 3 credits
PLS 135 - U.S. Government and Politics 3 credits
ENV 121 - General Environmental Science I 4 credits

Additional Course Option: CHM 101, PHY 100, BIO 101  

ENG 246 - American Literature

Prerequisite(s): ENG 112  or departmental approval.

3 credits

Additional Course Options: ENG 255 ENG 258 

ECO 150 - Economic Essentials: Theory and Application 3 credits

Major Requirements

Course NameCredits:Semester TakenNotes
CST 100 - Principles of Public Speaking 3 credits
CST 114 - Survey of Mass Media 3 credits
CST 228 - Writing Across Media

Prerequisite(s): CST 100 and ENG 112 or divisional approval.

3 credits
CST 221 - Public Relations

Prerequisite(s): CST 100 or divisional approval.

3 credits

Foreign Language Electives

Students who have met introductory-level foreign language requirements or who do not need a foreign language for their intended transfer program must select Approved Transfer Electives.   

Course NameCredits:Semester TakenNotes
SPA 101 - Beginning Spanish I 4 credits

Additional Course Options: ASL 101, FRE 101  or Approved Transfer Elective.

  Credits / Units: 3-4

SPA 102 - Beginning Spanish II

Prerequisite(s): SPA 101 1 or two years of successful completion of high school Spanish, or demonstrated experiential learning, or by placement test, or equivalent.

4 credits

Approved Course Option: ASL 102, FRE 102  or Approved Transfer Elective

  Credits / Units: 3-4

Art Elective

Course NameCredits:Semester TakenNotes

Choose 1: Credits / Units: 3

ART 180 - Introduction to Computer Graphics 3 credits
ART 208 - Video Techniques 3 credits
PHT 164 - Introduction to Digital Photography 3 credits

Approved Transfer Electives (7-9 credits)

Choose a minimum of 7-9 credits to meet minimum program requirement of 60 credits. 

Course NameCredits:Semester TakenNotes
PHI 220 - Ethics 3 credits
ACC 211 - Principles of Accounting I 3 credits
HLT 110 - Personal and Community Health 3 credits
ITE 152 - Introduction to Digital Literacy and Computer Applications 3 credits
PSY 200 - Principles of Psychology

Prerequisite(s): Eligible for ENG 111.

3 credits
REL 230 - Religions of the World 3 credits
SOC 200 - Introduction to Sociology 3 credits
SOC 268 - Social Problems 3 credits
PHY 100 - Elements of Physics 4 credits
ENV 121 - General Environmental Science I 4 credits
CHM 101 - Introductory Chemistry

Prerequisite(s): Ready for MTH 154 (or MDE 54 + MTH 154).

4 credits
BIO 102 - General Biology II

Prerequisite(s): BIO 101.

4 credits

Total Minimum Credits to Complete: 60-62

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

Pre-requisite and co-requisite requirements can be found in course details.

Students are strongly encouraged to complete their ENG, MTH, and SDV requirements first.

Students should regularly meet with their faculty advisor and check their degree progress by accessing advisement reports in the Student Information System (SIS) in the myBrightpoint portal or the Academic Planner in Navigate.

Students who completed three years of the same foreign language in high school have met the foreign language requirement and must take two courses from the Approved Electives list instead a foreign language. Heritage or conversationally fluent speakers may enroll directly into higher-level foreign language courses. Please check with your faculty advisor to determine the best option(s).

Students taking ECO 201 may also be required to take ECO 202. Meet with faculty advisor.

Students must consult with their faculty advisor to determine the best options for transfer.

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