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Student ID:__________________________ Student Name:_______________________ Advisor Name:_______________________ Catalog: 2023-2024 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.

Course Requirements

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

Prerequisite(s): EDE 10, co-enrollment in EDE 11, or other placement measures.   

 3 credits
CST 100 - Principles of Public Speaking 3 credits
  • Approved Transfer Elective (choose 1 course from list below):  3 credits
    • MTH 154 - Quantitative Reasoning

    Prerequisite(s): MDE 10, co-enrollment in MDE 54, or other placement methods.

    		 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

    Art Elective (choose 1):   3 credits

    ART 180 - Introduction to Computer Graphics Additional Course Options: ART 208, PHT 164   3 credits

    Foreign Language/Approved Transfer Elective (choose 1)  3-4 credits

    SPA 101 - Beginning Spanish I Additional Course Options: ASL 101, FRE 101. Students who have met introductory-level foreign language requirements or who do not need a foreign language for their intended transfer program must select a course from the Approved Transfer Electives listed below.  4 credits
    CST 114 - Survey of Mass Media 3 credits
    PLS 135 - U.S. Government and Politics 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

    Literature Elective (choose 1):   3 credits

    ENG 246 - American Literature Additional Course Options: ENG 255 ENG 258, ENG 225, ENG 245, ENG 275.  

    Prerequisite(s): ENG 112  or departmental approval.

    		 3 credits
    HIS 121 - United States History to 1877 3 credits

    Laboratory Science Elective (choose 1):   4 credits

    ENV 121 - General Environmental Science I Additional Course Option: BIO 106, CHM 101, PHY 100, BIO 101   4 credits
    CST 221 - Public Relations

    Prerequisite(s): CST 100 or divisional approval.

    		 3 credits
    ECO 150 - Economic Essentials: Theory and Application 3 credits
  • Approved Transfer Elective (choose 1 course from list below):   3-4 credits
    • HIS 122 - United States History Since 1865 3 credits

    Foreign Language/Approved Transfer Elective (choose 1)  3-4 credits

    SPA 102 - Beginning Spanish II Additional Course Options: ASL 102, FRE 102. Students who have met introductory-level foreign language requirements or who do not need a foreign language for their intended transfer probram must select a course from the Approved Transfer Electives listed below. 

    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
    CST 228 - Writing Across Media

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

    		 3 credits

    Approved Transfer Electives 3 credits

    (Choose 1 additional course from this list if needed to meet the minimum 60 credits required for graduation.) 

    Course NameCredits:Semester TakenNotes
    PHI 220 - Ethics and Society 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
    HLT 110 - Personal and Community Health 3 credits
    ACC 211 - Principles of Accounting I 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
    HIS 127 - Women in American History 3 credits
    HIS 141 - African-American History I 3 credits
    HIS 231 - Introduction to Latin American History II 3 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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