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2005-2006 Undergraduate Bulletin 
    
2005-2006 Undergraduate Bulletin [ARCHIVED BULLETIN]

B.A. Major in Speech Communication and Rhetorical Studies


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Candidates for graduation from the School of Communication with the degree of Bachelor of Arts must fulfill the B.A. requirements as listed under the School of Communication. In addition, students majoring in the Department of Speech Communication, Rhetoric, and Performance Studies must complete the program requirements listed under one of the B.A. majors.

Program Requirements: - Total Semester Hours: 36


Choose From - Semester Hours: 3


The School of Communication Also Requires


The School of Communication also requires that Speech Communication and Rhetorical Studies majors take the following:

Speech Communication and Rhetorical Studies Majors


are also required to take:

6 semester hours chosen from comparative literature, linguistics, literature in translation, drama, English,  economics, history, philosophy, political science, psychology, sociology, and anthropology.

Incoming freshman and transfer students may declare a Speech Communication and Rhetorical Studies Major;  matriculated Hofstra University students must have a grade point average of at least 2.0 to declare a major in Speech  Communication. All declared Speech Communication majors must maintain a minimum grade point average in the  major of 2.5 and a grade point average of 2.0 overall in order to remain in the major.

Notes


Majors in speech communication and rhetorical studies who are also elementary education majors are required to take 6 semester hours in mathematics and/or science courses to satisfy this requirement.

For students interested in majoring in combined disciplines, inquiry should be made in the School of Communication Dean’s Office, Room 318, Dempster Hall.

Speech Communication and Rhetorical Studies majors are encouraged to take course work and/or minor in audio, video, film, journalism, mass media studies, psychology, linguistics, English, drama, literature in translation, comparative literature, management and marketing in consultation with the major adviser.

See Also: Communication B.A. Program Requirements


BA Requirements for School of Communication majors.

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