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12-units of required lower-division

COMM 110, 130, 132, 131, 200

15-units of required upper-division “core” courses

COMM 300, 301, 306, 307, 330

21-units of upper-division electives, 9 of which may be 500/600 level courses

COMM 309, 331, 333, 334,335, 337, 338, 344, 352, 355, 358, 300, 410, 411, 412, 414, 415, 420, 421, 422, 423, 425, 430, 432, 434, 439, 411, 442, 443, 444, 449, 450, 490.

MA-Level Electives that double-count towards the B.A. and M.A.

COMM 590, 590A,610, 623, 630, 633, 634, 635, 636, 637, 639, 644, 650, 697

After the first four years (3 semesters of Beach EDGE Program participation), students will have accumulated 120 units toward their BA. Nine of those units will be MA-Level courses that will count both toward their BA requirements of 120 units and the major required units.

A minimum of thirty hours of graduate work in Communication Studies distributed as follows:

• COMM 541 and 546 (6 units) preferably completed in the first semester of graduate study and prior to advancement to candidacy.
• COMM 640 and 646 (6 units) preferably completed in the second semester of graduate study and prior to advancement to candidacy.
• 18 units of graduate level electives or 15 units of electives plus 3 thesis units

1. Are a matriculated undergraduate student at ������
2. Completed 60 units
3. Are in Junior standing or higher
4. Met their major specific requirements
5. Completed or have the following courses in progress COMM 300, 301, 306, and 307 at ������
6. Has a ������ Communication GPA of 3.5 (excluding Forensic Activity; Internship; and Special Studies)
7. Has an overall ������ GPA of 3.0
8. Earned ‘B’ or better in 3 out of the 4 undergraduate core courses: 300, 301,306, and 307 with at least one of those grades being an A and none of those grades being a C
   1. A student can apply based on an anticipated grade, but in that case, admissions decisions will be delayed until the semester is over, and the final grades can be verified.

2. A Statement of Purpose
3. Two recommendations from ������ Communication Studies faculty, with at least one of those recommendations from the following core COMM classes: 300, 301, 306, 307

Submit application materials via email to Dr. Christopher Duerringer (christopher.duerringer@csulb.edu) by the deadlines below.

October 1st (for potential enrollment beginning in the upcoming spring semester)

March 1st (for potential enrollment beginning in the upcoming fall semester)

Admitted Students can learn more by visiting Beach EDGE

Beach EDGE students in Communication Studies may double-count 9-M.A. electives towards both their B.A. and M.A. degrees.

Students can choose three graduate-level electives (excluding Administering the Forensics Program and Directed Research) to double-count for B.A. and M.A. These electives must be completed in residence at ������. Transfer courses cannot double-count.

Graduate core classes (COMM 541, COMM 546, COMM 641, COMM 646) cannot count for B.A. requirements. These courses also cannot be taken unless in graduate status.