Advising

Advising in Communication Studies is done by last name. Make an appointment with your appropriate advisor. Get advising early - it can help you plan your semester and career as a COMS major. Set up an appointment with your advisor directly; email them, call them, or go to their posted office hours. COMS advisors are as follows:

A – D: Michael Litle
E – K: Ed Beebout
L – Ri: Elizabeth Burch
Ro – Z: Marco Calavita

Graduating Seniors with Graduation Forms:
See your advisor,
then see Chair Elizabeth Burch

You must sign up for Dr. Burch's office hours. Sign up sheets are on her door NH 126

 

Because of high demand in our major, students take courses in the following order. This is true even if you have early registration, are an athlete or have any other entitlements. Please read this carefully so you understand what course you can get when.

**Please be advised that given the current budget constraints, COMS cannot guarantee you will graduate by your desired graduation date.

Coms 200 or Coms 202

These are the introductory core classes. You must complete them before registering for the upper division core. If you completed one or both of these at a Junior College do not repeat them here at SSU. Do NOT expect to get both classes in the same semester.

Coms 301 and/or Coms 302

You must be showing at 60 units or more to register for these two classes. You may not get these classes until you show at 70+ units. This is true for all majors.  Do NOT expect to get both classes in the same semester.

Coms 315 and/or 402 & 499

We expect you to take Coms 315 & 402 your LAST semester as we want you to experience them in the same cohort you will graduate with. You need to be at 90 units to take these senior level classes.

Coms Skill Sequences:

You must take a beginning and advanced skill class. Typically, these are available in a fall-spring sequence. Please do not take more than one sequence.

Coms Electives:

You must complete 12 units of coms electives or 3 classes. You can take the PR sequence as electives but you must pass the 240 class to take the advanced PR class. You can repeat our media labs’ SSU-TV, KSUN & STAR for up to 12 units.