The request to add a foreign language requirement to the Communication Studies Major

Date: January 25, 2011
To: College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
From: Clarence Greene, Faculty Governance Assistant
Approved On: December 21, 2010
Implementation Date: 2011

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Admission Requirements. Students matriculated at UNC Charlotte and planning to change to or declare Communication Studies as their major must have an overall GPA of at least 2.0, met the foreign language requirement for the major, and no grade less than C in COMM 1101, COMM 2100, and either STAT 1220 or STAT 1222. Students may attempt COMM 2100 a maximum of two times.

Transfer students from other institutions must meet all general requirements for admission to the University. Acceptance into the Communication Studies major requires that they have met the foreign language requirement for the major, no grade less than a C in COMM 1101 or its equivalent, COMM 2100 or its equivalent, and either STAT 1220 or STAT 1222.

Matriculated and transfer students who do not meet requirements for admission to the program because of special circumstances may petition the Department of Communication Studies for acceptance into the program.

Pre-Communication Studies. Students who apply for the Communication Studies major are initially classified as Pre-Communication Studies majors until they meet the following requirements; cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher, successful completion of a foreign language course at the 2000 level or higher in a Latin alphabet language or American Sign Language or 1202 in a non-Latin alphabet language, and successful (grade C or better) completion of COMM 1101; COMM 2100, and either STAT 1220 or STAT 1222. Students matriculated at UNC Charlotte and planning to change or declare Pre Communication Studies as their major must have an overall GPA of at least 2.0.