Program Map - Catalog

ACADEMIC MAP
Digital Communication, A.A.S.

COURSE	CR	COMMENTS
Semester 1
COLL 101 : ORIENTATION TO COLLEGE	1
ENGL 101 : ~COMPOSITION 1	3
MATH 120 : QUANTITATIVE LITERACY	3
COMM 105 : INTRODUCTION TO MASS MEDIA	3
CMS 110 : BASIC NEWSWRITING	3
COMM 111 : ~FUNDAMENTALS OF SPEECH	3
TOTAL:	16
Semester 2
COURSE	CR	COMMENTS
CS 101 : INTRO TO PC APPLICATIONS	4
ENGL 102 : ~COMPOSITION 2	3
COMM 202 : INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION	3
CMS 215 : MEDIA WRITING	3
CMS 219 : FUND OF BROADCAST PRODUCTION	3
TOTAL:	16
Semester 3
COURSE	CR	COMMENTS
CMS 117 : INTRO TO SOCIAL MEDIA MGMT	3
CMS 218 : NEWS REPORTING	3
CMS 221 : BROADCAST ANNOUNCING	3
CMS 225 : MEDIA DESIGN I	1
TOTAL:	10
Semester 4
COURSE	CR	COMMENTS
PHIL 150 : INTRODUCTION TO ETHICS	3
CMS 223 : BROADCAST PROGRAMMING	3
CMS 235 : FUNDAMENTALS VIDEO PRODUCTION	3
CMS 239 : BROADCAST NEWS WRITING	3
CMS 240 : MULTIMEDIA REPORTING	3
TOTAL:	15

The Associate of Applied Science in Digital Communication degree is a valuable transfer degree that enables you to be a part of the only community college radio station in West Virginia - as part of WPKM 96.3 FM The Beet. If you want to work in broadcasting, journalism, digital media, or marketing, a digital communications degree can help you launch a successful career.

MILESTONE COURSE: These courses are the keys to graduation. Courses should be taken in the recommended semesters to stay on time for completion.

CAREER PLANNING: If you want to work in broadcasting, journalism, public relations, human resources, advertising, graphic design, or education, a communication degree can help you launch a successful career. As a communications professional, you shape the way people share, receive, and process information — an invaluable role that will always be in demand.

2+2 with WVU Parkersburg
Finish your Associate’s degree here and seamlessly transfer to the WVU Parkersburg Bachelor of Applied Science in Communication and Media Studies

Students should average 15 credit hours per semester, or 30 per year, to graduate on time.

TOTAL DEGREE CREDITS:
57

Graduation Requirements:

Monitor program progress through My Degree to remain on graduation pathway.
Complete a minimum 60 hours in credit courses as outlined below.
Complete at least 16 credit hours at WVU Parkersburg.
Maintain a minimum 2.0 cumulative grade point average.
Maintain a minimum 2.5 grade point average in program core courses.
Earn the grade of C or higher in all program core courses (those with CMS prefix).
Complete and file the graduation application, in OLSIS, within the stated deadlines.

To ensure breadth and depth as students meet these broad education goals, the curriculum focuses on six academic “strands.”

Composition & Rhetoric

Science & Technology

Math & Quantitative Skill

Society, Diversity & Connections

Human Inquiry & the Past

The Arts and Creativity

ENGL 101

ENGL 102

ENGL 107*

ENGL 108*

ASTR 106

BIOL 101 &
BIOL 103 L

BIOL 102

BIOL 104 L

BIOL 107 *

BIOL 108 *

BIOL 109 *

BIOL 115

BIOL 117

BIOL 171

CHEM 111

CHEM 115

CHEM 116

CS 101

GEOL 101 &
GEOL 102 L

GEOL 103 &
GEOL 104 L

GEOL 105 &
GEOL 105 L

PSCI 111

PSCI 112

PHYS 101

PHYS 102

PHYS 111

PHYS 112

MATH 120 *

MATH 121

MATH 125 *

MATH 126

MATH 128

MATH 129

MATH 150

MATH 155

MATH 156

MATH 211

COMM 105

COMM 111

COMM 112

ECON 201

ECON 202

FREN 101

FREN 102

GEOG 102

GEOG 240

POLS 102

POLS 220

PSYC 101

PSYC 241

RELI 231

SOC 101

SOC 105

SOC 221

SOC 232

SPAN 101

SPAN 102

HIST 101

HIST 102

HIST 152

HIST 153

HIST 250 *

PHIL 111

PHIL 150 *

PHIL 170

History &
Literature of the Arts

ART 101

ART 105

ART 106

MUSI 170

THEA 101

Literature

ENGL 131

ENGL 132

ENGL 221

ENGL 222

ENGL 241

ENGL 242

ENGL 261

ENGL 262

ENGL 285

Applied Arts

ART 109

THEA 102

Creative Writing

ENGL 213

ENGL 214

ENGL 215

* Serves technical and professional degree programs specific to WVU Parkersburg. Does not transfer to WVU as General Education (March 2018).

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Semester 4