Communication Studies for Transfer

California Community Colleges offer associate degrees for transfer to the CSU. These may include Associate in Arts (AA-T) or Associate in Science (AS-T) degrees. These degrees are designed to provide a clear pathway to a CSU major and baccalaureate degree. California Community College students who are awarded an AA-T or AS-T degree are guaranteed admission with junior standing somewhere in the CSU system and given priority admission consideration to their local CSU campus or to a program that is deemed similar to their community college major. This priority does not guarantee admission to specific majors or campuses.

Students who have been awarded an AA-T or AS-T are able to complete their remaining requirements for the 120-unit baccalaureate degree within 60 semester or 90 quarter units. To view the most current list of Moreno Valley College Associate Degrees for Transfer and to find out which CSU campuses accept each degree, visit I Can Go to College. Students are encouraged to meet with a MVC counselor to review their options for transfer and to develop an educational plan that best meets their goals and needs.

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This program can be completed in 2 years, or 4 semesters (fall/spring). Students can decrease their semester course load by taking some required classes during the winter and summer terms instead.

Program completion within this time frame is dependent on the number of units enrolled per term and course availability. Full-time students are recommended to take 12-15 units per term. Meet with a counselor to develop your Student Educational Plan (SEP), determine the appropriate general education pattern and work/life/school balance.

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Upon successful completion of this program, students should be able to:

• Synthesize communication principles and theories to develop communication competence to improve human interaction.
• Apply and analyze rhetorical principles for a variety of purposes adapting to audience and context.
• Understand the theoretical and practical relationships between and among symbols, culture and gender to competently create, interpret and/or evaluate messages.

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Total Units Required: 18-19

Core Courses

List A: Choose 3 Units

List B: Choose 6 Units

List C: Choose 3-4 Units

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Course Information

Course Credit Area

COM 9/9H – Interpersonal Communication/Honors

3 units

• Major

Choose one:

• COM 12 – Intercultural Communication
• COM 2 – Persuasion in Rhetorical Perspective

3 units

• Major

ENG 1A/1AH – English Composition/Honors

4 units

• CSUGE A2
• IGETC 1A

Any 3-unit Area E course. Suggested:

• GUI 47 – Career and Life Exploration (CSUGE only)
• PSY 33 – Theories of Personality
• SOC 10/10H – Race and Ethnic Relations/Honors

3 units. Vets may submit a DD214 to fulfill requirement.

• CSUGE E

Any 3-unit CSUGE C1/C2 or IGETC 3A/3B Arts and Humanities (CSUGE) class

3 units

• CSUGE C
• IGETC 3

Student Tasks

• Meet with a counselor to complete your student education plan
• Explore career paths with VitaNavis
• Explore career resources
  • Find internship and apprenticeship opportunities
  • Attend career workshops
  • Get help with job searches, resume building, and interviews

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Course Information

Course Credit Area

COM 1/1H – Public Speaking/Honors

3 units

• Major

Choose one:

• COM 3 – Argumentation and Debate
• COM 13 – Gender and Communication

3 units

• Major

MAT 11 or 12/12H – College Algebra or Statistics/Honors

4 units

• CSUGE B4
• IGETC 2

CSU Transfers: Any CSUGE Area C2 course. UC Transfers: A foreign language (IGETC Area 6) or Humanities (Area 3B) course.*

Suggested:

• ASL 1* – American Sign Language I
• HUM 10/10H – World Religions/Honors
• PHI 10/10H – Introduction to Philosophy/Honors
• PHI 12 –  Intro. to Ethics: Contemporary Moral Issues

3 - 4 units

• CSUGE C2
• IGETC 6

Choose one:

• PSY 1/1H – General Psychology/Honors
• SOC 1/1H – Introduction to Sociology/Honors

3 units

• Major
• CSUGE D
• IGETC 4

* The UC system has a foreign language requirement (Area 6) that, if not met in high school, means transfer students must take one Spanish or American Sign Language course.

Student Tasks

• Meet with a counselor to update your student education plan
• Explore transfer resources
  • Research transfer institutions
  • Attend transfer workshops
  • Start planning for transfer

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Course Information

Course Credit Area

Choose one:

• COM 2 – Persuasion in Rhetorical Perspective
• COM 6 – Dynamics of Small Group Communication

3 units

• Major
• CSUGE A1/A3
• IGETC 1C

Choose one:

• HIS/ETS 14 – African American History I
• HIS/ETS 15 – African American History II

3 units

• CSUGE F
• IGETC 7

Any Area B-1 course with lab. Suggested:

• GEG 1/1H and 1L – Physical Geography/Honors and Lab

3 - 4 units. One lab required.

• CSUGE B1/B2
• IGETC 5A/5C

Any course from CSUGE Area C1 Arts or IGETC Area 3A Arts

3 units

• CSUGE C1
• IGETC 3A

Choose one:

• ANT 2/2H – Cultural Anthropology/Honors
• JOU 7 – Mass Communications

3 units

• CSUGE D
• IGETC 4

Student Tasks

• Meet with a counselor to update your student education plan and complete your graduation check
• Apply to transfer
• Prepare to apply for your degree

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Course Information

Course Credit Area

Choose one: 

• COM 12 – Intercultural Communication
• COM 13 – Gender and Communication

3 units

• Major
• CSUGE D
• IGETC 4

ENG 1B/1BH – Critical Thinking and Writing/Honors

4 units

• CSUGE A3
• IGETC 1B

POL 1/1H – American Politics/Honors

3 units. CSU graduation requirement.

• CSU GRAD
• IGETC 4

Any 3-unit CSUGE Area B2 or IGETC 5B course. Suggested:

ANT 1/1H – Physical Anthropology with optional la (ANT 1L)

3 - 4 units. One lab required. If fulfilled with GEG 1L, skip ANT 1L.

• CSUGE B2
• IGETC 5B

Student Tasks

• Meet with a counselor to complete your final graduation check
• Request CSU/IGETC Certification if applicable
• Apply for graduation

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