Bachelor of Arts Degree
This is just one example of how your four years at Xavier might look with one of our Communication majors. This works for any of our four majors. Just slot in the required courses for your major wherever you see "Communication Course" listed.
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First Year
| First Semester |
Sem. Hrs. |
Second Semester |
Sem. Hrs. |
| CORE 101 Goa |
0 |
CORE 102 Goa |
0 |
| COMM 101 (OC Flag) or COMM 123 |
3 |
COMM 101 (OC Flag) or COMM 123 |
3 |
| English Composition or Rhetoric |
3 |
Historical Perspectives |
3 |
| Second Language Elective |
3 |
Second Language Elective |
3 |
| CORE 100 First-Year Seminar or THEO 111 Theological Foundations |
3 |
CORE 100 First-Year Seminar or THEO 111 Theological Foundations |
3 |
| PHIL 100 Ethics as Introduction to Philosophy |
3 |
MATH 105 (Math at placement level) or MATH 116 (Math Perspectives) |
3 |
| Total |
15 |
Total |
15 |
Sophomore
| First Semester |
Sem. Hrs. |
Second Semester |
Sem. Hrs. |
| COMM 206 (Writing Flag) |
3 |
Communication Course |
3 |
| ENGL 2015 Literature and the Moral Imagination |
3 |
Communication Course |
3 |
| Creative Perspectives |
3 |
Theology Perspectives (THEO 200+) |
3 |
| PHIL 200 Philosophical Perspectives |
3 |
Scientific Perspectives |
3 |
| Social Science elective |
3 |
Natural Science elective |
3 |
| Total |
15 |
Total |
15 |
Junior
| First Semester |
Sem. Hrs. |
Second Semester |
Sem. Hrs. |
| COMM 329: Research Methods (QR Flag) |
3 |
COMM 477: Ethics (E/R and S Focus Flag) |
3 |
| Communication Course |
3 |
Communication Course |
3 |
| Diversity Flag (COMM 209, 323, 324 or other) |
3 |
Humanities elective |
3 |
| General elective |
3 |
General elective |
3 |
| General elective |
3 |
General elective |
3 |
| Total |
15 |
Total |
15 |
Senior
| First Semester |
Sem. Hrs. |
Second Semester |
Sem. Hrs. |
| Communication Course |
3 |
Communication senior seminar |
3 |
| Communication Course |
3 |
General elective |
3 |
| General elective |
3 |
General elective |
3 |
| General elective |
3 |
General elective |
3 |
| General elective |
3 |
General elective |
3 |
| Total |
15 |
Total |
15 |