The AA in Liberal Arts curriculum at Ivy Tech is valid in the following locations:
Bloomington – Columbus – Evansville - Fort Wayne – Franklin – Greencastle – Indianapolis – Kokomo – Lafayette - Lake County – Lawrenceburg – Logansport – Madison – Marion - Michigan City - Muncie - Noblesville – Richmond – Sellersburg - South Bend/Elkhart - Terre Haute – Valpar
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^ = Capstone Course
*Must choose from FREN 201, SPAN 201, HIST 111, or HIST 112
**Must choose from FREN 202, SPAN 202, POLS 211, ANTH 154, or GEOG 207
***Must choose from ENGL 202, ENGL 203, ENGL 206, ENGL 214, ENGL 220, ENGL 221, ENGL 222, ENGL 223, HUMA 100, PHIL 101, or PHIL 213
| Course number | Course name | Credit hours | |
| ENGL 111 | English Composition | 3 | |
| IVYT 111 | Student Success in University Transfer | 1 | |
| COMM 101 | Fundamentals of Public Speaking (SL, required) | 3 | |
| MATH 123 | Quantitative Reasoning or Higher | 3-4 | |
| XXXX XXX | Transfer Cluster Elective | 3 | |
| XXXX XXX | Foreign Language Elective | 3-4 | |
| Semester |
| Course number | Course name | Credit hours | |
| ENGL 215 | Rhetoric and Argument | 3 | |
| XXXX XXX | Humanistic and Artistic Ways of Knowing Elective | 3-4 | |
| XXXX XXX | Foreign Language Elective | 3-4 | |
| COMM 102 | Introduction to Interpersonal Communication (TGEC) | 3 | |
| XXXX XXX | Scientific Ways of Knowing Elective | 3-5 | |
| Semester total: 15 |
| Course number | Course name | Credit hours | |
| XXXX XXX | Transfer General Education Core (TGEC) Elective | 3-5 | |
| XXXX XXX | COMM 201: Introduction to Mass Communication recommended or Social and Behavioral Ways of Knowing course (TCE) | 3 | |
| XXXX XXX | Transfer General Education Core (TGEC) Elective | 3-4 | |
| XXXX XXX | Social and Behavioral Ways of Knowing Elective | 3 | |
| * | XXXX XXX | Transfer General Education Core (TGEC) Elective | 3 |
| Semester total: 15 |
| Course number | Course name | Credit hours | |
| ^ | LIBA 279 | Liberal Arts Capstone Course | 1 |
| ** | XXXX XXX | Transfer Cluster Elective | 3 |
| XXXX XXX | Humanistic and Artistic Ways of Knowing Elective | 3-4 | |
| XXXX XXX | Transfer Cluster Elective | 4 | |
| *** | XXXX XXX | Transfer Cluster Elective | 3 |
| Semester total: 14 | |||
| AA Liberal Arts total: 60 |
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*** = Communication Studies Electives must include at least 3 credit hours each in three of the four areas which are designated by the prefixes C, M, R, & T
| Course number | Course name | Credit hours | |
| COMM-G 100 | Intro to Communication Theory | 3 | |
| *** | COMM | Communication Studies major elective | 3 |
| XXXX XXX | 300/400 Level Advanced Elective | 3 | |
| XXXX XXX | 300/400 Level Advanced Elective from Liberal Arts outside of Communication Studies | 3 | |
| XXXX XXX | 300/400 Level Advanced Elective | 3 | |
| Semester total: 15 |
| Course number | Course name | Credit hours | |
| COMM-G 201 | Intro to Communication Theory | 3 | |
| *** | COMM | Communication Studies Major Elective | 3 |
| *** | COMM 300/400 | Communication Studies Major Elective at 300/400 Level | 3 |
| XXXX XXX | 300/400 Level Advanced Elective from Liberal Arts outside of Communication Studies | 3 | |
| XXXX XXX | Analytical Proficiency | 3 | |
| Semester total: 15 |
| Course number | Course name | Credit hours | |
| COMM-G 310 | Intro to Communication Research | 3 | |
| *** | COMM 300/400 | Communication Studies Major Elective at 300/400 Level | 3 |
| *** | COMM 300/400 | Communication Studies Major Elective at 300/400 Level | 3 |
| XXXX XXX | 300/400 Level Advanced Elective from Liberal Arts outside of Communication Studies | 3 | |
| XXXX XXX | 300/400 Level Advanced Elective | 3 | |
| Semester total: 15 |
| Course number | Course name | Credit hours | |
| COMM-G 480 | Senior Capstone in Communication Studies | 3 | |
| *** | COMM 300/400 | Communication Studies Major Elective at 300/400 Level | 3 |
| XXXX XXX | Elective | 3 | |
| XXXX XXX | 300/400 Level Advanced Elective | 3 | |
| XXXX XXX | 300/400 Level Advanced Elective | 3 | |
| Semester total: 15 |
Total Credit Requirement to earn BA in Communication Studies = 120 credits
