Program Curriculum

This is a recommended list of courses for students who plan to major in SPEECH at a university. Students who complete this program will be eligible to apply for the Associate of Arts degree at WCJC. Courses that must be taken in order to satisfy AA degree.

Requirements are listed with the corresponding WCJC Core Curriculum Component. Courses that are listed as “Recommended” are electives that will contribute to AA degree requirements. Different electives may be chosen.

WCJC’s AA degree requires 60 hours, and students should be aware they may not be able to transfer more than 60-66 hours.

Course	Course Title		Degree Requirements	Sem. Hours
Freshman Year, First Semester
ENGL 1301	Composition I		Core 010	3
HIST 1301	US History I		Core 060	3
Science	BIOL, CHEM, GEOL, or PHYS		Core 030	4
SPCH 1315	Fundamentals of Speech		Core 011	3
Math	MATH 1314 or above		Core 020	3
			16 sem. hrs
Freshman Year, Second Semester
ENGL 1302	Composition II		Core 010	3
HIST 1302	US History II		Core 060	3
Science	BIOL, CHEM, GEOL, or PHYS		Core 030	4
SPCH 1318	Interpersonal Communication		Recommended	3
Perf/Visual Arts	ARTS, DRAM, or MUSI course		Core 050	3
PHED	Any PE Activity course		Core 090	1
			17 sem. hrs
Sophomore Year, First Semester
GOVT 2301		Constitutions, Federalism, & Participation	Core 070	3
English		Literature or Humanities course	Core 040	3
Social Science		Social Science course	Core 080	3
SPCH 1321		Business and Professional Speaking	Recommended	3
SPCH 1342		Voice and Articulation	Recommended	3
			15 sem. hrs
Sophomore Year, Second Semester
GOVT 2302	Institutions, Rights & Public Policies		Core 070	3
English	Literature Course		Recommended	3
SPCH 2341	Oral Interpretation		Recommended	3
COSC 1301	Computer course		Recommended	3
Performing Arts	DRAM or MUSI course		Recommended	3
			15 sem. hrs

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