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Degree Requirements
The general requirements
for the B.S. degree in professional and technical communication ensure
that students have a basic knowledge of mathematics, science, behavior/social
science, computer science, and liberal arts. The required professional
and technical communication course provide students with communication
skills as well as theoretical background. The career and professional
concentrations give students the expertise in a single field that an
employer will expect.
Students complete
different degree requirements depending upon their enrollment date.
Students enrolling in the SUNY/CUNY system before fall 2000 complete
the old program of study,
which reflects the "old" general education requirements.
Students enrolling
in the SUNY/CUNY system in or after fall 2000 will complete the
new
program of study, which reflects the "new" general education
requirements. Select one of the programs of study below to determine
your degree requirements:
- Satisfactory completion of at least 124 semester hours of college-level work distributed as follows:
- General Education Requirements (31-44 credits)
- Program Requirements (44 credits)
- General Electives (36-49 credits)
- Satisfactory completion of at least 60 semester hours of upper division course work at least 30 of which must be taken at SUNYIT.
- Achievement of at least 2.00 cumulative quality point average in course work taken at SUNYIT, and a "C" or better in all Technical Communication Core Courses.
| I. General Education Requirements |
31-44 |
| Natural Science Course work/Lab Science (BIO,CHE,PHY,ENV) |
4 |
| Science Elective |
3-4 |
| Math |
3-4 |
| Basic Communication |
3-4 |
| Social Sciences (ANT, ECO, GOG, POS, SOC, SSC, STS) |
3-4 |
| HISTORY |
| American History |
2-4 |
| Western Civilization |
2-4 |
| Other World Civilization |
2-4 |
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| II. Program Requirements |
| Core Courses |
28 |
| COM 302 Presentation Speaking |
| COM 306 Report Writing/Technical Communication |
| COM 320 Design & Desktop Publishing |
| COM 380 Communication Theory |
| COM 350 *Designing Online Information |
| COM 400 *Software Documentation |
| COM 406 Advanced Technical Communication |
| COM 499 Portfolio & Professional Review |
| *Must Complete COM 350 or COM 400 |
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| Career Concentration |
16 |
| 16 credits of upper division course work with a COM prefix, approved by your advisor. Courses specifically NOT permitted are COM 300, COM 305, COM 308.
2.0 GPA required in the major. |
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| III. General Electives (36-49 credits) |
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