Transfer Preparation Requirements — Communication*

Major Preparation Requirements

  • One course in introduction to interpersonal and mass communication – please refer to ASSIST and note that in some cases two courses are required to fulfill the requirement
  • One course in principles of public speaking
  • One course in introduction to linguistics, meaning of communication, or culture in communication
  • One statistics course
  • Three courses from:
    • Introductory psychology
    • Introduction to American government/politics
    • Introductory sociology
    • Microeconomics or introduction to political economy

THIS MAJOR IS HIGHLY SELECTIVE; A minimum UC-transferable cumulative GPA of 3.7 is required.

Required by end of fall before transfer

  • A minimum of four major prep courses, all courses must be taken for a letter grade.

NOTE:

  • If two courses are listed in ASSIST as equivalents of Comm Studies 10, then BOTH courses must be completed at the same institution in order to satisfy this major requirement.
  • You must be admitted directly into this major. You will not be able to change to this major after admission to UCLA.

* Demand for this major significantly exceeds space available.

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