Your Newhouse School major requires specific courses during your four years at Syracuse University to ensure a well-rounded education. This is a summary of your complete degree requirements. Be sure to consult your adviser in the Newhouse Advising Office with any questions.

Public Communications Core • Communications Major • Minor/Professional Specialization • Electives • Summary Notes

Public Communications Core Requirements

Basic Skills for Public Communications students: 15-19 credits (5 courses)

• Basic Writing (one course)
• Foreign Languages (two courses)
• Quantitative Skills (one course)
• Additional course in either foreign languages, quantitative skills, computer skills or speech (CRS 325 for Bandier majors)

Divisional Requirements for Public Communications Students: 30–36 credits (10 courses) 

Two courses in each of the following areas chosen from the Divisional Lists:

1. Social Sciences
2. Humanities (BAN, GRA, PHO and TRF majors all take PHI 293)
3. Natural Sciences and Mathematics (One course must include a laboratory.)

Plus any combination of four additional courses from Social Sciences, Humanities, or Natural Sciences and Mathematics.

Writing Intensive Courses

Two courses from the approved Writing Intensive course list.

Public Communications Core • Communications Major • Minor/Professional Specialization • Electives • Summary Notes

Communications Major Requirements:  33-42 credits

A major must be declared no later than the end of the second year. All majors begin with COM 107: Communications and Society which you will complete in your first semester. and COM 117: Multimedia Storytelling (3 credits) will be completed by the end of the second semester.  All students are required to pass a Grammar Competency exam which they will take at the beginning of the fall term.

Public Communications Core • Communications Major • Minor/Professional Specialization • Electives • Summary Notes

Minor/Professional Specialization Requirements: 18 credits

A minor consists of six or more courses in an area of study which allows you to investigate a subject in some depth. The minor must be in an area outside of Communications.  You must declare your minor by the beginning of your third year.

Professional Specialization for Bandier Majors: 18 credits

A professional specialization with specific courses in Management and Visual and Performing Arts has been designed for the Bandier major.

• ACC 201 – Introduction to Accounting
• CRS 325 – Presentational Speaking
• EEE 370 – Introduction to Entrepreneurship
• MAR 301 – Essentials Of Marketing
• MUI 205 – Music Industry I
• MUI 206 – Music Industry II

Public Communications Core • Communications Major • Minor/Professional Specialization • Electives • Summary Notes

Electives: 0–31 credits

Since some courses may fulfill more than one requirement, the number of elective credits you have varies according to how you choose to fulfill the Arts and Sciences, Major, and Minor requirements. Elective courses may be chosen from any area in which you are eligible to take courses outside of Communications. If you choose a minor outside of the College of Arts and Sciences, it is very likely that all of your elective credits must be courses in the Arts and Sciences.

Public Communications Core • Communications Major • Minor/Professional Specialization • Electives • Summary Notes

Summary Notes for Public Communications Students

• A minimum of 122 credits is required for graduation.
• A minimum of 61 credits MUST be from courses taught by the College of Arts and Sciences.
• A maximum of 4 credits MAY be in physical education.
• 33-42 of the 122 credits MUST be in a major program in communications. You may take more than 42 credits in Newhouse as long as you have time to complete the rest of your requirements for graduation.

Your Newhouse School major requires specific courses during your four years at Syracuse University to ensure a well-rounded education. This is a summary of your complete degree requirements. Be sure to consult your adviser in the Newhouse Advising Office with any questions.

Public Communications Core • Communications Major • Minor/Professional Specialization • Electives • Summary Notes

Public Communications Core Requirements

Basic Skills for Public Communications students: 16-20 credits (6 courses)

• FYS 101 First Year Seminar
• Basic Writing (one course)
• Foreign Languages (two courses)
• Quantitative Skills (one course)
• Additional course in either foreign languages, quantitative skills, computer skills or speech (CRS 325 for Bandier majors)

Divisional Requirements for Public Communications Students: 30–36 credits (10 courses) 

Two courses in each of the following areas chosen from the Divisional Lists:

1. Social Sciences
2. Humanities (BAN, GRA, PHO and TRF majors all take PHI 293)
3. Natural Sciences and Mathematics (One course must include a laboratory.)

Plus any combination of four additional courses from Social Sciences, Humanities, or Natural Sciences and Mathematics.

Writing Intensive Courses

Two courses from the approved Writing Intensive course list.

Public Communications Core • Communications Major • Minor/Professional Specialization • Electives • Summary Notes

Communications Major Requirements:  39-42 credits

• A major must be declared no later than the end of the second year.
• All majors begin with COM 107: Communications and Society which you will complete in your first semester. and COM 117: Multimedia Storytelling (3 credits) will be completed by the end of the second semester.
• All students are required to pass a Grammar Competency exam which they will take at the beginning of the fall term.

Public Communications Core • Communications Major • Minor/Professional Specialization • Electives • Summary Notes

Minor/Professional Specialization Requirements: 18 credits

A minor consists of six or more courses in an area of study which allows you to investigate a subject in some depth. The minor must be in an area outside of Communications.  You must declare your minor by the beginning of your third year.

Professional Specialization for Bandier Majors: 18 credits

A professional specialization with specific courses in Management and Visual and Performing Arts has been designed for the Bandier major.

• ACC 201 – Introduction to Accounting
• CRS 325 – Presentational Speaking
• EEE 370 – Introduction to Entrepreneurship
• MAR 301 – Essentials Of Marketing
• MUI 205 – Music Industry I
• MUI 206 – Music Industry II

Public Communications Core • Communications Major • Minor/Professional Specialization • Electives • Summary Notes

Electives: 0–31 credits

Since some courses may fulfill more than one requirement, the number of elective credits you have varies according to how you choose to fulfill the Arts and Sciences, Major, and Minor requirements. Elective courses may be chosen from any area in which you are eligible to take courses outside of Communications. If you choose a minor outside of the College of Arts and Sciences, it is very likely that all of your elective credits must be courses in the Arts and Sciences.

Public Communications Core • Communications Major • Minor/Professional Specialization • Electives • Summary Notes

Summary Notes for Public Communications Students

• A minimum of 122 credits is required for graduation.
• A minimum of 61 credits MUST be from courses taught by the College of Arts and Sciences.
• A maximum of 4 credits MAY be in physical education.
• 39-42 of the 122 credits MUST be in a major program in communications. You may take more than 42 credits in Newhouse as long as you have time to complete the rest of your requirements for graduation.

Your Newhouse School major requires specific courses during your four years at Syracuse University to ensure a well-rounded education. This is a summary of your complete degree requirements. Be sure to consult your adviser in the Newhouse Advising Office with any questions.

Public Communications Core • Communications Major • Minor/Professional Specialization • Electives • Summary Notes

Public Communications Core Requirements

Basic Skills for Public Communications students: 16-20 credits (6 courses)

• FYS 101 First Year Seminar
• Basic Writing (one course)
• Foreign Languages (two courses)
• Quantitative Skills (one course)
• Additional course in either foreign languages, quantitative skills, computer skills or speech (CRS 325 for Bandier majors)

Divisional Requirements for Public Communications Students: 30–36 credits (10 courses) 

Two courses in each of the following areas chosen from the Divisional Lists:

1. Social Sciences
2. Humanities (BAN, GRA, PHO and TRF majors all take PHI 293)
3. Natural Sciences and Mathematics (One course must include a laboratory.)

Plus any combination of four additional courses from Social Sciences, Humanities, or Natural Sciences and Mathematics.

Writing Intensive Courses

Two courses from the approved Writing Intensive course list.

Public Communications Core • Communications Major • Minor/Professional Specialization • Electives • Summary Notes

Communications Major Requirements:  39-42 credits

• A major must be declared no later than the end of the second year.
• All majors begin with COM 107: Communications and Society which you will complete in your first semester. and COM 117: Multimedia Storytelling (3 credits) will be completed by the end of the second semester.
• All students are required to pass a Grammar Competency exam which they will take at the beginning of the fall term.

Public Communications Core • Communications Major • Minor/Professional Specialization • Electives • Summary Notes

Minor/Professional Specialization Requirements: 18 credits

A minor consists of six or more courses in an area of study which allows you to investigate a subject in some depth. The minor must be in an area outside of Communications.  You must declare your minor by the beginning of your third year.

Professional Specialization for Bandier Majors: 18 credits

A professional specialization with specific courses in Management and Visual and Performing Arts has been designed for the Bandier major.

• ACC 201 – Introduction to Accounting
• CRS 325 – Presentational Speaking
• EEE 370 – Introduction to Entrepreneurship
• MAR 301 – Essentials Of Marketing
• MUI 205 – Music Industry I
• MUI 206 – Music Industry II

Public Communications Core • Communications Major • Minor/Professional Specialization • Electives • Summary Notes

Electives: 0–31 credits

Since some courses may fulfill more than one requirement, the number of elective credits you have varies according to how you choose to fulfill the Arts and Sciences, Major, and Minor requirements. Elective courses may be chosen from any area in which you are eligible to take courses outside of Communications. If you choose a minor outside of the College of Arts and Sciences, it is very likely that all of your elective credits must be courses in the Arts and Sciences.

Public Communications Core • Communications Major • Minor/Professional Specialization • Electives • Summary Notes

Summary Notes for Public Communications Students

• A minimum of 122 credits is required for graduation.
• A minimum of 61 credits MUST be from courses taught by the College of Arts and Sciences.
• A maximum of 4 credits MAY be in physical education.
• 39-42 of the 122 credits MUST be in a major program in communications. You may take more than 42 credits in Newhouse as long as you have time to complete the rest of your requirements for graduation.