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The Public Relations track of the Strategic and Professional Communication, B.S. prepares students to lead in a world where communication is everything. The Strategic and Professional Communication BS Degree equips you with in-demand skills to craft impactful messages across civic, interpersonal, and professional landscapes. Whether you're shaping brand narratives or managing public relations campaigns, you develop the tools to communicate with confidence and clarity.

The State University of New York at Fredonia is committed to doing our part to provide each student a clear path to graduation. This four-year degree plan is a sample map for fulfilling requirements in the major, the Fredonia Foundations (FF), and other supporting courses. The pathway that you take to your degree may differ somewhat from this illustration, depending on where you start and the detours and side trips you may take along the way. If you are committed to completing your degree in four years, we encourage you to consider signing up for the Fredonia in 4 program. For complete information about this degree program, please consult the university catalog at www.fredonia.edu/catalog

Sample Degree Plan

First Year

Fall Semester

Course Title Credits
COMM 199 Communication Orientation 1
COMM 101 Fundamentals of Communication 3
FF Course 3
FF Course 3
FF Course 3
Elective 3
TOTAL 16

Spring Semester

Course Title Credits
COMM 105 Public Speaking 3
COMM 102, or 155, or 312 3
FF Course 3
FF Course 3
Elective 3
TOTAL 15

Second Year

Fall Semester

Course Title Credits
COMM 244 Intro to Social Media 3
COMM XXX Track Elective 3
FF Course 3
FF Course 3
Minor Course 3
TOTAL 15

Spring Semester

Course Title Credits
COMM 222 Principles of Public Relations 3
COMM XXX Track Elective Upper Level 3
FF Course 3
Minor Course 3
Elective 3
TOTAL 15

Third Year

Fall Semester

Course Title Credits
COMM 322 Public Relations Writing 3
COMM 323 Research Methods 3
Minor Course 3
Upper Level Elective 3
Elective 3
TOTAL 15

Spring Semester

Course Title Credits
COMM 336 Intro to Business Comm 3
COMM 344 Public Relations Case Analysis 3
COMM 420 Comm Law & Ethics 3
Minor Course 3
Upper Level Elective 3
TOTAL 15

Fourth Year

Fall Semester

Course Title Credits
COMM 422 Public Relations Campaigns 3
COMM XXX Track Elective Upper Level 3
Minor Course 3
Elective 3
Elective 3
TOTAL 15

Spring Semester

Course Title Credits
COMM 480 Comm Internship 1
Minor Course 3
Upper Level Elective 3
Elective 3
Elective 3
Elective 1
TOTAL 14

GRAND TOTAL: 120

This Sample Degree Map is based on the requirements published in the University Catalog.

Communication Department

  • Chair, Professor Roslin Smith 311 McEwen Hall State University of New York at Fredonia Fredonia, NY 14063

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