UT Tyler BS in Communication Studies Pathway
BS in Communication Studies
KC (Kilgore College) to UT Tyler
2026-2027 Catalog
Freshman Year
Fall Semester (KC)
- SPCH 1315 - Public Speaking (3 Credit Hours)
- Communication Core Course (3 Credit Hours)
- Mathematics Core Course (3 Credit Hours)
- Life and Physical Sciences Core Course (3 Credit Hours)
Semester Total: 12 Credit Hours
Spring Semester (KC)
- Life and Physical Sciences Core Course (3 Credit Hours)
- Language, Philosophy, and Culture Core Course (3 Credit Hours)
- Component Area Option II (3 Credit Hours)
- Communication Core Course (3 Credit Hours)
- Elective (3 Credit Hours)
Semester Total: 15 Credit Hours
Sophomore Year
Fall Semester (KC)
- HIST 1301 - United States History I (3 Credit Hours)
- GOVT 2305 - Federal Government (3 Credit Hours)
- Creative Arts Core Course (3 Credit Hours)
- S. Requirement Course* (3 Credit Hours)
- Elective (3 Credit Hours)
Semester Total: 15 Credit Hours
Spring Semester (KC)
- GOVT 2306 - Texas Government (3 Credit Hours)
- HIST 1302 - United States History II (3 Credit Hours)
- Social and Behavioral Sciences Core Course (3 Credit Hours)
- S. Requirement Course* (3 Credit Hours)
- Elective (3 Credit Hours)
Semester Total: 15 Credit Hours
Junior Year
Fall Semester (UT Tyler)
- CMST 2310 - Introduction to Research Methods (3 Credit Hours)
- CMST 2318 - Interpersonal Communication (3 Credit Hours)
- CMST 1311 - Introduction to Communication Studies (3 Credit Hours)
- Lower-Division Minor Course (3 Credit Hours)
- Upper-Division Elective - CMST Major (3 Credit Hours)
Semester Total: 15 Credit Hours
Spring Semester (UT Tyler)
- CMST 4326 - Advanced Public Speaking (3 Credit Hours)
- CMST 4320 - Communication Theory (3 Credit Hours)
- CMST Upper-Division Elective (3 Credit Hours)
- CMST Upper-Division Elective (3 Credit Hours)
- Upper-Division Minor Course (3 Credit Hours)
- Upper-Division Minor Course (3 Credit Hours)
Semester Total: 18 Credit Hours
Senior Year
Fall Semester (UT Tyler)
- Upper-Division Minor Course (3 Credit Hours)
- Upper-Division Minor Course (3 Credit Hours)
- Upper-Division Elective (3 Credit Hours)
- Upper-Division Elective (3 Credit Hours)
- CMST Lower-Division Elective (3 Credit Hours)
Semester Total: 15 Credit Hours
Spring Semester (UT Tyler)
- CMST Upper-Division Elective (3 Credit Hours)
- CMST Upper-Division Elective (3 Credit Hours)
- Lower/Upper-Division Elective (3 Credit Hours)
- Upper-Division Elective (3 Credit Hours)
- Lower-Division Minor Course (2 Credit Hours)
Semester Total: 15 Credit Hours
Total Credit Hours at Kilgore College: 57
Total Credit Hours at UT Tyler: 63
Total Credit Hours: 120
Notes:
B.S. Requirement: Six hours of mathematics, science, economics, geography and/or computer science, in addition to those otherwise counted as lower-division preparation. These six hours may be taken at the lower- or upper-division.
Minor: At least 18 hrs. in a single related discipline to be chosen in consultation with the student's major advisor.
18 hours of additional CMST courses:
CMST 2320 Nonverbal Communication
CMST 2335 Argumentation and Debate
CMST 3315 Lying and Deception
CMST 3321 Business and Professional Communication
CMST 3322 Small Group Communication
CMST 3324 Public Health Communication
CMST 3325 Persuasive Communication
CMST 3340 Speech Activities
CMST 3350 Risk Communication
CMST 4199 Independent Study
CMST 4310 Family Communication
CMST 4326 Advanced Public Speaking
CMST 4327 Contemporary Rhetoric
CMST 4330 Interviewing
CMST 4331 Intercultural Communication
CMST 4333 Religious Communication
CMST 4334 Political Communication
CMST 4344 Media Ecology
CMST 4360 Topics in Communication
CMST 4361 Communication Processes and Artificial Intelligence
CMST 4370 Undergraduate Internship Program
Electives sufficient to meet university requirements.