Major Code BC5374
Scripps College of Communication
Schoonover Center 100
20 E. Union St.
Athens, OH 45701
Phone: 740.593.4883
Fax: 740.593.0459
scrippscollege@ohio.edu
http://www.scrippscollege.ohio.edu
Beth Novak, Associate Dean for Student Success, contact person
Program Overview
The Applied Communication program is ideally suited for professionals in a variety of public, non-profit, and private organizations who have positions that emphasize internal and external communication. The major cross-trains individuals in visual, written, and oral communication, emphasizing both practical application and theory-based communication strategy. The major is specifically tailored for individuals who have already completed an associate’s degree (60 or more semester hours or 90 or more quarter hours). The major is delivered in a flexible online format, requiring no face-to-face meetings. Courses in the major are designed with best practices for online pedagogy, emphasizing the same student enrichment philosophy that grounds other majors in the Scripps College of Communication.
Admissions Information
Freshman/First-Year Admission
Students must have earned an associate’s degree and an overall 2.5 GPA.
Change of Program Policy
No selective or limited admission requirements.
External Transfer Admission
Students must have earned an associate’s degree and an overall 2.5 GPA.
Opportunities Upon Graduation
This program equips students with competencies in visual, written, and oral communication, emphasizing both practical application and theory based communication strategy. Students are prepared for careers in communication-intensive positions in a wide variety of public, non-profit, and private organizations.
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