U of L - KCTCS Joint Program
for a Bachelor of Science in Communication

The joint program is completed in two phases. First, the student enrolls in a KCTCS institution and takes 61 or 62 hours of coursework as outlined in the table below.

KCTCS Courses
University of Louisville Equivalents
Course Number. Title Credit Course Number Title Credit
Eng 101 Writing I 3 ENG101 Introduction to College Writing 3
Eng 102 Writing II 3 ENG 102 Intermediate College Writing 3
Com 181 Public Speaking 3 COMM 111 Speech Communication 3
Art 100 Introduction to Art 3 ARTH 203 Introduction to Art 3
Eng 161 Introduction to Literature 3 ENG 250 Introduction to Literature 3
Soc 101 Introduction to Sociology 3 SOC 209 Principles and Concepts of Sociology 3
Eco 201 Principles of Economics I 3 ECOM 201 Principles of Macroeconomics 3
PY 110 PSY 100 General Psychology or Introduction to Psychology 3 (4) PSYCH 201 Introduction to Psychology 3
Bio 103 Basic Ideas of Biology 3 BIOL 102 Introduction to Biological Systems 3
Bio 111 General Biology Lab 1 BIOL 104 Introduction to Biological Systems Lab 1
Che 104 Introductory General Chemistry 3 CHEM 101 Introduction to Chemistry 3
MA 150 or MT 150 College Algebra or College Algebra and Functions 3 MATH 111 College Algebra 3
His 108 History of the United States Through 1865 3 HIST 211 American History I 3
His 109 History of the United States Since 1865 3 HIST 212 American History II 3
Com 252 Introduction to Interpersonal Communications 3 COMM 315 Introduction to Interpersonal Communication 3
Chm 101 Chemistry: A Cultural Approach 3   Natural Science Elective 3
Cis 100 Introduction to Computers 3 COMM 250 Computer Communication 3
Com 249 Mass Media and Mass Culture 3 COMM 305 Introduction to Mass Communication 3
Com 101 Introduction to Communication 3 COMM 201 Introduction to Communication 3
Jou 204 Writing for the Mass Media 3 COMM 320 Newswriting 3
Spa 101 Basic Spanish 3 Span 121 Basic Spanish 4
TOTAL HOURS 61/62 TOTAL HOURS 62

After the student has completed all of the KCTCS coursework, then the student takes the remainder of the coursework at U of L.

COURSES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE FOR A BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
Course Number Title Credits

All Communication Majors are required to take the following CORE courses in addition to the Communication courses taken at KCTCS.
COMM 304 Argument in Everyday Life 3
COMM 316 Communication Research Methods 3
COMM 317 Communication Internship 3
COMM 319 Debate 3
TOTAL REQUIRED CORE HOURS
12

All students must take two cultural diversity courses, and at least one of them must be designated CD1. The second one can be either CD1 or CD2. (For an explanation of the difference see the undergraduate catalog.) Below are two Communication courses that satisfy the requirement.
COMM 275 African-American Communication (CD1) 3
COMM 440 Intercultural Communication (CD2) 3
TOTAL CULTURAL DIVERSITY HOURS
6

All students must take at least two upper level writing intensive courses (designated WR courses). The following two courses are WR but a student can use any WR course to fulfill the requirement.
COMM 421 Communication Technologies (WR) 3
COMM 430 Health Communication (WR) 3
TOTAL WR HOURS
6

In addition to the five 300+ and 400+ courses above, a student must take 9 additional Communication hours at the 300+ or 400+ level. Students can choose from the courses below or any other 300+ or 400+ courses offered.
COMM 327 Effects of Mass Media 3
COMM 360 Web Development I 3
COMM 460 Special Topics: Communication and Death 3
COMM 461 Special Topics: Intimate Communication 3
COMM 520 Computer Mediated Communication 3
TOTAL COMMUNICATION ELECTIVES
9

Students are required to take the following Arts & Sciences courses
HUM or NS Upper division (300+ or 400+) hours in Humanities or Natural Sciences 6
SPAN 122 Basic Spanish II 4
TOTAL A&S PROGRAMMATIC HOURS
10

Students must take other Supporting Courses in the Social Sciences
JA 326, Psych 301, or Soc 301 Quantitative Analysis 3
Social Sciences Social Sciences hours other than Communication 12
TOTAL SOCIAL SCIENCE SUPPORTING COURSES
15

Students must have at least 121 hours to graduate, so students must take 3 hour ins any field except Communication. Students also must have 50 hours at the 300+ level or higher.
Non-Comm Free electives (Probably at the 300+ level) 3
TOTAL FREE ELECTIVES
3
TOTAL HOURS FROM U OF L REQUIRED TO GRADUATE
61
TOTAL HOURS FROM KCTCS AND U OF L REQUIRED TO GRADUATE
122