The Public Relations program is designed to prepare students for transfer to a four-year college or university offering programs in public relations, communications, and mass media. The curriculum provides a foundation in liberal arts and a background in communication theory, media writing and public relations. The program will enable students to better understand the role of public relations today in business, government, education and non-profit organizations.

(Housed in the Visual and Performing Arts Department)

Distribution Requirements	Credit Hours
FIRST SEMESTER: 15 Credit Hours
ENG 101 College Composition OR ENG 200 Advanced Composition	3
COM 101 Introduction to Mass Media	3
PSY 101 Introductory Psychology	3
MTH 160 Statistics I OR higher	3
SPC 142 Fundamentals of Public Speaking	3
Total	15
SECOND SEMESTER: 15 Credit Hours
COM 109 An Introduction to Public Relations	3
COM 120 Media Literacy	3
ANT 102 Cultural Anthropology	3
SPC 141 Interpersonal Speech Communication	3
GENERAL ELECTIVE	3
Total	15
THIRD SEMESTER: 15-16 Credit Hours
SOC 101 Introductory Sociology	3
COM 130 Media Writing	3
SPC 143 Small Group Communication	3
NATURAL SCIENCE ELECTIVE***	3- 4
GENERAL ELECTIVE	3
Total	15-16
FOURTH SEMESTER: 17 Credit Hours
HUMANITIES ELECTIVE*	3
General Elective	3
Physical/Health Education	2
COM 131 Print Journalism	3
COM 270 Media and Society	3
SOCIAL SCIENCE ELECTIVE**	3
Total	17
TOTAL CREDITS	62-63

* Recommend ENG 250
** Recommend: HIS 111, HIS 112, POS 110, POS 120, ECO 101, ECO 111 (MTH 104 or equivalent pre-requisite)
*** Recommend laboratory science course

Students planning to transfer to a SUNY college or university must select liberal arts courses that fulfill
SUNY General Education requirements.