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Department of Organizational Communication offers programs leading to either
the Bachelor of Arts or the Bachelor of Science degree. Students
investigate how communication theory, research, and skills are applied
to create, sustain, and improve organizations. Students learn a variety
of communication-based competencies (e.g., conflict management, supervisor/subordinate
communication, intercultural communication, and public speaking) that are
necessary for both personal and organizational success.
The
major in organizational communication prepares students for a variety of
careers in non-academic situations that place a premium on the role of
communication in accomplishing goals and objectives. This major is compatible
with an extraordinarily broad range of minors (e.g., marketing, psychology,
and biology) allowing students to develop technical competencies and professional
skills customized to their particular career goals. The department also
offers a minor in organizational communication.
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GPA
REQUIREMENTS:
The
Department of Organizational Communication requires a minimum grade point
average (GPA) of 2.5 for students declaring a major or minor in the department
after the first semester of the first year of undergraduate enrollment
at MSU or any other institution of higher education. A 2.5 GPA must be
maintained in all courses counting toward their major or minor in Organizational
Communication. A student failing to maintain a 2.5 will not be permitted
to take new courses in the department until the GPA reaches or exceeds
2.5. This policy became effective with publication of the 1995-97 Undergraduate
Bulletin.
The
total number of credit hours earned in business courses (ACC, BPA, CIS,
FIN, MGT, MKT, OSY, RES) cannot exceed 25 percent of total curriculum requirements.
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Any student enrolling in the Organizational major after his/her sophomore
year may need more than two years to complete the requirements for the
major.
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