3_AAT_CMST

The Coastline College Associate in Arts in Communication Studies for Transfer program empowers students with the tools to analyze and improve communication in their personal, academic, public, and professional interactions. Students will study and learn to effectively construct, evaluate, and communicate appropriate messages in a variety of communicative situations. By completing this program students will be prepared to become effective contributors and leaders in their communities and chosen careers.

Program Level Student Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this program, students will be able to:

1. Use written and oral tools to analyze and improve communication in personal, academic, public, and professional interactions.
2. Effectively deliver oral presentations in a range of settings to diverse audiences.
3. Construct written messages for various purposes to diverse audiences.
4. Observe, evaluate, and competently exercise interpersonal communication skills.

Associate Degree for Transfer Requirements

1. Minimum of 60 CSU-transferable semester units. A minimum of 12 units must be in residence at Coastline College.
2. Minimum grade point average (GPA) of at least 2.0 in all CSU-transferable coursework.
3. Completion of a minimum of 18 semester units in an Associate Degree for Transfer major as detailed in the catalog.
4. Certified Completion of the California State University General Education-Breadth pattern (CSU GE Breadth - Coastline’s Option 2 General Education pattern), OR the Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC - Coastline Option 3 General Education pattern).

Course List

Course	Title	Units
Required Core
Students will complete the following course:
CMST C110	Public Speaking	3
List A
Select two of the following:		6
CMST C100	Interpersonal Communication
CMST C140	Small Group Communication
CMST C220	Essentials of Argumentation
List B
Select two of the following:		6
CMST C150	Intercultural Communication
CMST C101	Fundamentals of Human Communication
MCOM C100	Introduction to Mass Communications
List C
Select one of the following:		3
ANTH C100	Cultural Anthropology
PSYC C100	Introduction to Psychology
SOC C100	Introduction to Sociology
ENGL C102	Critical Reasoning, Reading, and Writing
Total Required for the Major		18
CSU General Education or IGETC pattern		37-39
Transfer Electives as needed to reach 60 transferable units
Total for Degree		60