2 different majors

1. Communication MajorBecause communication is a vital social phenomenon, the mission of the communication program at the University of Connecticut is to study and teach about communication with areas of specialization including interpersonal, persuasion, communication technology, nonverbal and media effects.It is our goal to pursue theoretically grounded research and to disseminate knowledge by publishing our research and by teaching.

2. 2 different majors • Communication • That’s us! • Mass Communication, Interpersonal Comm, Persuasion, Cross-cultural Comm, Political Comm, Health Comm, etc. • Speech, Hearing and Languages Sciences AKA: Communication Disorders • Audiology • Speech pathology • If you want THIS, change your major at: www.ppc.uconn.edu • You’ll be assigned a faculty advisor in that dept. VERY DIFFERENT CURRICULUM, MAJORS, FACULTY, etc.

3. Welcome!You’ve been added to the COMM listserv.You have received an email with instructions.SAVE THIS EMAIL! The department will not remove you from the listserv, YOU need to do this yourself.

4. University Career ServicesNeal RobinsonCareer Consultant and Program ManagerDEPARTMENT OF CAREER SERVICESwww.career.uconn.edu

5. COMM SOCIETYKatie YoungPresidentAlex O’NeillEvent Committee ChairJustin RendeAdvertising Committee ChairMondays5-6pmMonteith 101https://uconntact.uconn.edu/organization/uconncommunicationsociety

6. Important People • Department Head: • Dr. Kristine Nowak • COMM 4991 – the Internship in Communication • Dr. Arthur VanLear •  The Individualized Major • Dr. David Atkin/Dr. Mike Miller • Director of Undergraduate Studies • Dr. Rory McGloin • Evaluation of Communication courses you’d like to transfer to UConn • Honors advising • Getting COMM credit for study abroad courses • Other administrative or technical problems • Academic Advisors: • Lauren Munyard • Jeff Flaherty Department Website– BOOKMARK IT!www.coms.uconn.edu

7. When to see an advisor? • See your assigned Faculty Advisor for • Approval of Related Courses • Your academic interests • Career possibilities • See Academic Advisors: Lauren Munyard or Jeff Flaherty • Approval of Related Courses • Academic advice • University or Departmental regulations and policies • Add/drop forms • Excess credit forms • Other forms needing advisor signature • Developing a Preliminary Plan of Study. We’ll begin it today. • Preparing the Final Plan of Study

8. Email vs Advising Appointment? • Email • Short questions • Appointment • Requires a conversation • Credit Checks • Ultimately your responsibility to monitor your progress • Advisement Report • Transcript • Plan of Study • Can come in to meet to go over your progress • do not email us to check this

9. Academic Advising in COMM • Your faculty advisor has limited advising hours per week. • Lauren Munyard and Jeff Flaherty are available every day. • Plan ahead and schedule an appointment to meet with him/her. To schedule advising appt: advapp.uconn.edu Be sure to select “Communication Sciences” from drop down menu. Walk in hours: Mon-Fri 3-4pm

10. How to determine your advisor • Your advisor’s name and contact. • You will have two: • Faculty advisor • Academic advisor • You will have three if you are a double major

11. How to determine your registration date Find your enrollment start date/time. Based on number of credits you have completed/posted.

12. Your Name Make sure correct term, if not change term Start date and time

13. How to determine your Holds Check to see if you have a HOLD. It could prevent you from registering! Check it a couple weeks AHEAD OF TIME!

14. How to find your Advisement Report Your Name This hold says you need to see your advisor before the hold can be removed. Other holds may be from: Bursar’s Office, Library, Health Center, etc. You may click here for further info.

15. Click on “My Academics” OR click on drop down menu and select Academic Requirements

16. Your Name TOP ITEM: View My Advisement Report

17. Your name Academic Requirements orAdvisement Report = online checklist of requirements for graduation Your Catalog Year = when you first became a CLAS student “collapsed” or “closed” blue bar with side arrow = taken or registered

18. “expanded” or “open” blue bar with down arrow and info under = not yet registered Side arrow = satisfied down arrow = not satisfied

19. Required: # of courses required to graduate Taken: # of courses taken or registered Needed: # of courses left to register for Courses already satisfying requirement are shown here Click on “view course list” to open list of course options

20. Required: # of credits required to graduate Taken: # of credits taken or registered Needed: # of credits left to register for

21. Your name When you register for your LAST semester, all blue bars should be collapsed – except top box - except relateds box If any other box is still open = you can’t graduate!

22. Your name Click on PDF version

23. Unsatisfied is highlighted in GREEN “IP” = In progress

24. Schedule Planner • NEW FEATURE ON PEOPLESOFT! www.studentadmin.uconn.edu

25. University Requirements • 120 credits to graduate minimum • About 45 credits of general education requirements • 45 credits @ 2000 level or higher (including major and relateds) • About 30 credits electives • General Education Requirements: Approximately 45 credits • College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Requirements: Major Area: 24 credits minimally Related Area: 12 credits minimally • all 2000+ level NOT COMM, courses to be determined by a given Department Other 2000+level courses: 9 credits NOT already counted in your major and relateds. You need at least 45 credits at the 2000+ level (The “45 credit Rule”).

26. Plan of Study Dr. Farrar 2011

27. Departmental Requirements: COMM Intro courses • COMM 1000 – you must have completed to be admitted • COMM 1100 – Public Speaking • Suggested: 1300 - pre-requisite for upper level Mass Comm or New Technologies courses - Fulfills elective

28. Departmental Requirements: COMM CORE • COMM 3000Q -Research Methods in Communication • Decide your area of focus: • Pick at least 2 from core courses • COMM 3100 (210) - Persuasion • COMM 3200 (220) - Interpersonal Communication • COMM 3300 (230) - Effects of Mass Media • Many people take all 3 courses– 3rd would count as a choice course. Dr. Farrar 2011

29. Departmental Requirements: COMM Choice Courses • COMM “W” Mass Comm - COMM 2310W Media Literacy and Criticism - COMM 4660W Computer Mediated Comm - COMM 4930W Public Relations Writing Interpersonal Comm - COMM 4220W Small Group Comm Computer Mediated Comm - COMM 4660W Computer Mediated Comm Cross-cultural Comm - COMM 4220W Small Group Comm Health Comm - COMM 2310W Media Literacy and Criticism Event Planning - COMM 2310W Public Relations Writing - COMM 4220W Small Group Comm Check Pre-reqs!!! www.catalog.uconn.edu

30. Departmental Requirements: COMM Choice Courses • At least4 MORE upper level COMM courses. • Upper level means 2000 level or higher. • Up to 2 courses can be from the Applied Communication list: • 4992 - Research • 4991 - Internship • 4800 - Advertising • 4820 - Public Relations • 4940 - TV production (not currently offered) • Everything else is a theory course. • Not required. You can take all theory if you want. • You can take more applied courses as electives.

31. Departmental Requirements: COMM Choice Courses Mass Comm - COMM 3321 Latinas and Media - COMM 4035 Advanced Study of Media Effects: Sex, Drugs, Rock&Roll - COMM 4320 Media and Special Audiences (online course) - COMM 4330 Children and Mass Media - COMM 4422 Protest and Comm - COMM 4630 Comm Technology and Social Change - COMM 4800 Advertising - COMM 4820 Public Relations Interpersonal Comm - COMM 3450 Gender and Comm - COMM 4230 Organizational Comm - COMM 4500 Nonverbal Comm - COMM 3103 Motivation and Emotion Computer Mediated Comm - COMM 4630 Comm Technology and Social Change - COMM 4660 Computer Mediated Comm Cross-cultural Comm - COMM 4460 Cross-cultural Comm - COMM 3321 Latinas and Media - COMM 4500 Nonverbal Comm Health Comm - COMM 4700 Health Comm - COMM 4120 Comm Campaigns and Applied Research - COMM 4820 Public Relations Event Planning - COMM 4120 Comm Campaigns and Applied Research - COMM 4800 Advertising - COMM 4820 Public Relations

32. Related Area: 12 credits at 2000 level • Related courses are at least four courses that meet the following criteria: • 1. They are 2000 level or higher. • 2. They contain content that is relevant to the Communication discipline but are not from the COMM department. • 3. They share a common curricular focus or theme or relate to specific career goals. • Please check here for a list of pre-approved topics and courses. • Related courses must be approved by your assigned advisor • Can be uniquely tailored to the needs of the student. • Students propose to the faculty advisor related courses that fit their future academic or career goals.

33. Related Area: 12 credits at 2000 level • Minor option: www.catalog.uconn.edu Good use of your credits to earn another credential Appears on your transcript • Group option: www.coms.uconn.edu They do not need to be on this list and being on this list does not guarantee approval. • Propose a group option Be prepared to explain to your advisor how those courses are related to: - EACH OTHER AND - Related to Communication

34. Related Area: 12 credits at 2000 level Any course cross-listed with COMM and another department CANNOT be taken as a related course. It will count as a COMM major course, even if enrolled under the other Dept.

35. Departmental Requirements: 45 Credit Rule This gives you: 24 upper level credits – MAJOR + 12 upper level credits – RELATEDS 36 upper level credits so far BUT you need at least 45 upper level credits to graduate based on University requirements. 45 - 36 9 So you need 9 MORE upper level credits – UPPER LEVEL ELECTIVES

36. Gen Eds + Major Requirements + Related courses= 47 + 24 + 12 = 83 credits • 120 credit required to graduate • Approximately 37 credits then remain in FREE ELECTIVES: • Take more courses in Major • Take more applied Communication courses (4820, 4800, etc.) • Do a Double major • Get a minor • Take more courses in Related Area • Take specific skill courses that will help with job hunt Dr. Farrar 2011

37. BEFORE YOU MEET WITH AN ADVISOR. • Get a copy of the green plan of study form (with year you entered CLAS). • Begin filling out form. • Use transcript and peoplesoft advisement report degree progress for your record of classes. • Fill out general education requirements you have completed. • Decide which ones you need. • Write down questions you have to discuss with advisor. • Think about your interest in the major • Do you want to focus on interpersonal, mass, new technology or other focus? • Decide what courses you want to take that sound interesting. • Think about your related area as described previously. • Once you have completed your POS form: • Drop it off at the COMM Advising Office, MONT 345 • If you need help, schedule an appt on: www.advapp.uconn.edu with Lauren or Jeff Dr. Farrar 2011

38. Successful Communication Majors • Take responsibility for their own progress • Keep track of paperwork and deadlines • Use PeopleSoft Degree progress • Know what is expected of them. • Know where to go for different types of help. • Plan ahead when requesting help • Know when deadlines are coming • Schedule meetings in advance • Do not give away your only copy of ANYTHING. • Keep good records. Dr. Farrar 2011

39. Pop Quiz

40. QUIZ • You want to make an appt to meet with an advisor. What should you do?

41. QUIZ • You want to make an appt to meet with an advisor. What should you do? Schedule on www.advapp.uconn.edu

42. QUIZ • How do you know what can be approved as related courses?

43. QUIZ • How do you know what can be approved as related courses? Look on website: www.coms.uconn.edu/undergraduate/relateds.html

44. QUIZ • What do you do if you want to deviate from the list or make your own theme?

45. QUIZ • What do you do if you want to deviate from the list or make your own theme? Get pre-approved by your advisor

46. QUIZ • How do you find your catalog year?

47. QUIZ • How do you find your catalog year? Listed in top box of advisement report

48. QUIZ • What is your catalog year based on?

49. QUIZ • What is your catalog year based on? When you first became a CLAS student

50. QUIZ • How do you know if you have a hold on your registration?