Applied speech communication prepares students for many different jobs across numerous career tracks. Graduates of the program acquire a wide array of communication and decision-making skills that make them readily employable and adaptable.
Students can tailor their program to meet their career interests.
Internships and the applications to the workplace requirement provide opportunities to develop programs designed to match classroom experiences with specific career objectives. For transfer students, a minimum 2.0 overall college GPA and a 2.5 GPA in all lower division general education communication competence requirement courses and communication courses are required. Emphasis Option 12 Electives to the minimum 126 credits required for this degree. The associate degree in applied speech communication provides graduates with the entry-level communication expertise that makes them readily employable as communication specialists in a specific job area. Graduates develop fundamental communications skills with particular insight into the chosen work environment.