## Fine Arts: 3 hours _______ Art, Music or Drama
## Foreign Language: proficiency through 312L Note: students who enter the University with fewer than two years of a single foreign language in high school have a language deficiency. Students must take all four semesters of foreign language to satisfy the degree requirements, but the hours from the first two semesters will not count toward the 120 hours needed for the degree (thus a student would need to take a total of 130 hours). _______ 506 _______ 312K _______ 507 or 508K _______ 312L ## Social Sciences: 15 hours **History courses may be taken at either the lower- or upper-division level. Courses must be listed in the Course Schedule as fulfilling the legislative requirement in History. At least 3 hours each of History and Government must be taken in the classroom. _______ 3 hrs U.S. History** _______ 3 hrs U.S. History** _______ GOV 310L (US/Texas) _______ GOV 312L (US) _______ 3 hrs from Anthropology, Economics Geography, Linguistics, Psychology or Sociology ## Mathematics: 3 hours _______ Math ## Natural Sciences: 9 hours Six hours but no more than six hours must be taken in one Department: Astronomy, Biology, Botany, Chemistry, Computer Sciences, Geology, Microbiology, Physical Science, Physics, Zoology. An additional 3 hours of Math may be applied. __________ __________ __________ ******************************************* Major Requirements No more than 42 hours permitted in the College of Communication ## RTF Lower-Division: 12 hours _________ _________ _________ _________ RTF 305 ## RTF Upper-Division: 18 hours __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ ## Communication courses outside RTF: 6 hours (Speech, Journalism or Advertising, upper or lower division) (RTF 309 & 316M may be registered for as COM 309 or 316M) __________ __________ ********************************************** ## Electives Any courses not indicated as General Academic Requirements or Major Requirements will be considered electives. You may elect to take courses in any area or department of the University except where prohibited by that College or Department. Your elective hours are used to complete the minimum 120-hour degree requirement. ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ************************************************* ************************************************* Requirement Checklist ___ 120 hours minimum required for degree ___ 36 total upper division hours (18 RTF + 18 other) ___ Maximum 12 hours RTF may transfer into UT ___ Grade of C or better required in College of Communication courses ___ 24 of the last 30 hours must be taken in residence ___ No more than 15 hours (electives only) may be taken on a pass/fail basis ___ No Required courses and no College of Communication courses may be taken on a pass/fail basis unless the course is offered only on a pass/fail basis ___ Graduating seniors must apply at the Student Division (CMA 4.140) by the deadline to graduate ___ No more than 3 hours of Physical Education will count towards the degree ___ 2 Writing Component courses are required. Writing Component courses may be upper or lower division, within or outside the College of Communication ___ Upon completion of 60 hours, students must apply for an official degree check in the Student Division) ___ No more than 42 hours (transfer credit included) in College of Communication courses may count for degree credit. Honors Colloquim students may petition through the RTF Undergraduate Advisor to surpass themaximum number of hours limitation ___ At least 30 and no more than 36 hours in RTF courses may count for degree credit ********************************************** Courses which CANNOT Count Toward Degree Any course taken to remove high school deficiency Typing courses Music 100 courses Any graduate courses ROTC courses (see catalog for exception) Courses taken outside UT while concurrently enrolled at UT