Speech Communication - Teaching (SPCO-MNR-AS) Minor

New Student Admission Requirements

• Students must be enrolled in a secondary teaching major.

Transfer Student Admission Requirements

• Students must be enrolled in a secondary teaching major.

Minor Courses - 18 Credits Required

• COMM 105 - Interpersonal Communication Credit Hours: 3

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• Choose 1 of 2

• TDMP 110 - Intro to Digital Media Credit Hours: 3
• JRNL 251 - Understanding Mass Media Credit Hours: 3

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• COMM 121 - Fundamentals-Public Speaking Credit Hours: 3
• COMM 221 - Small Group Decision Making Credit Hours: 3
• COMM 251 - Argumentation and Debate Credit Hours: 3
• THTR 255 - Educational Theatre Credit Hours: 3

Additional Requirements - 1 to 3 Credits Required

• Choose 1 of 5

• THTR 219 - Beginning Technical Theatre Credit Hours: 3
• THTR 222 - Acting Credit Hours: 3
• THTR 224 - Theatre Practicum Credit Hours: 1
• THTR 322 - Adv. Acting for Screen & Stage Credit Hours: 3
• THTR 423 - Directing Credit Hours: 3

Secondary Education Major

One secondary education major is required; must not be the same as secondary education minor.

The following is a list of current secondary education major choices:

• Biology (BIED)
• Business, Management, Marketing, and Technology (BMMT)
• Chemistry (CHED)
• English (EEDU)
• Geography (GEOG)
• History (HISE)
• Mathematics (MAED)
• Political Science (POSC)
• Social Studies (SSED)

Notes

• Students who return to the university after an interrupted enrollment, not including summer semester, must normally meet the requirements of the curriculum which are in effect at the time of their return, not the requirements which were in effect when they were originally admitted.
• Ferris State University’s Michigan Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (MACRAO) and Michigan Transfer Agreement (MTA) policies will not apply to this program due to programmatic requirements.

University Graduation Requirements

These are the minimum graduation requirements for a minor at Ferris State University:

• A GPA of 2.00 or higher must be achieved for the courses within the minor.
• A minimum of 18 credits within the minor must be earned.
• A minimum of 50 percent of minor credits must be earned from Ferris State University to meet the Residency requirement.
• A minimum of 9 of the credits in the minor must be at the 200 level or higher.
• A maximum of one-third of the credits, but no more than 7 credit hours, in a minor may overlap with the student’s major.
• Up to 6 credit hours may overlap between any two minors.
• The minor must be completed prior to or at the awarding of a bachelor’s degree.

Programmatic Graduation Requirements

These are the additional graduation requirements mandated by the program:

• All requirements as specified in the All Minor Requirements section must be met.
• A GPA of 2.75 or higher must be achieved for the courses within the minor.
• A minimum grade of C must be earned in all minor courses.