Declare the COMM Major (Main Campus)
- Students must complete the online information session.
- Complete the online entry survey and academic agreement (links are provided in the information session).
Arizona Online students should contact the online program advisors, Emily Burruel Bonney or Paloma Boykin, with questions about the online major in Communication.
New majors are declared every Friday at the start of the business day. For more information, please visit the advising page.
Eligibility
- Continuing students must have a cumulative GPA of at least a 2.0 and no pending incomplete grades.
- No prerequisite courses are required to declare the major.
Refer to the checklist from the semester that you were admitted:
Program Overview
Humans structure their environment and determine the nature of their relationships with others through communication. This major centers on the scientific study of communication, its processes and effects.
The B.A. in Communication provides you with skills that are useful for a variety of careers. You will learn how to speak and write effectively, conduct research to better understand the world around you, become critical a consumer of information, and apply critical thinking skills to real world challenges.
You will have the opportunity to take courses in
- interpersonal communication
- social influence and persuasion
- social effects of media
- new information technologies
Because communication is the most basic social behavior and the means by which individuals function in society, its study is relevant to many academic and career interests. However, the major does not focus on specific skills training such as public relations, broadcast journalism, or sports marketing.
Important Information
Declaring the Communication major does not guarantee registration in Communication courses. Registration is on a first come first served basis during priority registration and during open enrollment.
Additionally, courses are subject to prerequisite requirements during all terms, including summer and winter.
*The Communication Department is not responsible for any fees associated with your current program of study. If you need to change your major immediately, please email a Communication advisor and request that your major be changed to “No Major Selected in Social and Behavioral Sciences” while you are in the process of changing your major to “Communication”.
Advising
Prospective & Change of Major Students
- Contact Laura Owen via email at lauraowen@arizona.edu or view her appointment availability and schedule an appointment on Laura Owen's Trellis Advising.
Drop-in hours are open to all undergraduate students and meant to answer quick questions, but advisors will do their best to accommodate your request in the short appointment.
Tuesdays, from 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM in-person in the Bear Down Gym, Room 106 (SBS Lounge).
Fridays, from 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM virtual via Zoom.
Declared Communication Major Students
- Last Names A-J, contact Krystle Carrero via email kcarrero@arizona.edu or view her appointment availability and schedule an appointment on Krystle Carrero's Trellis Advising.
- Last Names K-T, contact Erika Arredondo via email at earredondo27@arizona.edu or view her appointment availability and schedule an appointment on Erika Arredondo's Trellis Advising.
- Last Names, U-Z, contact Paloma Boykin via email at boykin1@arizona.edu or view her appointment availability and schedule an appointment on Paloma Boykin's Trellis Advising.
Drop-in hours and 20-minute appointments are open to all undergraduate students. Drop-Ins and 20-minute appointments are meant to answer quick questions, but advisors will do their best to accommodate your request in the short appointment.
Tuesdays, from 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM In-person in the Communication Building, Room 103B & 103C.
Wednesdays, from 10:00 AM - 12:00 AM virtual via Zoom.