Arts and Sciences/Public Communications (dual)
Contact Rosanna Grassi, Associate Dean, S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, 312 Newhouse I, 315-443-1908.
Arts and Sciences faculty See faculty listed under individual programs in this section of the catalog.
Public Communications faculty See “Faculty, S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications.”
Students in the College of Arts and Sciences who dually enroll in the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications receive the bachelor’s degree jointly awarded by both colleges.
Students complete the requirements for the B.A. degree or the B.S. degree from the College of Arts and Sciences, including at least 90 credits in Arts and Sciences coursework and an Arts and Sciences major, or a selected studies program approved by the dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. Students also satisfy requirements for a major in the S. I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, chosen from the professional fields of advertising; broadcast journalism; graphic arts; magazine; newspaper; photography; public relations; or television, radio, and film. At least 120 credits, including electives, are required to graduate.
Students who wish to enroll in this program should request dual enrollment at the time of admission to the University, or they may consult the School of Public Communications about an intra-University transfer to the dual program during the first or sophomore year.
First-year students entering the dual program
Students entering the Arts and Sciences/Public Communications Dual Degree in their first year will be required to satisfy the core requirements for the dual degree by completing the requirements of the Liberal Arts Core.
Students entering the dual program after the first year and who are either singly enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences or the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications
Students entering the Arts and Sciences/Public Communications Dual Degree after their first year and who are either being singly enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences or the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications satisfy the core requirements for the dual degree by completing the requirements of the school or college in which they were originally singly enrolled. In any case, the College of Arts and Sciences is the home college.