Refer to this sample four-year plan when starting in an even-numbered year.
| FALL—Semester 1 | SPRING—Semester 2 |
| ENGL 113: English Composition I COMM 103: Speech Communications CBIB 113: Old Testament History IDST 101: The Keynote Mathematics Elective Social/Behavioral Science Elective 16 credits | COMM 223: Introduction to Mass Media ENGL 123: English Composition II CBIB 123: New Testament History BCIS 103: Survey of Computing Social/Behavioral Science Elective 15 credits |
| FALL—Semester 3 | SPRING—Semester 4 |
| COEN 223: Basic Reporting and Writing for Journalism COMM 203: Understanding Human Communications COMM 263: Intro to Audio and Video Production COMR 373: Principles of Public Relations ENGL 203: World Literary Types 15 credits | COEN 323: Adv. Reporting and Writing for Journalism COMR 423: Public Relations Writing COMM 333: Small Group Communication KHSC 333: Health and Wellness Physical Science and Lab Elective 16 credits |
| FALL—Semester 5 | SPRING—Semester 6 |
| COMR 383: Media Technologies COMT 413: Broadcast Techniques COMR 433: Crisis Communications COMR 453: Church Public Relations Foreign Language Elective (B.A. only) Math or Science Elective (B.S. only) 15-16 credits | COMR 443: Strategic Internal Communications Arts and Humanities Elective Foreign Language Elective (B.A. only) Math or Science Elective (B.S. only) US and MO Government/Constitution Elective 15-16 credits |
| FALL—Semester 7 | SPRING—Semester 8 |
| COMM 412: Media Interviewing Theory and Technique COMR 473: Public Relations Internship COMT 353: Convergent Media MATH 243: Prob. and Statistics (B.S. only) OR Elective Elective 14 credits | COMM 461: Senior Communications Seminar COMM 483: Media Law and Ethics IDST 403: World Citizen Arts and Humanities Elective Biological Science Elective Elective 16 credits |