We expect all Communication Studies majors to make themselves aware of the policies that govern their requirements at SFSU (e.g., familiarize yourself with your own Degree Progress Report and Transfer Credit Report; search the Bulletin and the department website for specific policies governing Complementary Studies, maximum unit load, applying to graduate, etc.). Check out this helpful advising guide here! (PDF)
The Communication Studies Department hosts open advising hours where students will be seen on a drop-in basis. During open advising hours, you can get help understanding your Catalog Rights, requirements for the major, upper-division General Education, SF State Studies, and Complementary Studies.
COMM advisers can also help lift an advising hold. Our schedule of open-advising hours is posted outside the COMM department office, HUM 289.
We also have great advising resources on the web:
1. For a complete list of everything you need to do to graduate with a COMM degree, please click here to see the SFSU Bulletin or check out out handy roadmap for COMM majors.
a. The link works for students with 2018-19 Catalog rights.
b. Students with catalog rights prior to 2018-19 should consult earlier versions of the SFSU Bulletin, using this link here.
2. To monitor your own progress toward meeting graduation requirements, log in to the SFSU Gateway and view your Degree Progress Report (DPR). The DPR shows which General Education, the major, and other graduation requirements you have already met, which requirements you are in progress to meet with courses this semester, and the requirements you have yet to complete.
3. If you are thinking about your future after graduation, try these two links:
a. To learn more about graduate study in COMM, click the link here.
b. To learn more about career opportunities for Communication Studies majors, click the link here.