Bachelor of Arts in Communication

The B.A. in Communication provides opportunities for students to explore knowledge of human communication in order to develop their intellectual, moral, and behavioral excellence. The program aims at achieving student learning outcomes relevant to work, life and engaged citizenship in the contemporary globalizing world. Students pursuing this program are expected to experience significant and lasting transformations in their lives in terms of their understanding of the world, their communication skills, and their abilities to integrate and innovate ideas. This bachelor’s degree enhances students’ analytical, critical, and creative thinking skills in dealing with a broad spectrum of communication contexts. It provides a foundation for careers in business, law, government service, health, the ministry, teaching, public relations, advertising, mass media, and other professions in which an understanding of and facility with the process of communication are essential. The program requires a common set of core courses that provide a theoretical understanding of the nature, functions, and significance of human communication as an interdisciplinary field of knowledge from social scientific and humanistic perspectives.

Require a 'F visa' (or I-20) to study at Cal State LA; Will have attained a high school diploma, or its equivalent, by the end of Spring prior to the desired Fall admission term; and Have not earned college credit beyond the summer immediately following high school graduation. Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)- 61 ibT or higher International English Language Testing System (IELTS)- Band 5.5 or higher