Benefits
The Communication minor complements any major by providing you with the foundations of good and effective communication. If you decide to pursue graduate studies, the Communication minor will also serve you well as a strong framework in any number of fields of study.
Additionally, the skills you will hone as a Communication minor — self-knowledge, interpersonal communication, social interaction, presentation of self, personal discipline, risk-taking, cooperative group effort, sensitivity to others, and more — are important to any career or graduate school application.
Courses and Degree Requirements
In general, if you are a Communication minor, you are required to earn a minimum of 30 credits in Communication, with a minimum of 15 upper-division credits. Students majoring in Communication may not pursue a minor within the department.
View the Communication minor requirements.
You may enter the minor during your first quarter at SPU. Entrance after your first quarter requires only good academic standing (2.0 or higher SPU cumulative GPA). Consult the undergraduate catalog
for complete information on how and when to enter and what you must do to complete the program.