# Communication Studies 2.0 (Associate in Arts for Transfer)

Yuba College · 2026-2027 Catalog · Department: Speech

Source: https://yc.yccd.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Yuba-College-Catalog-26.pdf#page=165

The Speech Communication Studies program at Yuba College is designed to nurture an understanding of crucial roles of communication in human relationships, cultures, society, and civic affairs. The Associate in Arts in Communication Studies for Transfer 2.0 degree provides a curriculum emphasizing the theory and practice of interpersonal, small group, public, and professional contexts of communication. The Associate in Arts in Communication Studies for Transfer 2.0 degree provides students with the opportunity to complete their freshman/sophomore level classes needed for a Bachelor’s degree in Communication Studies within the California State University System.

Upon completion of the Associate in Arts in Communication for Transfer 2.0 degree, students will be prepared to complete a baccalaureate degree provide the student various employment opportunities related to business and business management, government, not-for-profit, human resources, education, marketing, and manufacturing. Students who complete an Associate Degree for Transfer (AA-T or AS-T) will receive guaranteed admission with junior status to the California State University System and priority admission consideration to a major that is deemed similar to their community college transfer degree major. This priority does not guarantee admission to specific majors or campuses. Students transferring to a CSU campus that accepts the transfer degree will be required to complete no more than 60 units after transfer to earn a bachelor's degree in the same major. Students should consult a counselor for more information on specific university admission and transfer requirements.

The following are required for all AA-T or AS-T degrees:

- Completion of 60 CSU transferable semester units
- Obtainment of a minimum grade point average (GPA) of at least 2.0 in all CSU-transferable coursework
- Completion, with a grade of “C” or better OR “P” (Pass), of each course used to satisfy major requirements AND the California General Education Transfer Curriculum (Cal-GETC) requirements.

Students who complete this program should be able to:

1. Demonstrate the communication skills necessary to engage in personal, professional, civic and social relationships.
2. Create messages appropriate to the audience, purpose, and context.
3. Influence public discourse.
4. Describe the communication discipline and its central questions.
5. Employ communication theories, perspectives, principles, and concepts.
6. Critically analyze messages.

**Required courses**

| Course | Title | Units |
| --- | --- | --- |
| COMM-C1000 | Introduction to Public Speaking | 3 |
| SPECH-7 | Interpersonal Communication | 3 |
| **List A: Complete nine (9) units from:** | |  |
| SPECH-2 | Oral Interpretation of Literature | 3 |
| SPECH-3 | Argumentation and Critical Thinking | 3 |
| SPECH-4R | Speech Arts Workshop | 3 |
| SPECH-6 | Small Group Communication | 3 |
| SPECH-8 | Intercultural Communication | 3 |
| **List B: Complete three (3) units from:** | |  |
| **Any course from List A above not already used** | | 3 |
| ANTHR-2 | Cultural Anthropology | 3 |
| PSYC-C1000 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 |
| SOCIL-1 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
| **Total units required for degree major** | | **18** |

Students earning an AA-T/AS-T degree must complete 60 semester units of coursework eligible for transfer to the CSU including the Cal-GETC, all courses in the major with “C” or better or “P” (pass) grades, and achieve a minimum transferable cumulative GPA of 2.0.