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Communications is a dynamic, changing career area and one where you need to be both well-versed in the theory of communication arts and also possess a well-developed ability to adapt your communication style to different audiences. Whether you have aspirations to work in traditional areas of communication or lean more toward digital and media based media, a Minnesota State Communication Studies Transfer Pathway allows you to take the first two years of your communication studies bachelor's degree at É«ÖÐÉ« and then transfer to a Minnesota State university as a junior to complete the degree.
Campuses: Faribault and North Mankato
Program Start Dates: Fall and Spring Semesters
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Employment Outlook
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Placement
- Percentage of FY22 graduates available for employment placed in related occupation: no graduates sought employment
- Percentage of FY22 graduates continuing their education: 100%
Source: Minnesota State system follow-up survey on the status of graduates by program/major - FY2022
Transfer Options
The Communication Studies Transfer Pathway associate of arts degree offers you a powerful option: the opportunity to complete an associate of arts degree with course credits that directly transfer to a designated bachelor’s degree program at Minnesota State universities.
The curriculum has been specifically designed so that students completing this pathway degree and transferring to a Minnesota State university will enter with junior-year status. All courses in the Communication Studies Transfer Pathway associate degree will directly transfer and apply to designated bachelor’s degree programs in a related field:
- Bemidji State University - BA Communication Studies
- Metropolitan State University – BA Professional Communication
- Minnesota State University, Mankato – BS Communication Studies
- Minnesota State University Moorhead - BA Communication Studies
- Southwest Minnesota State University – BA Communication Studies, BA Communication Studies (Public Relations Emphasis)
- St. Cloud State University – BA Communication Studies, BS Communication Studies Interdepartmental, BA Communication Studies Supplementary
- Winona State University – BA Communication Studies (General, Leadership and Advocacy, Organizational)