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2022-2023 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2022-2023 Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

Public Relations Minor


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Program: Minor
Department of Communication  
College of Liberal Arts

Neff Hall 230 ~ 260-481-6825


The public relations minor will appeal to those wishing to concentrate in the corporate communications or advertising/public relations industries.  This minor is especially appropriate for communication concentrations as well as the English major with the digital studies concentration.


Declaring this Minor:

Program Requirements:

  • The catalog term for the minor will match that of your major degree program
  • At least 6 credits must be earned as resident credit at the 2000+ level or above
  • You must earn a grade of C- or higher for all courses required in the minor
  • A minor is not awarded if requirements are not completed by the time your major degree is certified for graduation

To earn the minor in Public Relations, you must fulfill the following requirements in addition to those noted above:

Core Requirements


Additional Course: Credits 3


  • Choose one course from the following list:

Total Credits: 18


Student Responsibility


You are responsible for ensuring that you satisfy all graduation requirements specified for each selected program.  Thus, it is essential that you develop a thorough understanding of the required courses, academic policies, and procedures governing your academic career.  If you cannot complete all program requirements by your stated graduation date but fail to remove those from your plan of study, the Registrar’s Office in consultation with your academic advisor will remove unmet pursuits from your plan of study. Changing curricular records during the graduation term of application may affect state or federal financial aid awards. All requests for exceptions to specific requirements must be made in writing and may be granted only by written approval from the appropriate chair or dean. 

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