COM: Public Relations

Sample Pathway

Below is an example of a four-year plan of a College of General Studies student a Bachelor of Science in Public Relations at the College of Communication (COM). Students will work with their CGS academic advisors and the College of Communication to plan their own pathway to a communication degree.

  Term 1 Term 2
First Year CGS HU 103
CGS RH 103
CGS SS 103
COM CO 101
CGS HU 104
CGS RH 104
CGS SS 104
Sophomore Year CGS NS 201
CGS HU 201 or CGS SS 201
COM CM 215
COM CO 201
CGS NS 202
CGS HU 202 or CGS SS 202
COM CM 331
COM CM 180
Junior Year COM CM 321
COM CM Course
COM CM Course
Elective*
COM CO 575
COM CM Course
COM CM Course
COM CM Course
Elective*
Senior Year COM CM Course
Elective*
Elective*
Elective*
Elective*
Elective*
Elective*
Elective*

*Choose your electives carefully to fulfill any remaining BU Hub requirements. External courses are not eligible for Hub general education credit.

To learn more about how required courses in your Public Relations major will help you fulfill Hub requirements, please see the COM Curriculum Guide. You will find a list of all of the courses that carry Hub units on the University’s BU Hub website. (CGS RH 103 and CGS RH 104 substitute for CAS WR 151/152/153 and CAS WR 120 on the COM Curriculum Guide.)

Please carefully read the COM Study Abroad Fact Sheets for details on requirements.

Students planning to continue to COM and planning to study abroad in the fall of their junior year must make an appointment with a COM academic counselor in the spring of their sophomore year to seek an electronic signature on their BU Study Abroad Advisor Support of Participation Form or any external (Non-BU) study abroad paperwork. To make an appointment, call 617-353-3471.

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This is a sample pathway to be used in consultation with your CGS Academic Advisor.

It is subject to change according to course availability and individual circumstances.

Last revised: 05/08/2025