Strategic Communication (STCO) Major
8 Semester Plan
2025–2026 Undergraduate Catalog
| Semester 1 – Fall |
| Course |
Credits |
Major |
Other |
GEP |
STCO 102 – Intro to Strategic Communication Leadership
or STCO 122 – Intro to Public Communication |
3 |
X |
|
E |
| ENGL 101 – First-Year Composition |
3 |
|
|
CS1 |
| IDIS 150 – First-Year FSU Colloquia |
3 |
|
|
E |
| MATH 104 – Problem Solving |
3 |
|
|
CS3 |
| ORIE 101 – Intro. to Higher Education |
1 |
|
X |
|
| Semester Total |
13 |
|
| Semester 2 – Spring |
| Course |
Credits |
Major |
Other |
GEP |
| Tech Fluency choice (EMME 205 recommended) |
3 |
|
TF |
|
| GEP Fine & Performing Arts |
3 |
|
|
A |
| GEP Humanities |
3 |
|
|
B |
| GEP Natural Science |
4 |
|
|
C |
| STCO 225 – Foundations of Strategic Messaging |
3 |
X |
|
|
| Semester Total |
16 |
|
| Semester 3 – Fall |
| Course |
Credits |
Major |
Other |
GEP |
| STCO 350 – Intercultural Communication (GEP Identity & Difference) |
3 |
X |
|
F |
| STCO Track Course (1 of 5) |
3 |
X |
|
|
| GEP Natural Science |
4 |
|
|
C |
| GEP Social Science |
3 |
|
|
D |
| GEP Humanities |
3 |
|
|
B |
| Semester Total |
16 |
|
| Semester 4 – Spring |
| Course |
Credits |
Major |
Other |
GEP |
| STCO 310 – Civic Communication |
3 |
X |
|
|
| STCO 312 – Digital Identity & Community |
3 |
X |
|
|
| STCO 322 – Presentational Communication |
3 |
X |
|
|
| STCO Track Course (2 of 5) |
3 |
X |
|
|
| GEP Social Science |
3 |
|
|
D |
| Semester Total |
15 |
|
| Semester 5 – Fall |
| Course |
Credits |
Major |
Other |
GEP |
| STCO 325 – Public Relations Principles |
3 |
X |
|
|
| ENGL 3xx – Advanced Writing |
3 |
|
|
CS2 |
| STCO Track Course (3 of 5) |
3 |
X |
|
|
| General Elective or minor class |
3 |
|
X |
|
| General Elective |
3 |
|
X |
|
| Semester Total |
15 |
|
| Semester 6 – Spring |
| Course |
Credits |
Major |
Other |
GEP |
| STCO 345 – Conflict Management |
3 |
X |
|
|
| STCO Track Course (4 of 5) |
3 |
X |
|
|
| General Elective |
3 |
|
X |
|
| General Elective or minor class |
3 |
|
X |
|
| General Elective or minor class |
3 |
|
X |
|
| Semester Total |
15 |
|
| Semester 7 – Fall |
| Course |
Credits |
Major |
Other |
GEP |
| General Elective |
3 |
|
X |
|
| STCO 485 – Rights & Responsibilities of Communication |
3 |
X |
|
|
| STCO Track Course (5 of 5) |
3 |
X |
|
|
| General Elective or minor class |
3 |
|
X |
|
| General Elective or minor class |
3 |
|
X |
|
| Semester Total |
15 |
|
| Semester 8 – Spring |
| Course |
Credits |
Major |
Other |
GEP |
| General Elective |
3 |
|
X |
|
| STCO Elective Option (1 of 1) |
3 |
X |
|
|
| General Elective |
3 |
|
X |
|
| General Elective or minor class |
3 |
|
X |
|
| General Elective |
3 |
|
X |
|
| Semester Total |
15 |
|
Total Credits: 120
Updated by: Dr. Elesha L. Ruminski, 4/9/2025
Course rotation might vary.
