Degree Requirements

The Bachelor of Science in Public Relations degree comprises 120 credit hours.

Core Curriculum

A specific combination of coursework in English, Government, American History, Math, Social Sciences, Natural Sciences, and Fine Arts. 

Major requirements

• A minimum of 36 and maximum of 42 hours of major-specific coursework as established by the department
• SSC 306 (Statistics) -- satisfies the core curriculum math requirement. Must be taken in-residence at UT Austin
• 12 hours of Business courses
• 3 hours of Rhetoric

College of Communication requirements

• Second year proficiency or equivalent in a foreign language
• 6 hours of Communication courses outside your major
• 3 hours Communication and Culture coursework

Enrollment

• Public Relations students may not take more than 48 hours in the College of Communication
• At least 24 hours of major-specific coursework must be upper-division

Flags

Students should choose courses in the core curriculum and in the major requirements that also fulfill their major department's Flag requirements. The Flags required for Public Relations are:

• Writing: two courses required

Electives

• Bring a student's total hours to 120
• Electives frequently taken by Communication students

Students can also fill elective hours by

• Declaring a minor or
• Completing a concentration, certificate program, or other Academic Enrichment activity.