Career Community: Communication, Journalism, and Language
Curriculum Code: 1834
Effective: Fall 2026 - Summer 2031
Purpose of Program
This degree is designed for students wishing to transfer after having completed an Associate of Arts or Associate of Applied Arts degree in the area of Communication, Journalism, or Language (Communication, Journalism, Sign Language Interpreter, or World Language). The Communication, Journalism, and Language, Enhanced AAA option allows students to transfer additional credits toward a Bachelor’s degree noted below, as designated by transfer articulation agreements. Required coursework follows for the Enhanced degree, Communication, Journalism, and Sign Language Interpreter tracks.
Additional Information
A student must earn a minimum grade of 2.0 in all courses.
Contact Information
Before beginning this program of study, students must contact the Communication, Media, and the Arts Department, Gannon Building, Room 1222, telephone number 517-483-1546, or the Sign Language Interpreter Program, 517-483-5329 or signadvising@star.lcc.edu.
Completion of an Associate of Arts or Applied Associate of Arts Degree
Complete the courses required for the Associate of Arts or Associate of Applied Arts degree listed below. Completion of that coursework is a requirement for completing of the Enhanced degree. Forty-five credits of the Communication or Journalism AA coursework must be completed before declaring the Enhanced major. A minimum of forty-five credits of the Sign Language Interpreter AAA coursework and completion of SIGN 266 and SIGN 268 is required before declaring the Enhanced major for the Sign Language track.
Choose one track:
|
Degree |
Code |
|---|---|
| Communication, AA |
0136 |
| Communication, Journalism, and Language, GA |
1823 |
| Journalism, AA |
1628 |
| Sign Language Interpreter, AAA |
0282 |
Program of Study Required Courses – Enhanced Degree
Choose one subtrack and complete the courses as listed for that subject area and transfer school.
- Communication - transfer to Eastern Michigan University, Oakland University, and Southern New Hampshire University
- Journalism - transfer to Oakland University
- Sign Language Interpreter - transfer to Gallaudet University