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  "edition": "2025-2026",
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  "award": "A.A.-T Degree",
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      "markdown": "**Minimum Units Required:** 60.0 units\n\nThe Communication Studies 2.0 Program is broad-based and concerned with the preparation and delivery of messages in interpersonal, public and business situations. This program focuses on understanding the communication process and improving communication skills. The program prepares the students to pursue professional goals in a variety of career possibilities including: Community College Teacher, Speech Writer, Communication Consultant, Lawyer, Minister, Personnel Director, Sports Broadcast Journalist, Public Relations, Political Campaign Aide, Sales, Counselor. The Associate in Arts in Communication Studies 2.0 is fully transferable to the CSU. Students who meet the CSU’s minimum eligibility requirements are guaranteed priority admission to a CSU campus, though not necessarily to a particular campus or major. With this degree you will be required to take no more than 60 semester or 90 quarter units after transfer to complete a bachelor’s degree if you transfer into a program at the CSU that’s similar to the Associate in Arts in Communication Studies 2.0 for Transfer. To earn the Associate in Arts in Communication Studies 2.0 for Transfer, students must: 1. Complete 60 semester units that are eligible for transfer to the California State University, including both of the following: a. The California General Education Transfer Curriculum (Cal-GETC) b. A minimum of 18 semester units in a major or area of emphasis, as determined by Solano Community College District 2. Obtain a minimum grade point average of 2.0 3. Complete all courses within the major with a minimum grade of C or P if taken on a Pass/No Pass basis\n\n### Program Learning Outcomes\n\n-   1\\. Apply the process of communication and communication methods in multiple contexts.\n\n-   2\\. Demonstrate the skills and techniques necessary to be organized and confident communications in a variety of settings.\n\n### Program Requirements"
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