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Virginia Tech

COMM-1014: Introduction to Communication

Description: Survey of the communication discipline across areas of specialization from interpersonal to mediated and mass communication, including history and fundamental concepts, theories, contexts. Emphasis on ethical human behavior and message analysis.

Pathways: 3 Reasoning in Social Sciences, 10 Ethical Reasoning

Course Hours: 3 credits

Prerequisites: N/A

Required By: CMST-3064, CMST-4244

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 23

Average GPA: 2.76 (rounds to B-)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 10.52%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 2.95%

Buddy W Howell202423.2%46.0%21.7%3.1%4.0%2.0%2.8213
Jim A Kuypers20238.6%55.0%24.6%2.8%3.5%5.6%2.614
Beth M Waggenspack202023.8%43.2%18.5%6.6%4.0%4.0%2.744
Chelsea L Woods20248.3%58.9%24.3%5.2%1.7%1.7%2.672

Grade Distribution Over Time

1234GPA
Spring 2019Fall 2019Winter 2019Summer I 2020Spring 2021Fall 2021Winter 2021Summer I 2022Winter 2022Summer I 2023Winter 2023Fall 2024Term050% W