University of Portland Bulletin 2025-2026

College Requirements, B.S. — 6 credit hours

Effective Communication – 3 credit hours

Select one course from the following:

COM 107Public Speaking for Change

3

COM 327Argumentation and Advocacy

3

COM 332Transforming Group and Team Communication

3

ENG 107Thinking Through Writing

3

ENG 311Writing Workshop: Nonfiction

3

Commitment and Consciousness – 3 credit hours

This requirement is fulfilled by those upper-division courses outside the primary major designated for the Exploration level in the UP Core and addressing either the Diversity & the Common Good Habit or the Global & Historical Consciousness Habit.

Total Credit Hours: 6