UIUC · Bachelor's · 2026-2027 catalog
Advertising, BS
Every requirement for the Advertising, BS at UIUC, from the catalog, as a checklist.
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124credit hours to graduate
14requirement groups
21courses named
Requirements
Composition I
about 4 credit hours
- 4 credits any course · 4-6 credits
Advanced Composition
about 3 credit hours
Humanities & the Arts
about 6 credit hours
- 6 credits any course · Humanities & the Arts (6 hours)
Natural Sciences & Technology
about 6 credit hours
- 6 credits any course · Natural Sciences & Technology (6 hours)
Cultural Studies: Non-Western Cultures
about 3 credit hours
- 3 credits any course · 1 course
Cultural Studies: US Minority Cultures
about 3 credit hours
- 3 credits any course · 1 course
Cultural Studies: Western/Comparative Cultures
about 3 credit hours
- 3 credits any course · 1 course
Quantitative Reasoning
about 6 credit hours
- Requirements
- Quantitative Reasoning I: any 1 of
ADV 200STAT 100ECON 202PSYC 235SOC 280SOCW 225 - Additional Quantitative Reasoning course: 3 credits any course · Any other course approved as Quantitative Reasoning I or II
Language Requirement
about 0 credit hours
- 0 credits any course · Completion of the third semester or equivalent of a language other than English; 0-15 credits depending on placement
Required Major Courses
about 24 credit hours
- Requirements
- ADV 150
- ADV 250
- ADV 280
- ADV 281
- ADV 284
- ADV 360
- ADV 390
- Capstone choice: any 1 of
ADV 492ADV 498
Advertising Electives
about 18 credit hours
- 18 credits in ADV · Any ADV course not already required
College of Media Electives
about 9 credit hours
- 9 credits in ADV · Courses offered by or cross-listed with ADV, JOUR, MACS, or MDIA
Other Required Supporting Coursework
about 9 credit hours
- Requirements
- BADM 320
- Economics requirement: any 1 of
ECON 102ECON 103 - Social and behavioral science requirement: any 1 of
ANTH 103PSYC 100SOC 100
Advanced Hours Requirement
about 20 credit hours
- 20 credits any course · At least 20 hours in courses numbered 200 or above, outside and not cross-listed with the College of Media; at least 9 o
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