COM 114

SPRING 2012 COM 114
Test-Out
No registration is required

Written Exam:
Tuesday, Jan. 24th, 7:00pm in BRNG 1230 Wednesday, March 21st, 7:00pm in Lawson B155


Oral Exam:
Tuesday, Feb. 7th, 7:00pm in BRNG 1230
Wednesday, April 4th, 7:00pm BRNG 1230

COM 114 is a required course for many students at Purdue. It is a study of communication theories as applied to speech and involves practical communicative experiences ranging from interpersonal communication and small group process through problem identification and solution in discussion to informative and persuasive speaking in standard speaker-audience situations.

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There are two possible ways to establish credit for COM114 (test-out procedures): 

1) Credit without exam

Credit is awarded without exam to students who have taken at least one year of speech, debate, forensics or public speaking in high school and who have a verbal score of at least 550 on the SAT or 24 on the ACT. A transcript verifying the student's work must be submitted along with the form available below to Suzanne Collins in BRNG 2114.

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2) Credit with exam

Credit is awarded with exam to students who successfully pass a written exam and deliver a persuasive speech. Both tests must be passed to establish credit. All students who meet the following criteria may attempt credit with exam regardless of previous classes taken or SAT/ACT scores. The criteria include:

1. The student must be officially enrolled in Purdue University.
2. The student cannot be enrolled in COM 114 and attempt the test-out at the same time.
3. The student may not take the test-out if the student has already attended a COM 114 class.
4. The student may not attempt to establish credit for COM 114 more than one time. Testing out is a one
time opportunity.
5. The student must obtain Form 231 from his/her counselor and bring it with him/her to the written portion
of the exam.

For detailed information on the written exam, speech process and requirements see the link below.

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Questions related to the test out process may be emailed to testout@purdue.edu.

SPRING 2012 TEST-OUT DATES

Written Exam:

  • Exams will be January 24th at 7:00pm in BRNG 1230 and March 21st at 7:00pm in Laswson B155 and each exam is one hour.
  • Those who pass will be assigned a time and location for the follow-up persuasive speech which will be given at a later date.

Oral Exam:

  • Evening of Tuesday, February 7th, 2012 (as assigned).
  • Evening of Wednesday, April 4th, 2012 (as assigned).
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