What is a Bascom course?
At the time the General Education Requirements were first implemented departments were given the opportunity to propose “Bascom” courses. Many of the original Bascom courses have the course number 236 since that number was set aside by the divisional committees specifically for this purpose. They are generally are small (20 students or fewer) faculty or academic staff taught courses designed specifically to meet Comm B criteria. Many other courses, both large and small, have now been approved as Comm B courses, but the term “Bascom” course is still often used to denote a small, faculty or academic staff taught Communication B course.
