The freedom to choose focus tracks is not a privilege prospective communication majors at the University of Guam can enjoy.<\/p>\n

Instead, they now have the choice between a focus in communications studies or mass media and journalism. This change in the Communication program was made official in the undergraduate course catalog for school year 2016-2017.<\/p>\n

Prior to the revamping, students had the option to choose among four separate communication tracks: communication studies, mass media, journalism, and public relations.<\/p>\n

The reason for the change was due to the unavailability of instructors and consequently, the postponement of certain classes until instructors were available to teach them. Issues like these have the potential to push back expected graduation dates.<\/p>\n

During the \u201cGood to Great\u201d audit, Tom Brislin, Ph.D., the associate dean of the College of Arts and Humanities at University of Hawaii, suggested to combine the four tracks into two tracks to help alleviate the problem.<\/p>\n

However good its intentions, some students and professors in the program express their reasons for wanting to revert to the previous program.<\/p>\n