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The Requirement includes four Communication Intensive (CI) subjects over the course of your four years as an MIT undergraduate. Two are Communication Intensive ... Skiptomaincontent MIT MITRegistrar Search MainMenu Keywords Youarehere Home Registration&Academics Academicrequirements CommunicationRequirement CommunicationRequirement Whatyouneedtoknow TheCommunicationRequirementwasdevelopedoutofthebeliefthatMITstudents,regardlessoftheirfieldofstudy,shouldlearntowriteprosethatisclear,organized,andeffective,andtomarshalfactsandideasintoconvincingwrittenandoralpresentations. TheRequirementincludesfourCommunicationIntensive(CI)subjectsoverthecourseofyourfouryearsasanMITundergraduate.TwoareCommunicationIntensiveintheHumanities,Arts,andSocialSciences(CI‑H)andtwoareCommunicationIntensiveintheMajor(CI‑M).YoumustcompleteoneCIsubjectperyearinordertoremainincompliancewiththerequiredpace.Thisprogressionnotonlyhelpsyoudevelopandstrengthenyourskills,butalsoplacesyouonatrajectorytobecomeapersuasive,dynamic,andconfidentcommunicatorbythetimeyouleaveMIT. Somekeypointstoremember: TheresultsofyourFirst-yearEssayEvaluation(FEE)determinewhatkindofCI‑Hsubjectyouwilltakeinyourfirstyear. YoumustpassyourCI‑HandCI‑Msubjectsinordertoreceivecredit. YoumayreceiveCIcreditforonlyoneCI‑Hsubjectpersemester. YoumayreceivecreditformorethanoneCI‑MpertermorforbothaCI‑HandaCI‑Mtakeninthesameterm. MostCIsubjectsalsosatisfyotherGIRormajorrequirements. IfyouwillbeunabletomeettherequiredpaceoftheCommunicationRequirement,[email protected]. Noncompliance YouareinnoncomplianceifyoufailtocompleteoneCIsubjectperyear. Attheendofeachterm,theCommitteeonAcademicPerformance(CAP)maytakeactiontobringnoncompliantstudentsintogoodacademicstanding. IftheCAPvotesforaCommunicationRequirementwarning,youwillhaveacreditlimitforthefollowingterm. Registration&Academics