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(Please click\u00a0here<\/a><\/span>\u00a0for information about the Purdue Presentation Center.)<\/span><\/p>\n COM 114, Fundamentals of Speech Communication, is a required course for many majors at Purdue, and it fulfills the oral communication\u00a0University Core Curriculum<\/a><\/span>\u00a0requirement. The course comprises the study of communication theories as applied to speech. It involves practical communicative experiences ranging from interpersonal communication and small group processes to informative and persuasive speaking in standard speaker-audience situations.<\/span><\/p>\n COM 114 credit can be awarded to students who successfully complete the Test Out process by passing a written exam\u00a0and\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>delivering an effective presentation.<\/span><\/p>\n Both exams must be passed to establish credit. A student must meet the following criteria to attempt credit by examination for COM 114:<\/span><\/p>\n Summer 2026 Test Out Information<\/strong><\/p>\n The written exam will be offered online from May 4 to July 4. The oral presentation exam (for those who pass the written exam) will take place on the evenings of August 26 and 27 (oral presentations will be delivered at the West Lafayette location). \u00a0<\/p>\n Summer 2026 session<\/strong><\/p>\n Fall 2026 Test Out Information<\/strong><\/p>\n Registration details and timelines for the two test-out sessions offered will be posted by August 1, 2026.<\/p>\n A $35 testing fee will be applied to students’ Purdue accounts when they sit to take the written exam. This fee will be applied through the Bursar\u2019s office at the end of the current semester and added to the next semester\u2019s tuition. <\/span><\/p>\n All students qualifying for the PELL grant will have the exam fee waived. Please note that this exam fee is non-refundable. No testing fee is applied if you register but do not take the written exam.<\/span><\/p>\n Students who pass the written exam will be asked to give an oral presentation during their assigned day and a specific time slot noted above (all students who pass the written test will receive the oral exam presentation prompt shortly after the written test window closes).<\/span><\/p>\n For a list of some topics covered on the written exam and sample questions, please consult the COM 114 Test Out Study Guide<\/a><\/span>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nCOM 11400 Test Out<\/span><\/h2>\n
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