(1) The program requires that successful candidates:

(a) demonstrate understanding of and perform proficiently in:

(i) the composing process, including research, organization, and context development;

(ii) theory of human communication including:

(A) symbolic development;

(B) transference of meaning, both cognitively and affectively;

(C) nonverbal communication; and

(D) language, including social and cultural factors affecting language use;

(iii) context (practices) of human communication, including:

(A) public speaking;

(B) rhetoric;

(C) argumentation;

(D) persuasion;

(E) oral interpretation;

(F) interpersonal, small group, organizational communication;

(G) cross-cultural communication, including Montana American Indians;

(H) mass media and society; and

(I) listening;

(iv) diagnostic techniques, progress assessment, and prescriptions for improving students' formal and informal communication skills;

(b) demonstrate knowledge of curriculum, lesson planning, and instructional strategies for interpersonal communication;

(c) demonstrate positive attitudes for teaching communication and demonstrate knowledge and understanding of students' social and cultural backgrounds affecting symbolic cognition.