Journalism, BA

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Department of Journalism, College of Humanities and Social Sciences

79 Credits

Admission and Declaration Process

Declaration of Major

Grade Requirements

A grade of C- or better is required for a student’s major or minor courses, and supporting courses for majors and minors. Cumulative GPA of 2.50 or higher in major is required.

Requirements

❑ JOUR 190 - INTRODUCTION TO MASS MEDIA
❑ JOUR 207 - NEWSWRITING
❑ JOUR 307 - REPORTING
❑ JOUR 309 - EDITING
❑ JOUR 340 - HISTORY OF U.S. JOURNALISM
❑ JOUR 350 - MASS MEDIA LAW
❑ JOUR 351 - MASS MEDIA ETHICS
❑ JOUR 404 - FEATURE WRITING
❑ JOUR 430 - FIELD INTERNSHIP
❑ JOUR 450 - ADVANCED REPORTING
❑ JOUR 480 - SENIOR SEMINAR
❑ Five quarters on publication staff:
Three courses from list (a):
JOUR 214 - NEWSPAPER STAFF
JOUR 314 - NEWSPAPER STAFF
JOUR 414 - NEWSPAPER STAFF
JOUR 415 - NEWSPAPER EDITORSHIP
One course from list (b):
JOUR 321 - PERIODICAL STAFF
JOUR 421 - PERIODICAL STAFF
JOUR 422 - PERIODICAL EDITORSHIP
And one additional from list (a) or (b), or:
ESTU 480 - THE PLANET STAFF
❑ 12 upper-division credits in another academic area under departmental advisement
❑ A maximum of 73 journalism course credits may be applied toward the 180-credit minimum for graduation

University Graduation Requirements

General University Requirements (GURS)
Writing Proficiency Requirement (WP)
180 Minimum Total Credits
60 Minimum Upper Division Credits
Residency Requirement
Minimum Grade Requirements
Final Quarter Requirement