Programs

Bachelor of Arts in Journalism Degree

Degree Requirements

Four-Year Plan for the B.A.J.
Freshman

____ Two courses from JOUR-J 110, J 155, J 200, and J 210
____ Fundamental Skills Mathematics
____ English composition
____ One semester of foreign language
____ Four requirements total (excluding journalism) from General List:

Suggested: Take foreign language each semester until the requirement is completed and also take courses in Arts and Humanities, Social and Historical, Natural and Mathematical.

____ 30-31 credit hours toward graduation
____ Meet all minimum grade standards and read requirement details in the bulletin.

Comments:

  • One semester of foreign language may be satisfied through placement or completion of a course. Some first semesters of language, such as Latin, Japanese, Chinese, or Hebrew, are offered fall semester only.
  • Credits from zero-level courses, such as MATH-M 014 and MATH-M 025, do not count toward graduation.
  • Students are strongly encouraged to take JOUR-J 200 and JOUR-J 155 concurrently.
  • Apply for admission to the school by the end of spring semester or the end of summer session II.
Sophomore

____ The other two courses from JOUR-J 110, J 155, J 200, and J 210
____ JOUR-J 300
____ One journalism course from the General List
____ Eleven requirements total (excluding journalism) from General List

Suggested: Complete foreign language; four more Arts and Humanities, Social and Historical, and Natural and Mathematical courses; and two courses for your second concentration.

____ 61-62 credit hours total toward graduation
____ Be admitted to the school by the end of the first semester, sophomore year.
____ Meet all minimum grade standards and read requirement details in the bulletin.

Comments:

  • You should select and begin your second concentration no later than the end of the first semester.
Junior

____ Four more journalism courses from the General List
____ Eighteen requirements total (excluding journalism) from the General List

Suggested: Complete three courses for your second concentration; a statistics course; two culture studies courses; and another Arts and Humanities, Social and Historical, or Natural and Mathematical course.

____ 93 credit hours total toward graduation
____ Meet all minimum grade standards and read requirement details in the bulletin.

Comments:

  • File an application for graduation in the records office by the end of spring semester.
  • Begin to watch your 300- and 400-level courses. You need 36 credit hours of 300- and 400-level courses to complete the degree.
Senior

____ JOUR-J 410
____ Three more journalism courses from the General List
____ All requirements from the General List
____ 123 credit hours total toward graduation
____ Meet all minimum grade standards and read requirement details in the bulletin.

Comments:

  • If the credit hours from courses needed to complete your requirements do not bring your credit hour total to 123, then you have room to take electives, but watch the limits on credit hours outside the College of Arts and Sciences.
  • Continue to watch your 300- and 400-level courses. You need 36 credit hours of 300- and 400-level courses to complete the degree.
General List

How to count total requirements on this list: some courses can be used to satisfy more than one requirement. For example, EALC-E 100 may satisfy both Culture Studies A and an Arts and Humanities requirement. In this case, you would check off two requirements. Be sure to count requirements, not the number of courses on this list. If a course fulfills more than one requirement, count all the requirements it meets.

____ Journalism advanced skills course (3 cr.)
____ Journalism advanced skills course (3 cr.)
____ Journalism research course (3 cr.)
____ Journalism elective (3 cr.)
____ Journalism elective (3 cr.)
____ Journalism elective (3 cr.)
____ Journalism elective (3 cr.)
____ Journalism elective (2 cr.)

____ Second Concentration (3 cr.)
____ Second Concentration (3 cr.)
____ Second Concentration (3 cr.)
____ Second Concentration (3 cr.)
____ Second Concentration (3 cr.)
____ Second Concentration (3 cr.)
____ Second Concentration (3 cr.)
____ Second Concentration (3 cr.)

____ Advanced Composition

____ Second semester of foreign language
____ Third semester of foreign language
____ Fourth semester of foreign language

____ Statistics

____ Arts and Humanities (Literature or Fine Arts History)
____ Arts and Humanities
____ Arts and Humanities

____ Social and Historical Studies (U.S. History)
____ Social and Historical Studies (American Political Science)
____ Social and Historical Studies (Economics)

____ Natural and Mathematical Science
____ Natural and Mathematical Science
____ Natural and Mathematical Science

____ Culture Studies A
____ Culture Studies A or B
____ Culture Studies C

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