B.A.J. Suggested Course Sequence
For new students entering the program in Fall 2007 and pursuing the Bachelor of Arts in Journalism degree, the school suggests the following course sequence.
First Year
- Two courses from JOUR:
- English composition
- Fundamental Skills Mathematics
- One semester of foreign language
- Four requirements total (excluding journalism) from General List (see below)
- Suggested: Take foreign language each semester until the requirement is completed and also take courses in A&H, S&H and N&M
- 30-31 credit hours toward graduation
Note: Students are strongly encouraged to take J200 and J155 concurrently.
Apply for admission to the School by May 15 or Aug. 20.
Second Year
- The other two courses from J110, J155, J200, J210
- J300
- One journalism course from the General List
- 11 requirements total (excluding journalism) from General List
- Suggested: Complete foreign language; four more A&H, S&H and N&M courses; and two courses for your second concentration.
- Select and begin your second concentration no later than the end of the first semester.
- 61-62 credit hours total toward graduation
- Be admitted to the School by the end of the first semester, sophomore year.
Note: Students are encouraged to take JOUR J200 and JOUR J155 concurrently.
Third Year
- Four more journalism courses from the General List
- 18 requirements total (excluding journalism) from General List
- Suggested: Complete three courses for your second concentration; a statistics course; two culture studies courses; and another A&H, S&H or N&M course.
- 93 credit hours total toward graduation
Note: File an application for graduation in the records office by June 1. Begin to watch your 300- and 400-level courses. You need 36 credit hours of 300- and 400-level courses to complete the degree.
Fourth Year
- J410
- Three more journalism courses from the General List
- All requirements from General List
- 123 credit hours total toward graduation
Note: 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 Arts & 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 & Humanities. In this case, you would check off two requirements. Be sure to count requirements and not the number of courses on this list. If a course fulfills more than one requirement, count all the requirements it meets. See the School of Journalism Bulletin for an explanation of requirements.
___ 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
___ A&H (Literature or Fine Arts History)
___ A&H
___ A&H
___ S&H (U.S. History)
___ S&H (American Political Science)
___ S&H (Economics)
___ N&M
___ N&M
___ N&M
___ Culture Studies A
___ Culture Studies A or B
___ Culture Studies C
