Visual Journalism - B.S. Program Requirements Download to print

• Information Design concentration Admissions suspended
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Type Legend: DD Diversity–Domestic; DG Diversity–Global; ELR Experiential Learning; KAD Kent Core Additional; KBS Kent Core Basic Sciences; KCM Kent Core Composition; KFA Kent Core Fine Arts: KHU Kent Core Humanities; KMC Kent Core Mathematics and Critical Reasoning; KSS Kent Core Social Sciences; WIC Writing Intensive

Please read the sections in the University Catalog on Kent Core, diversity, writing-intensive and the experiential learning requirements.

* No grade lower than a C- (1.7000) in a JMC course will be counted toward graduation or as a prerequisite for a subsequent class.

** Students who successfully complete JMC 20001 prior to declaring a JMC major may use it as a substitute for JMC 20003.

***A minimum C (2.000) grade must be earned in JMC 40010 to fulfill the writing intensive requirement. Students declaring the combined degree program with the Master of Arts in Journalism and Mass Communication will satisfy the writing intensive requirement with JMC 60003 Ethics in Mass Communication.

**** Minimum C (2.000)

***** Students who successfully complete VCD 13001 may use it as a substitute for VCD 37000.

******* Any JMC course taken is calculated in the major GPA. Minimum 72 credit hours taken outside JMC.

Special Major Note:

Students who pass 15 credits of non-remedial academic coursework each fall and spring semester and the 1-credit First Year Experience course will accumulate 121 credits in four years. This major requires 124 credits for graduation. Students can stay on track for graduation by:

• Declaring their major as freshmen and completing all courses in sequence (bear in mind that switching majors may cause a delay in graduation);
• Prioritizing required courses above electives;
• Meeting regularly with their academic advisors to stay on track;
• Passing each required course the first time attempted and maintaining the minimal GPA for the major;
• Successfully completing more than 15 credit hours of relevant coursework (field-based work, internship) during academic semesters; and/or
• Completing relevant coursework (field-based work, internship) during summer sessions.

Information Design Concentration-Admissions suspended

Photojournalism Concentration