Journalism- B.S. Program Requirements Download to print

• Broadcast News concentration semester-by-semester Roadmap
• Magazine concentration semester-by-semester Roadmap
• Multimedia News concentration semester-by-semester Roadmap
• Photojournalism concentration semester-by-semester Roadmap

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.

1. No grade lower than a C- (1.700) in a JMC course will be counted toward graduation or as a prerequisite for a subsequent class.
2. A minimum C (2.000) grade must be earned to fulfill the writing-intensive requirement. Students declaring the combined degree program with the master's in journalism and mass communication will satisfy the writing-intensive requirement with JMC 60003 Ethics in Mass Communication.
3. A minimum C (2.000) grade must be earned.
4. Students in the Photojournalism concentration must take LIS 30010.
5. Any JMC course taken is calculated in the major GPA.
Students must complete minimum 72 credit hours outside the journalism and mass communication discipline per the Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communication. The following courses are considered within the discipline and cannot be used toward the 72-hour requirement.

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.

Broadcast News Concentration

1. No grade lower than a C- (1.700) in a JMC course will be counted toward graduation or as a prerequisite for a subsequent class.
2. Additional internship hours may be selected.
3. Any JMC course taken is calculated in the major GPA. Students must complete minimum 72 credit hours outside the journalism and mass communication discipline per the Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communication. The courses listed above are considered within the discipline and cannot be used toward the 72-hour requirement.

Magazine Concentration

1. No grade lower than a C- (1.700) in a JMC course will be counted toward graduation or as a prerequisite for a subsequent class.
2. Students who successfully complete VCD 13001 may use it as a substitute for VCD 37000.
3. Any JMC course taken is calculated in the major GPA. Students must complete minimum 72 credit hours outside the journalism and mass communication discipline per the Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communication. The courses listed above are considered within the discipline and cannot be used toward the 72-hour requirement.

Multimedia News Concentration

1. No grade lower than a C- (1.700) in a JMC course will be counted toward graduation or as a prerequisite for a subsequent class.
2. Student who successfully complete VCD 13001 may use it as a substitute for VCD 37000.
3. Any JMC course taken is calculated in the major GPA. Students must complete minimum 72 credit hours outside the journalism and mass communication discipline per the Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communication. The courses listed above are considered within the discipline and cannot be used toward the 72-hour requirement.

Photojournalism Concentration

1. No grade lower than a C- (1.700) in a JMC course will be counted toward graduation or as a prerequisite for a subsequent class.
2. Students who successfully complete VCD 13001 may use it as a substitute for VCD 37000.
3. Any JMC course taken is calculated in the major GPA. Students must complete minimum 72 credit hours outside the journalism and mass communication discipline per the Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communication. The courses listed above are considered within the discipline and cannot be used toward the 72-hour requirement.