Journalism- B.S. Program Requirements Download to print

Attribute 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. UC 10097 is not required of transfer students with 25 credits (excluding College Credit Plus) or students age 21+ at time of admission.
2. Students may substitute JMC 20003 Introduction to Mass Communication for JMC 20001. JMC 20003 does not fulfill a Kent Core or Diversity requirement.
3. A minimum C (2.000) grade must be earned to fulfill the writing-intensive requirement. If course is not being used to fulfill the writing-intensive requirement, a minimum grade of C- (1.700) must be earned.
4. Students cannot apply these courses toward more than one of the JMC Elective categories.
5. Students may choose JMC 40295: Smartphone Photography to fulfill this requirement.
6. All credits must be from outside the discipline. Number of credit hours required depends on meeting minimum 124 credit hours and minimum 39 upper-division hours.

Progression Requirements:
Students must maintain a 2.700 major GPA and a 2.000 overall GPA in order to continue taking JMC courses. Failure to do so will result in not being permitted to enroll in JMC courses. In addition, 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.

Notes:
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 Communications. The following courses are considered within the discipline and cannot be used toward the 72-hour requirement.

All transfer coursework with a subject and number designator of TRAN, KAPS, COMM, JMC or VCD XXXXX will not count toward the 72-hour requirement automatically, nor will Kent State coursework with a subject designator of CCI. Prior Kent State coursework with the subject designator of JOUR will also not count toward the 72-hour requirement. Students must meet with their academic advisor for further evaluation of their coursework for applicability to this requirement.