Degree Requirements

The Bachelor of Journalism degree comprises 120 credit hours.

Core Curriculum

A specific combination of coursework in English, Government, American History, Math, Social Sciences, Natural Sciences, and Fine Arts. 

Major requirements

• A maximum of 36 hours of major-specific coursework in the School of Journalism.

College of Communication requirements

• Second year proficiency or equivalent in a foreign language
• 6 hours of Communication courses outside your major
• 3 additional hours of English or Rhetoric (E or RHE)
• 3 hours Communication and Culture coursework

Enrollment

• Journalism majors may not take more than 9 hours of Journalism coursework per semester
• Journalism students may not count more than 42 hours of Communication coursework toward the degree
• Journalism students may not count more than 36 hours of Journalism courseework toward the degree

Flags

Students should choose courses in the core curriculum and in the major requirements that also fulfill their major department's Flag requirements. The Flags required for Journalism students are:

• Writing: two courses required
• Cultural diversity in the United States: one course required
• Ethics and leadership: one course required
• Global cultures: one course required
• Independent inquiry: one course required
• Quantitative reasoning: one course required

Electives

• Bring a student's total hours to 120
• Electives frequently taken by Communication students

Students can also fill elective hours by

• Declaring a minor or
• Completing a concentration, certificate program, or other Academic Enrichment activity.