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This recommended four-year plan is designed to provide a blueprint for students to complete their degrees within four years. These plans are the recommended sequences of courses. Students must meet with their Major Advisor to develop a more individualized plan to complete their degree. This plan assumes that no developmental courses are required. If developmental courses are needed, students may have additional requirements to fulfill which are not listed in the plan and degree completion may take longer. Three writing intensive courses are required in the major and/or school core (examples are marked by WI designation in the plan below). Consult with your advisor for specific details.
NOTE: This recommended Four-Year Plan is applicable to students admitted into the major during the 2023-2024 academic year.
First Year
Fall Semester
- Gen Ed: INTD 101 - FIRST YEAR SEMINAR (HRS 4)
- Gen Ed: CRWT 102 - CRITICAL READING AND WRITING II (HRS 4)
- Gen Ed: - SOCIAL SCIENCE INQUIRY (HRS 4)
- Gen Ed: - QUANTITATIVE REASONING – MATH 104 - MATH FOR THE MODERN WORLD (recommended) (HRS 4)
- Career Pathways: PATH CA1 - CAREER PATHWAYS MODULE 1 FOR CONTEMPORARY ARTS
- Total: (HRS 16)
Spring Semester
- Gen Ed: - SCIENTIFIC REASONING (HRS 4)
- Gen Ed: - STUDIES IN THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES formerly known as - STUDIES IN THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES AIID 201 - STUDIES IN THE ARTS & HUMANITIES (HRS 4)
- Major: COMM 204 - MEDIA LITERACY (HRS 4)
- Major: COMM 221 - SPEECH FOR COMMUNICATION ARTS (HRS 4)
- Total: (HRS 16)
Second Year
Fall Semester
- Gen Ed: - GLOBAL AWARENESS (HRS 4)
- Gen Ed: - HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES – COMM 227 - THE PRESS: HISTORY'S FIRST DRAFT (recommended) (HRS 4)
- Gen Ed: Distribution Category: - CULTURE AND CREATIVITY – COMM 234 - INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION WI (recommended) (One Distribution Category course must be outside of CA) (HRS 4)
- Major: COMM 208 - NEWSWRITING WI (HRS 4)
- Career Pathways: PATH CA2 - CAREER PATHWAYS MODULE 2 FOR CONTEMPORARY ARTS
- Total: (HRS 16)
Spring Semester
- General Elective: Elective/Minor (HRS 4)
- General Elective: Elective/Minor (HRS 4)
- Gen Ed: Distribution Category (choose 1): - VALUES AND ETHICS – COMM 231 - MEDIA ISSUES AND ETHICS (recommended) OR - SYSTEMS, SUSTAINABILITY AND SOCIETY (One Distribution Category course must be outside of CA) (HRS 4)
- Major: Category 7: Journalism Concentration Elective (HRS 4)
- Career Pathways: PATH CA3 - CAREER PATHWAYS MODULE 3 FOR CONTEMPORARY ARTS
- Total: (HRS 16)
Third Year
Fall Semester
- Major: History/Theory/Criticism Course Level 300 (HRS 4)
- Major: COMM 371 - (if you didn’t take COMM 231) OR select one of the following: (Category 3) COMM 311 - COMMUNITY JOURNALISM WI OR COMM 333 - PRODUCING THE NEWSPAPER WI (HRS 4)
- Major: Writing/Production course Level 300 (Category 3) Select one: COMM 329 - PHOTOJOURNALISM OR COMM 306 - VIDEOJOURNALISM OR COMM 365 - NEWS REPORTING: BROADCAST AND NEW MEDIA OR COMM 368 - PRODUCING DIGITAL SPORTS OR COMM 370 - JOURNALISM ON MOBILE AND EMERGING TECHNOLOGY WI OR TOPICS COMM 390-03: Arts and Entertainment Reporting (HRS 4)
- General Elective: Elective (HRS 4)
- Total: (HRS 16)
Spring Semester
- Major: COMM 324 - REPORTING AND PRODUCING ONLINE NEWS WI (HRS 4)
- Major: Writing (Category 3) Select One: COMM 304 - WRITING FOR PUBLICATION WI OR COMM 226 - COPY EDITING OR COMM 303 - WRITING FOR SOCIAL MEDIA (HRS 4)
- General Elective: Elective/Minor (HRS 4)
- Major: CNTP 388 - CO-OP/INTERNSHIP CONTEMPORARY ARTS (HRS 4)
- Total: (HRS 16)
Fourth Year
Fall Semester
- Major: Capstone Portfolio Course: Senior Project Journalism (HRS 4)
- Major: Writing/Production Course Level 300 (Category 3) Select one: COMM 329 - PHOTOJOURNALISM OR COMM 306 - VIDEOJOURNALISM OR COMM 365 - NEWS REPORTING: BROADCAST AND NEW MEDIA OR COMM 368 - PRODUCING DIGITAL SPORTS OR COMM 370 - JOURNALISM ON MOBILE AND EMERGING TECHNOLOGY OR TOPICS COMM 390-03: Arts and Entertainment Reporting (HRS 4)
- School Core: CA Upper Level Interdisciplinary Course (HRS 4)
- General Elective: Elective/Minor (HRS 4)
- Total: (HRS 16)
Spring Semester
- Major: Elective in the major (HRS 4)
- Major: Writing/Production Course Level 300 (Category 3) Select one: COMM 329 - PHOTOJOURNALISM OR COMM 306 - VIDEOJOURNALISM OR COMM 365 - NEWS REPORTING: BROADCAST AND NEW MEDIA OR COMM 368 - PRODUCING DIGITAL SPORTS OR COMM 370 - JOURNALISM ON MOBILE AND EMERGING TECHNOLOGY OR TOPICS COMM 390-03: Arts and Entertainment Reporting (HRS 4)
- General Elective: Elective/Minor (HRS 4)
- General Elective: Elective/Minor (HRS 4)
- Total: (HRS 16)
Total Credits Required: 128 credits
GPA: 2.0
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