Admission Requirements
Academic Standards
Journalism and Communications is a limited admissions college; all applicants
will be considered on a space-available basis. A grade point average
of 3.0 (on all work attempted) and 60 hours of acceptable credit are
required for admission at the junior year. Students should have completed
the university's general education requirement.
The following four courses are required in order to be admitted:
- AMH2010 – American History to 1877
- AMH2020 – American History since 1877
- POS2041 – American Federal Government
- POS2112 – State/Local Government or CPO2001 – Comparative Politics or INR2001 – International Relations or PSY2012 – General Psychology (only accepted for Advertising or Public Relations majors)
- ECO2013 or ECO2023 – Macroeconomics or Microeconomics (required to transfer for Advertising majors only -- required for graduation by all Journalism & Communications majors)
Students with averages below 3.0 may petition for admission. Petitions are available from the Student Services Office, 1000 Weimer Hall. Petitions from students who have completed the college's quantitative option or foreign language requirement will be given preference.
Students who fall below academic standards will be listed as not making progress toward their intended major and must consult the advising staff in 1000 Weimer Hall, or the student may choose to go to the Academic Advising Center. Progress must be made toward final admission into the degree program and college.
MMC 2100 Writing for Mass
Communication
All students are required to take MMC 2100,
while Telecommunication majors must take its equivalent, RTV 2100, Writing
for Electronic Media. Entry into the broadcast news sequence is limited
to students in the Department of Telecommunication who have passed a typing
exam and a test to evaluate writing ability. Contact the department office
to determine when typing and writing tests are given. Both courses require
students to have a typing proficiency of at least 20 words per minute
or personal computer skills. Students who pass a proficiency exam in writing
given by the college may be exempted from and earn credit for MMC 2100.
MMC 2100 is generally considered as a Gordon Rule writing course.
Typing Ability
All students entering the college must be
able to type and operate a personal computer. This ability is needed because
laboratory assignments are completed on personal computers. Students are
expected to type 20 words per minute before enrolling in MMC 2100 or RTV
2100 and 30 words per minute for selected advanced courses.
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