Requirements for the Bachelor of Science in Journalism Degree

The BSJ degree requires the successful completion of the following courses.

I. Core Requirements

a. Seminar for Freshmen (4 HRS) (Students with 15+ transfer credits of college or university work are exempt.)

b. Freshman Writing (8 HRS)

ENG 101 and ENG 102
(A student may be assigned to other English courses or may be invited to take ENG 103.)

c. Math or Quantitative Reasoning* (4 HRS)

Choose any Math course at level 130 or higher, or choose one course from those listed below:

Communication: CJN 210
Computer Science: Any CMPSC Course
Biology: BIO 273
Economics: EC 431, EC 460
Government: GVT 201
Philosophy: PHIL 212
Psychology: PSYCH 215
Sociology: SOC 212
Statistics: STATS 250

d. Ethical and Philosophical Inquiry* (4 HRS)

PHIL 119 or PHIL 123 or PHIL 127

e. Humanities/History* (8 HRS)

Choose any contemporary History course including AMST 111 and BLKST 100 (consult with advisor for appropriate course), and choose one course from the following list:

English: ENG 113, 114, 121, 123, 124, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 250
NESAD: ADF 181, ADF 182, ADFA 306, ADFA 344, ADFA 345, ADFA 346, ADI 221, ADI 222 ADG 224
Philosophy: PHIL 113, 115, 210, 211, 219, 223, 225, 250, 253, 255, 260, 261
Theatre: THETR 225, 226, 227, 310, 331, 374, 389, 260, 265
Women's and Gender Studies: WGS 111, WGS 325
World Languages and Cultural Studies: FR 216, FR 301, FR 302, FR 309, FR 310, FR 320, FR 410, GER 216, GER 218, GER 301, GER 302, GER 306, GER 310, GER 412, GER 418, GER 420, SPAN 300, SPAN 301, SPAN 302, SPAN 390, SPAN 401, SPAN 402, SPAN 404, SPAN 405, SPAN 407, SPAN 408, SPAN 409, SPAN 412, SPAN 413, SPAN 414, SPAN 416; and any course with a HUM/ARH/MUH designator will count, with the exception of HUM 120-121.

f. Social Science* (8 HRS)

Choose one course from each:

Economics: Any Economics course except EC 431 and EC 460
Government: Any U.S. Government course

g. Sciences* (8 HRS)

Choose two science courses. At least one must include a laboratory. Courses do not need to be in a sequence.

Biology: BIO 101/L101, BIO 102/L102, BIO 104/L104 (offered only at Madrid Campus), BIO 105, BIO 106, BIO 107, BIO 109
Chemistry: CHEM 101/L101, CHEM 102/L102, CHEM 103
Environmental Science: SCI 103/L103, SCI 104/L104, ENVS 111/L111, ENVS 112/L112
Neuroscience: NEUR 101
Physics: PHYS 111/L111, PHYS 112/L112, PHYS 151/L151, PHYS 152/L152
Science:  SCI 101/L101, SCI 102/L102, SCI 111/L111, SCI 112/L112, SCI 123, SCI 161, SCI 171, SCI 172/L172, SCI 173/L173, SCI 181, SCI 182, SCI 183/L183, SCI 184/L184, SCI 251/L251, SCI 301/L301

Notes: 
1.  Some Science Division courses may have math or computer science prerequisites. Many have other science prerequisites. See course descriptions in this catalog to select appropriate courses.

2.  Students cannot take both SCI 103/L103 and ENVS 111/L111 or both SCI 104/L104 and ENVS 112/L112.

II. Major Requirements Minimum (32 HRS)

III. Complementary Major Requirements, Minor Requirements, and Free Electives (Credit varies)

IV. Cultural Diversity Requirement* (8 HRS)

Choose one course from Group A and one course from Group B. (Students with 30+ transfer credits choose one course from Group A or Group B.)
Cultural Diversity Group A (4 HRS)
Cultural Diversity Group B (4 HRS)

The Cultural Diversity Requirement is fulfilled by taking courses bearing the Cultural Diversity Designation. Courses that satisfy the Cultural Diversity Requirement are identified in the course bulletin after the course description and are listed on the Academic Advising website. Cultural Diversity Courses may simultaneously fulfill Core Requirements, Major Requirements, Complementary Major Requirements, Minor Requirements (see Department Listings) or may be used as electives.

V. Expanded Classroom Requirement*

Credit varies. A complete list of ECR courses is available on the Academic Advising website. (Students with 45+ transfer credits are exempt.)

Minimum Total Credits Required for Graduation (126 HRS)‡

*Courses may also count toward major if taken at appropriate level.

‡Some degree programs exceed 126 HRS. Students who entered prior to fall 2007 need 122 credit hours for graduation.

Carefully review the requirements for a degree in your major with your advisor before selecting courses.