Sample Schedule: Journalism, BA (124 Semester Hours)

Below is a typical schedule for eight semesters. This should be considered only a general guide, not a rigid schedule. Students should consult with their advisers to plot out the best path given their interests and academic strengths. This sample course sequence is intended to help you plan, but you must check your degree audit every semester to track your progress toward satisfying all of your degree requirements. The semester hours (S.H.) are noted for each term.

FIRST-YEAR

Fall	S.H.	Spring	S.H.
WSC 001 - Composition	3	WSC 002 - Composition	3
JRNL 001 - Media Ethics	3	JRNL 010 - Digital Journalism Tools	3
PR 100 - Fundamentals of Public Relations	3	MASS 001 - Media History and Development	3
Foreign Language Course	3	Foreign Language Course	3
History, Philosophy, Religion (HP) Distribution Course	3	Cross-Cultural (CC) Distribution Course	3
Total Semester Hours	15	Total Semester Hours	15

SECOND-YEAR

Fall	S.H.	Spring	S.H.
JRNL 011 - News Reporting and Writing	3	JRNL 013 - Advanced News Writing and Reporting	3
Liberal Arts Minor Course	3	Liberal Arts Minor Course	3
PSC 001 - (BH) American Politics	3	JRNL 170 - Internships	1
RHET 001 - (CP) Oral Communication	3	Interdisciplinary Studies (IS) Distribution Course	3
Foreign Language Course	3	Math (MA) Distribution Course	3
		Elective or JRNL 015	3
Total Semester Hours	15	Total Semester Hours	16

THIRD-YEAR
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Fall	S.H.	Spring	S.H.
Liberal Arts Minor Course	3	Liberal Arts Minor Course	3
JRNL 014 - Multimedia Journalism Video	3	JRNL 080 - Digital and Mobile Reporting	3
JRNL Elective or JRNL 031	3	JRNL 170 - Internships	1
Behavioral Social Sciences (BH) or History, Philosophy, Religion (HP) Distribution Course	3	JRNL Elective or JRNL 074	3
Natural Science (NS) Distribution Course	3	Natural Science (NS) or Math (MA) or Computer Science (CS) Distribution Course	3
		Liberal Arts Elective Course	3
Total Semester Hours	15	Total Semester Hours	16

FOURTH-YEAR

Fall	S.H.	Spring	S.H.
Liberal Arts Minor Course	3	Liberal Arts Minor Course	3
JRNL Elective or S.M Elective Course	3	JRNL 170 - Internships	1
MASS 104 - Media and the Law	3	JRNL Elective Course	3
Literature (LT) Distribution Course	3	Elective Course	3
Literature (LT) or Appreciation and Analysis (AA) or Creative Participation (CP) Distribution Course	3	Elective Course	3
PESP Course	1	Elective Course	3
Total Semester Hours	16	Total Semester Hours	16
Program Total		124

^{Updated March 2023}

^Notes:

^{Journalism Majors are required to declare a liberal arts minor.}
^{Students must complete liberal arts credit requirement which is 94.}

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Sample Schedule: Journalism, BA (124 Semester Hours)