The Department of Radio, Television, Film offers three programs leading to a Bachelor of Arts degree.

Candidates for graduation from the School of Communication with the degree of Bachelor of Arts must fulfill the B.A. requirements as listed under the School of Communication. In addition, students majoring in an area within the Department of Radio, Television, Film must complete the program requirements listed below plus a liberal arts minor from one of the following: any minor in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences or the Department of Speech Communication, Rhetoric, and Performance Studies. The minor must consist of 18 semester hours as defined by that discipline, of which at least 6 hours must be taken in residence.

Transfer students majoring in areas within the Department of Radio, Television, Film must complete at least 24 hours in residence in the major field of study. Transfer credits are subject to the approval of the Department of Radio, Television, Film of the School of Communication and are approved only for those courses meeting the department’s curriculum requirements and course standards.

(NOTE: Major and minor fields will be listed on the student’s record. Only courses acceptable for the major may be applied toward the minor. Grades of C- or better are required for the major and minor. Students may not take a course for which they received less than C- in a prerequisite. Pass/D+/D/Fail credit will be given toward an academic major and minor for courses offered only on this basis.