Public Relations (PR) Effective Fall - 2012 Name ___________________________ GSP Taken (grade) _______ R# __________________ GSP Not Taken Email ___________________________ Filed Degree Plan (@ 45 hrs) Catalog Year ______ Expected Graduation (Month & Year) ___________ File Intent to Graduate 1 year Prior to Graduation Y N Filed Intent to Graduate Y N General Requirements for Bachelor of Arts Grade *1302 ________, Grade English (12 hours) *1301 ________, Choose One AND ______________ English 1301 and 1302 are prerequisites for JOUR 2410 Choose One AND ______________ You MUST choose two (2) different English Literature courses Oral Communication (3 hours) Choose One ______________ Foreign Language (6 - 16 hours) Choose One ______________ Choose One ______________ MATH (6 hours) Choose One ______________ Choose One AND ______________ Natural Science (8 hours total) Choose One ______________ Choose One AND ______________ Choose One Choose One ______________ _________ You MUST choose two (2) different Natural Science courses Individual or Group Behavior (6 hours) Choose One ______________ Choose One AND ______________ History (6 hours total) Choose One ______________ Choose One AND ______________ Political Science (6 hours total) Choose One ______________ Choose One AND ______________ Visual & Performing Arts (3 hours total) Choose One ______________ Multicultural Requirement (0-3 hours) Choose One ______________ ECO 2305 AND MCOM 1300 will fulfill Individual or Group Behavior Please note: EMC 3308 will fulfill VPA credit as well as a MCOM/JOUR elective ELECTRONIC MEDIA & COMMUNICATIONS MAJOR REQUIREMENTS * You must earn a grade of "C" or better in all major and adjunt courses in order to progress in the major * Grade Public Relations Strategies _________ PR 3311 Please NOTE: IP means "IN PROGRESS" (PR 3310; 2.500 GPA) Grade Intro to Mass Communications MCOM 1300 _________ Grade PR Writing PR 3312 _________ MCOM 3300 MCOM 3320 MCOM 3380 JOUR 2410 PR 3310 (PR 3310; PR 3311; JOUR 2410) PR Graphics & Production (or an Grade MCOM Theories and Society _________ (Sophomore Standing) PR 3341 Grade _________ additional PR 4301 may be taken) (Junior Standing) Grade _________ MCOM Law (Sophomore Standing) PR 4301 Grade Special Topics in Public Relations _________ (Junior Standing) PR 4301 Grade Special Topics in Public Relations _________ (Junior Standing) PR 4308 Grade Public Relations Management _________ (PR 3312) PR 4312 Public Relations Campaigns _________ (PR 3312; MCOM 3380) Grade _________ Research Methods (Sophomore Standing; MATH 2300 or 2345) Grade _________ New Writing (ENGL 1301, 1302; GSP 70+; GPA 2.500) Grade _________ Principles of Public Relations (Sophomore Standing) Grade Faculty suggests students take the minimum 12 hours of Group A electives in one field of concentration. Examples: PR and ADV give students a focus on marketing public relations; PR and EMC create a focus on digital public relations; PR and JOUR prepare students for media relations. Students may count additional PR electives, independent studies, and for-credit internships toward this Group A. GROUP A (12 - 18 hours) GROUP B (0 - 6 hours) _________ Choose One _________ Choose One _________ Choose One _________ Choose One _________ Choose One _________ Choose One _________ Choose One _________ Students are encouraged to take 6 hours outside of Mass Communications focusing on a topic that will prepare them for a particular public relations role or practice area. Students may take an additional 6 hours of Group A electives to satisfy Group B. Choose One Choose One _________ Choose One _________ CURRENT SEMESTER Courses currently enrolled Expected Grade Courses currently enrolled Expected Grade _______________________ _____ _______________________ _____ _______________________ _____ _______________________ _____ _______________________ _____ _______________________ _____ _______________________ _____ _______________________ _____ INTER-SESSION OR SUMMER I understand that I can transfer only 66 hours from a junior/community college toward my degree at TTU. It is my responsibility to verify transfer equivalent courses. Equivalencies can be found at the TTU Registrar’s Web site. I will need to ask permission from the Director of Advising (1) to transfer courses that would transfer as a major, minor, or adjunct course (I must earn a C or higher.); (2) to transfer any course(s) during my final 30 hours; or (3) to take course(s) concurrently at TTU and another school. _____ I will attend TTU OR _____ I will attend ____________________________________________ jr. college/com. college/university _____ Inter-session/Summer I _____ Inter-session/Summer I _______________________ _______________________ _______________________ _______________________ FALL OR SPRING SCHEDULE _________________________________ _________________________________ _________________________________ _________________________________ _________________________________ _________________________________ _________________________________ _________________________________ _________________________________ _________________________________ Alternate courses: _________________________________ _________________________________ _________________________________ _________________________________ _________________________________ _________________________________ I understand the prerequisite requirements on the front of this sheet. I also understand that if I have not completed the prerequisites for the course(s) in which I enroll before the beginning of the semester, I will drop or be dropped from the course(s) before classes begin. _________________________________ Student Signature ______________ Date Advisor notes: ___________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________Advisor's Initials/Date________