School of Contemporary Arts
Communication Arts: Journalism
Recommended Four-Year Plan (Fall 2012)
This recommended four-year plan is designed to provide a blueprint for students to complete their degrees within four years. These
plans are the recommended sequences of courses. Students must meet with their Major Advisor to develop a more individualized
plan to complete their degree. This plan assumes that no developmental courses are required. If developmental courses are
needed, students may have additional requirements to fulfill which are not listed in the plan and degree completion may take
longer.
NOTE: This recommended Four-Year Plan is applicable to students admitted into the major during the 2012-2013 academic year.
First Year
Fall Semester
GenEd/Major: CNTP 101-First Year Topics
GenEd: CRWT 102-Critical Reading & Writing
II
GenEd: SOSC 101-Social Issues or
BADM 115-Perspectives in Business &Society
GenEd: Mathematics MATH 101-121
Total:
HRS
4
4
P
Spring Semester
GenEd: Science w/ Experiential
GenEd: History HIST 101-110
4
COMM 204-Media Literacy
4
16
COMM 221-Speech for Communication Arts
Total:
HRS
4
4
P
4
4
16
Second Year
Fall Semester
GenEd: AIID 201-Readings in Humanities
History/Theory/Criticism Course Level 200
COMM 208-Newswriting
Social Science Course Level 200
Total:
HRS
4
4
4
4
16
P
Spring Semester
GenEd: Topics Social Science
GenEd: International Issues
COMM 226-Copy Editing
Journalism Elective (Category 7)
Total:
HRS
4
4
4
4
16
P
HRS
4
P
Third Year
Fall Semester
GenEd: Intercultural North America
COMM 331-Media Issues & Ethics
COMM 311-Community Journalism or
COMM 333-Producing the Newspaper
School Core: CA Upper Level Interdisciplinary
Course
Total:
HRS
4
P
Spring Semester
4
4
COMM 324-Reporting &Producing Online
News
Writing/Production Course Level 300
History/Theory/Criticism Course Level 300
4
Elective
4
16
Total:
16
4
4
Fourth Year
Fall Semester
School Core: CA Upper Level Interdisciplinary
Course
Capstone Portfolio Course
Writing Production
Elective
Total:
Total Credits Required: 128 credits
HRS
4
4
4
4
16
P
Spring Semester
Internship
Elective
Elective
Elective
Total:
HRS
4
4
4
4
16
P