Template #: 1014
Rev. 4: 09/01/14
Transfer Model Curriculum (TMC) Template for Journalism
CCC Major or Area of Emphasis: Journalism
TOP Code: 060200
CSU Major(s): Journalism; Mass Communications; Public Relations; Advertising
Total Units: 18 (all units are minimum semester units)
In the four columns to the right under the College Program Requirements, enter the college’s course identifier, title and the
number of units comparable to the course indicated for the TMC. If the course may be double-counted with either CSU-GE or
IGETC, enter the GE Area to which the course is articulated. To review the GE Areas and associated unit requirements, please go
to Chancellor’s Office Academic Affairs page, RESOURCE section located at :
http://extranet.cccco.edu/Divisions/AcademicAffairs/CurriculumandInstructionUnit/TransferModelCurriculum.aspx
or the ASSIST website:
http://web1.assist.org/web-assist/help/help-csu_ge.html.
The units indicated in the template are the minimum semester units required for the prescribed course or list. All courses must be
CSU transferable. All courses with an identified C-ID Descriptor must be submitted to C-ID prior to submission of the
Associate Degree for Transfer (ADT) proposal to the Chancellor’s Office.
Where no C-ID Descriptor is indicated, discipline faculty should compare their existing course to the example course(s) provided
in the TMC at:
http://www.c-id.net/degreereview.html
Attach the appropriate ASSIST documentation as follows:
 Articulation Agreement by Major (AAM) demonstrating lower division preparation in the major at a CSU;
 CSU Baccalaureate Level Course List by Department (BCT) for the transfer courses; and/or,
 CSU GE Certification Course List by Area (GECC).
The acronyms AAM, BCT, and GECC will appear in C-ID Descriptor column directly next to the course to indicate which report
will need to be attached to the proposal to support the course’s inclusion in the transfer degree. To access ASSIST, please go to
http://www.assist.org.
Associate in Arts in Journalism for Transfer Degree
College Name: Contra Costa College
TRANSFER MODEL CURRICULUM (TMC)
Course Title (units)
REQUIRED CORE: (9 units)
Introduction to Mass Communications
(3)
Introduction to Reporting and
Newswriting (3)
Lower Division Student Media
Practicum I (3)
LIST A: Select one (3 units)
Multimedia Reporting (3)
C-ID
Descriptor
JOUR 100
JOUR 110
JOUR 130
Course ID
Course Title
Units
JRNAL
130
JRNAL
120
JRNAL
122
Mass Communication
3
Newswriting and Reporting
3
News Production: Beginning I
3
JRNAL
158
Photojournalism: Beginning I
3
JRNAL
123
News Production: Beginning II
3
GE Area
CSU
IGETC
D7
4G
JOUR 120
Intermediate Reporting/Newswriting (3)
JOUR 210
Introduction to Public Relations (3)
JOUR 150
Introduction to Photojournalism (3)
JOUR 160
Introduction to Visual Communications
(3)
Lower Division Student Media
Practicum II (3)
JOUR 170
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Journalism
COLLEGE PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
JOUR 131
1
Template Date: 05/17/12
Rev. 1: 07/09/12; Rev. 2: 08/20/12; Rev. 3: 03/01/13
LIST B: Select two (6 units)
Introduction to Photograph (3)
Desktop Publishing (3)
Introduction to Statistics (3)
OR
Introduction to Statistics in Sociology (3)
Introduction to Communication Studies
or Introduction to Communication
Theory (3)
Principles or Microeconomics (3)
OR
Principles of Macroeconomics (3)
Introduction to American Government
and Politics (3)
Introduction to Comparative
Government and Politics (3)
Argumentative Writing and Critical
Thinking (3)
Introduction to Logic (3)
OR
Symbolic Logic (3)
Argumentation or Argumentation and
Debate (3)
Introduction to Critical Thinking (3)
Any course articulated as lower division
preparation in the Journalism major at a
CSU.
Any CSU Breadth courses from two
different Areas within A through D or
IGETC Areas 1A through 5C.
Total Units for the Major:
ARTS 260
AAM
MATH 110
OR
SOCI 125
COMM 180
MATH 164
Introduction to Probability and
Statistics
4
B4
2A
ECON 201
OR
ECON 202
ECON 221
or
ECON 22
Introduction to Microeconomics
Principles
or
Introduction to Macroeconomics
Principles
Government of the United States
3
D2
4B
3
D2
4B
3
4H
Introduction to Comparative
Government and Politics
Critical Thinking and Advanced
Composition
3
D3,
D8
D8
3
A3
1B
Critical Thinking
3
A3
POLS 110
POLS 130
ENGL 105
POLSC
125
POLSC
130
ENGL 1C
PHIL 110
OR
PHIL 210
COMM 120
AAM
SPCH 121I
AAM
GECC
18
Total Units for the Major:
1819
Total Units that may be double-counted
(The transfer GE Area limits must not be exceeded)
6
9
General Education (CSU-GE or IGETC) Units
39
37
Elective (CSU Transferable) Units
8
14
Total Degree Units (maximum)
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4H
2
60
Template Date: 05/17/12
Rev. 1: 07/09/12; Rev. 2: 08/20/12; Rev. 3: 03/01/13