Degree: Convergence Journalism/Multimedia w/ Teacher Certification (JMCT)
For Students Entering Fall 2015
This is a sample schedule to illustrate how long it will take to complete this degree plan. Additional semesters may be necessary if you are required to complete courses listed in the right-hand column or if you repeat courses. Consult
with your academic advisor before changing the sequence of courses. Some courses are not offered every semester and some courses have prerequisites. Check the course description in the current catalog for details. Failure to
complete courses in the recommended sequence may delay graduation. Each block represents 3 hours unless otherwise noted. Please note Criteria for Admission to Teacher Education program under degree plan.
FR
Fall
BIBL 101
Life and Teachings
Of Jesus
ENGL 111
Composition and
Rhetoric
FR
Spring
BIBL 102
Acts-Revelation
ENGL 112
Composition and
Literature
JMC 201
Intro to Visual Media
(see Study Abroad
notes below)
SO
Fall
•BIBL 211
Message of the
Old Testament
•ENGL 200-299
Sophomore Lit.
3 hrs.
JMC 223
Convergence Reporting
I
SO
Spring
•CORE 210
JMC 324 Convergence
Reporting II
JR
Fall
•Advanced Bible
Elective
JR
Spring
JMC 351 Web
Publishing
JMC 438 Broadcast
Journalism
SR
Fall
EDUC 412
Secondary Curriculum
And Media
EDUC 432
Secondary Mgmt
And Methods
SR
Spring
EDUC 490
Student Teaching
(6 hrs)
CORE 110
Cornerstone
JMC 233
Photography
@JMC 342
Communication Design
*JMC 100
Media Issues
Science
Elective
MATW 120/020,
MATH 120 or higher
*EDUC 211
Educ’l Fndns. And
Multicultural Perspectives
JMC 261 Broadcast
Production
JMC 302 Colloquia: Race &
Media (1 hr)
General Ed.
Selection (3 hrs.)
PEAC 100
Lifetime Wellness or
@PEAC Activity
1 hr.
(Summer)
@Science
@PEAC Activity
1 hr.
JMC 303 Colloquium
1 hr.
@COMM 211
(SUMMER)
@ * EDUC 221
Educ’l Psyc.
$ JMCT Menu (3 hrs)
READ 322
Reading in Secondary
Content Areas
JMC 321
Student Media Lab
0 hr.
SPED 371
Teaching Students w/
Special Needs
(writing intensive)
JMC 341 Editing & Content
Mgmt
JMC 317
Principles of
Electronic Media
@ Elective,
@ Elective
JMC 488
Communication Law
(writing intensive
course)
EDUC 476 Effective
Strategies for English
Language Learners
BCOR 310
JMC 303 Colloquium
(1 hr)
Required if
condition
of Admission:
UNIV 011
Learning
Strategies
May be required
based
on ACT or SAT
scores:
MATH:
MATW 019
MATW 120/020
MATW 130/030
ENGLISH:
ENGL 003/004
ENGL 106/006
ENGL 107/007
Total Hours =
128
Symbol Key: † Freshman Requirement. @ Course typically available in a summer term. Minimum 2.25 cumulative GPA required overall; 2.0 in JMC. # Requires ACT English score of 24 or SAT Verbal score of 550 or
Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling (GPS) score of 70. $ Select 3 hours from the following: JMC 364, JMC 367, JMC 441, JMC 449, JMC 450. *These classes are required under this degree plan, but also fulfill university social
science hours.
∙ This course or its equivalent is offered at one of ACU’s semester-long Study Abroad sites. Those planning to study abroad should save these courses. See www.acu.edu/study-abroad for updated courses.
JMC 201 should be taken Freshman year or summer after Freshman year, for eligibility to study abroad Fall of Sophomore year.