Degree: ______________Convergence Journalism (JOCJ)_________________________
For Students Entering Fall 2012
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.
BIBL 101
Life and Teachings
Of Jesus
ENGL 111
Composition and
Rhetoric
FR
Spring
BIBL 102
Acts-Revelation
ENGL 112
Composition and
Literature
SO
Fall
BIBL 211
Message of the
Old Testament
ENGL 200-299
Sophomore Lit.
3 hrs.
SO
Spring
CORE 210
Science
FR
Fall
JR
Fall
Advanced Bible
JR
Spring
BCOR 310
SR
Fall
$ Selection from
JMC classes below
SR
Spring
$ Selection from
JMC classes below
Elective
JMC 495
Internship
1 hr.
CORE 110
Cornerstone
JMC 100
Media Issues
#JMC 102
Creating Media
Messages
@PEAC Activity
1 hr.
*POLS 225 Nat’l Gov’t,
or
*POLS 226 States &
Fed’l System
MATW 120/020,
MATH 120 or higher
JMC 223
Convergence Journalism
Social Science/Fine Arts
@COMS 211
Speech & Rhetoric
JMC 324
Convergence Journalism
II
$ Selection from JMC classes
below
General Educ.
Selection (2 hrs.)
Elective (1 hr.)
Support Field
Selection
JMC 310 Interactive
Media, or
JMC 351 Electronic
Publishing
JMC 201
Intro to Visual Media
(see Study Abroad
notes below)
JMC 342
Publication Design
4 hrs.
@PEAC 100
Lifetime Wellness
1 hr.
(SUMMER)
@Science
Required if
condition
of Admission:
UNIV 011
Learning
Strategies
PEAC Activity
1 hr.
(SUMMER)
@Elective,
JMC 302 Colloquia: Race
& Media (1 hr)
May be required
based
on ACT or SAT
scores:
JMC 321
Student Media Lab
0 hr.
(2 semesters required;
1 must be w/ JMC
Network)
MATW 019
MATW 120/020
MATW 130/030
ENGL 003/004
ENGL 106/006
ENGL 107/007
Support Field
Selection
(Upper-Division)
$ Selection from
JMC classes below
JMC 317
Principles of
Electronic Media
JMC 303 Colloquia (1 hr)
Support Field
Selection
(Upper-Division)
JMC 488
Communication Law
(writing intensive
course)
Elective
JMC Selection
JMC 321
Student Media Lab
0 hr.
Support Field
Selection
Support Field
Selection
Elective
JMC 303 Colloquia (1 hr)
MATH:
ENGLISH:
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 12 hours from the following: JMC 111, JMC 233, JMC 239, JMC 260, JMC 333, JMC 341, JMC 360, JMC 405, JMC 438, 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.