Degree: Convergence Journalism/Multimedia w/ Teacher Certification (JMCT)
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. 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
SO
Fall
BIBL 211
Message of the
Old Testament
ENGL 200-299
Sophomore Lit.
3 hrs.
SO
Spring
CORE 210
Science
Advanced Bible
Selection
Foreign Lang.
Or
Cultural Awareness
JR
Fall
JR
Spring
BCOR 310
SR
Fall
EDUC 412
Secondary Curriculum
And Media
SR
Spring
EDUC 490
Student Teaching
Elective
EDUC 432
Secondary Mgmt
And Methods
CORE 110
Cornerstone
JMC 201
Intro to Visual Media
(see Study Abroad
notes below)
JMC 100
Media Issues
#JMC 102
Creating Media
Messages
@PEAC 100
Lifetime Wellness
1 hr.
@PEAC Activity
1 hr.
(Summer)
@Science
@ PEAC Activity
1 hr.
Required if
condition
of Admission:
UNIV 011
Learning
Strategies
* SOCI 111
Intro to Sociology
MATW 120/020,
MATH 120 or higher
JMC 223
Convergence Journalism
EDUC 211
Educ’l Fndns. And
Multicultural Perspectives
JMC 233
Intro to Photography
PEAC Activity
1 hr.
JMC 239
Writing for
Electronic Delivery
TECH 210
Technology in Educ.
(on demand)
General Educ.
Selection (2 hrs.)
Elective (1 hr.)
(SUMMER)
@COMS 211,
@ * EDUC 221
Educ’l Psyc.
May be required
based
on ACT or SAT
scores:
$ Selection from
JMC classes below
READ 322
Reading in Secondary
Content Areas
JMC 321
Student Media Lab
0 hr.
(1 semester required;
must be w/ JMC
Network)
MATW 019
MATW 120/020
MATW 130/030
@ Elective,
@ Elective
ENGL 003/004
ENGL 106/006
ENGL 107/007
@JMC 342
Publication Design
4 hrs.
SPED 371
Teaching Students w/
Special Needs
(writing intensive)
$ Selection from
JMC classes below
JMC 317
Principles of
Electronic Media
JMC 488
Communication Law
(writing intensive
course)
Elective
JMC 310 Interactive
Media, or
JMC 351 Electronic
Publishing
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 6 hours from the following: JMC 260, JMC 324, JMC 333, JMC 341, JMC 351, JMC 364, 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.