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Apr 16, 2024
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2012-2013 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Journalism with a concentration in Strategic Communications, BA
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Admission to Journalism major
All students entering UNT and wishing to pursue the bachelor of arts degree with a major in journalism enter as pre-majors. Before applying for journalism major status, pre-majors must complete at least 45 hours of college course work including the following:
- Complete the following plus one other specified pre-major course with a 2.5 GPA or better;
- The journalism math requirement for all concentrations,
- The university English composition requirement with a grade of C or better; and
- Successful completion of the Grammar, Spelling and Punctuation (GSP) exam.
Pre-majors who have completed the above requirements and who have a cumulative UNT GPA of at least 2.5 may file a formal application for major status. Approved majors may enroll in those advanced courses designated “journalism majors/minors only.”
Admission for transfer students
Students transferring to UNT from other colleges and universities may fulfill many of these requirements through transfer course work. Transfer students must pass the Grammar, Spelling and Punctuation (GSP) exam, administered by the University Writing Lab, during their first term/semester at UNT.
Admission for post-baccalaureate students
Students who have already completed a baccalaureate degree from an accredited university may be admitted to the journalism major prior to completion of the pre-major requirements provided their overall GPA in all college work attempted is at least 2.5. Post-baccalaureate majors must still abide by all course prerequisites and sequence restrictions. Hours required and general/college requirements
A minimum of 120 semester hours, of which 42 must be advanced, and fulfillment of degree requirements for the Bachelor of Arts degree as specified in the “General University Requirements ” in the Academics section of this catalog and the Mayborn School of Journalism requirements. Major requirements
A minimum of 37 semester hours (maximum of 40) in journalism in either strategic communications or news. Check catalog for prerequisites before enrolling in any advanced course. Strategic Communications concentration
A minimum of 37 hours (maximum of 40) in journalism. Pre-major courses, 12 hours
Writing courses, 3–6 hours
3–6 hours of writing courses selected from: Critical thinking course, 3 hours
3 hours of critical thinking courses selected from: Measurement/metrics course, 3 hours
3 hours of measurement/metrics courses selected from: Campaigns course, 3 hours
3 hours of campaigns courses selected from: Professional application courses, 3 hours
3 hours of professional application courses selected from: 7 additional hours selected from the following groups
- Writing/reporting/editing
- Critical thinking
- Measurement/metrics
- Professional application
Other course requirements
Business concentration, 18 hours
Or, another 18 hour minor
Electives
Options available within major requirements. Other requirements
Students majoring in journalism are required to maintain a 2.5 cumulative UNT GPA to graduate. Those who fall below the 2.5 cumulative UNT GPA requirement will not be allowed to register for any journalism courses until the GPA is raised.
- A grade of C or higher is required for all journalism courses to be applied toward the major/minor degree requirements.
- No more than 12 semester hours of journalism credit will be accepted from a transfer student who is entering as a first-term/semester junior. For students transferring with 75 semester hours of credit or more, a maximum of 18 transfer journalism hours will be accepted for credit toward the bachelor’s degree.
- A minimum of 80 semester credit hours must be completed outside of journalism. Of those 80 hours, a minimum of 65 semester credit hours must be completed in liberal arts. See advisor for approved areas. No journalism hours may count toward this requirement. Some liberal arts courses will also meet university requirements.
- Students must pass the Grammar, Spelling, and Punctuation (GSP) exam to be permitted to enroll in the following:
Students who transfer credit for JOUR 2310 must take the Grammar, Spelling, and Punctuation (GSP) exam during their first term/semester at UNT.
All journalism majors are required to take the following, which meets university requirements; see advisor for exemptions to this policy for transfer students only.
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