Journalism - Print
Major: Journalism with Print Concentration
Catalog: 2010-2011
*See MyGFU Academic Requirements for correct list of classes to meet requirements
**Class offered on alternate years. Adjust schedule as necessary. See department advisor for additional information.
**Class offered on alternate years. Adjust schedule as necessary. See department advisor for additional information.
| Recommended Course Schedule Guide | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Year | |||||
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester | ||||
| GEED 130 | First Year Seminar | 1 | BIBL 100 | Bible Survey | 4 |
| COMM 100 | Introduction to Communication | 3 | HHPA 120 | Lifelong Fitness | 2 |
| WRIT 110 | College Writing | 3 | *History GE Requirement | 3 | |
| *Social Science GE Requirement (PSCI 150 Recommended) | 3 | *Natural Science GE Requirement (6-8 sem credit hrs) | 3 | ||
| *MATH GE Requirement | 3 | *Humanities Elective GE Requirement | 3 | ||
| *Natural Science GE Requirement (6-8 sem credit hrs) | 3 | ||||
| Total Semester Credits | 16 | Total Semester Credits | 15 | ||
| Cumulative Credits | 16 | Cumulative Credits | 31 | ||
| Second Year | |||||
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester | ||||
| JOUR 230 | Intro to Journalism | 3 | WRIT 210 | Practical Grammar & Editing | 3 |
| CMCO 270 | Broadcast News I | 3 | COMM 230 | Mass Media & Popular Culture | 3 |
| COMM 200 | Persuasive Communication | 3 | CMCO 320 | Dramatic Scriptwriting | 3 |
| *BIBL/RELI GE Requirement | 3 | *Social Science GE Requirement (6 sem credit hours) | 3 | ||
| *LITR GE Requirement | 3 | *HHPA GE Requirement (activities class) | 1 | ||
| *Global and Cultural Understanding GE Req (GEOG 200 Recommended) | 3 | ||||
| Total Semester Credits | 15 | Total Semester Credits | 16 | ||
| Cumulative Credits | 46 | Cumulative Credits | 62 | ||
| Third Year | |||||
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester | ||||
| WRIT 330 | Writing for Publications | 3 | JOUR 470 | Journalism II | 3 |
| WRIT 310 | Professional Writing/ Desktop Publishing | 3 | COMM 320 | Introduction to Public Relations | 3 |
| RELI 300 | Christian Foundations | 3 | *Global and Cultural Understanding GE Requirement | 3 | |
| *Fine Arts GE Requirement | 3 | Elective | 7 | ||
| Elective | 4 | ||||
| Total Semester Credits | 16 | Total Semester Credits | 16 | ||
| Cumulative Credits | 78 | Cumulative Credits | 94 | ||
| Fourth Year | |||||
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester | ||||
| COMM 480 | Senior Capstone: Ethical and Spiritual Dimensions of Communication | 3 | WRIT/ JOUR/ CMCO 475 - Field Experience (can take junior year) | 3 | |
| WRIT/ JOUR/ CMCO 475 - Field Experience (can take junior year) | 3 | Elective | 13 | ||
| GEED 490 | Senior Capstone | 3 | |||
| Elective | 7 | ||||
| Total Semester Credits | 16 | Total Semester Credits | 16 | ||
| Cumulative Credits | 110 | Cumulative Credits | 126 | ||
| Total Credits for Degree | 126.0 | ||||
NOTES:
WRIT 110 may be waived with a verbal SAT score of 670 or higher. Math requirement may be waived with a math SAT score of 600 or higher.