Journalism

Review of Satisfactory Progress

All students in the Journalism program will have their progress in all work in the major area of study reviewed annually. This review will include in-class scholarship, work on student publications, and/or performance on student broadcast news productions. Students must maintain a 3.0 grade point average in all courses required in the major in order to continue in good standing. Admission to upper-level study is determined on the basis of the student’s cumulative GPA in Journalism courses completed by the end of the fourth semester, the recommendation of the student’s advisor, and the satisfactory completion of an interview with the program faculty. The faculty reserves the right to dismiss any student from a major if he or she fails to meet program standards. An executive committee of the School of Communication and Media will automatically review a decision to dismiss a student from a major, and a student may make an appeal to the Dean. The Journalism faculty will make every attempt to counsel a student into a more suitable major in the event he or she is unable to meet the standards of the program.

Journalism Labs and Practica

All Journalism students must enroll in and successfully complete one of the following courses in each semester beginning upon declaration of their major: JEM 2001 - Production Practicum , JEM 3001 - Production Practicum ; JEM 3051 - Newspaper Lab , or JEM 3081 - Yearbook Lab . (Note: JEM 2001 may be taken by freshmen and sophomores, while JEM 3001 is appropriate only for juniors and seniors). Students may repeat these labs up to eight times each. However, Journalism students must successfully complete each type oflab experience at least once before graduation, i.e. JEM 3051 - Newspaper Lab , JEM 3081 - Yearbook Lab , and either JEM 2001 or JEM 3001 . These one-hour, weekly courses provide majors with an opportunity to hone their journalistic skills in a workshop environment and apply them on the student newspaper, The Beacon; the University’s yearbook, The Mast; or the student news program on Sailfish Television. Students should work with their academic advisor to determine which Journalism lab or practicum to take each semester.

Programs

Journalism, B.A.