Program Requirement
Program details
Catalog Year: 2026 - 2027
General Studies Gold
Degree: Bachelor of Arts,
BA
College/School:
Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Comm
Plan Code: CSSCOMBA
120
minimum credit hours
45
Upper division minimum credit hours
Curriculum Checksheet
| Requirement | Minimum Grade | Credit Hours |
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| Requirement | Minimum Grade | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Major Requirements | ||
|
MCO 101 Grammar for Mass Communication
1 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:Y
|
Y | 1 |
|
MCO 120 Media and Society
(HUAD)
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 3 |
|
MCO 125 Developing Media Content
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 3 |
|
JMC 201 Media Writing
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 3 |
|
MCO 205 Information Gathering
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 3 |
|
MCO 225 Digital Media Foundations
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 3 |
|
MCO 212 Principles of Strategic Communications
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 3 |
|
JMC 303 Advanced Media Writing: Strategic Communication
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 3 |
|
JMC 305 Multimedia
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 3 |
|
MCO 366 Mass Communication Ethics
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 3 |
|
JMC 473 Media Models and Organizations
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 3 |
|
MCO 403 Media Law
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 3 |
|
JMC 436 Strategic Communication Research
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 3 |
|
MCO 307 The Digital Audience
OR MCO 494 Topic: Media Relations and Executive Communication
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 3 |
|
MCO 411 Science Communication
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 3 |
|
JMC 484 Internship
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 3 |
|
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 3 |
|
Upper Division
MCO Elective
OR Upper Division JMC Elective
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 3 |
|
6 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 6 |
|
MCO 451 Professional Development I
1 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 1 |
|
MCO 452 Professional Development II
1 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 1 |
| Global Experience | ||
|
Global Communities, Societies, and Individuals (GCSI)
OR Study Abroad credit Students choose to either complete an additional GCSI course or a Study Abroad course to fulfill this requirement.
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 3 |
| Focus Area | ||
|
Students gain deeper subject matter expertise in a field or discipline outside of the major by selecting a minor, certificate or group of courses in consultation with their academic advisor. |
||
|
Focus Area
12 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 12 |
|
Upper Division
Focus Area
3 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 3 |
| ASU 101 or College-Specific First-Year Seminar | ||
|
ASU 101 or college-specific equivalent First-Year Seminar required of all first-year students.
|
||
|
ASU 101-CS The ASU Experience
1 Credit Hours
|
1 | |
| First-Year Composition | ||
|
ENG 101 First-Year Composition
AND
ENG 102 First-Year Composition
OR ENG 105 Advanced First-Year Composition OR ENG 107 First-Year Composition AND ENG 108 First-Year Composition
6 Credit Hours
Minimum
Grade:C
|
C | 6 |
Notes
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All baccalaureate degree students must fulfill university graduation requirements, including a minimum of 120 credit hours, with at least 45 credit hours in upper-division courses. |
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All undergraduate students must complete General Studies requirements. |
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Mathematics Placement Assessment score determines placement in first mathematics course. |
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Students should work with their academic advisor, and consider course prerequisites, in order to complete all degree requirements in four years.
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