2004-05 Undergraduate Catalog
Required courses for all majors:
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SYG 2000 Principles of Sociology OR PSY 2012 General Psychology |
3 |
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RTV 3000 Intro to Telecommunication* |
3 |
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RTV 2100 Writing for Electronic Media* |
3 |
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RTV 3405 Television and American Society |
3 |
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RTV 4931 Ethics and Problems in Telecommunication |
3 |
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MMC 4200 Law of Mass Communication OR RTV 4700 Telecommunication Law and Regulation |
3 |
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Total |
18 |
* Only grade of C or higher is acceptable.
Entry into the broadcast news sequence is limited to students in the Department of Telecommunication who have placed in a competitive entrance exam. Contact the department office to determine when the exam is given.
To remain ‘on track’ for this major, a student must meet the following critical-tracking criteria. The critical-tracking courses appear in bold.
Semester 1:
- 2.8 GPA on all work at all institutions
Semester 2:
- 3.0 GPA on all work at all institutions for semesters 2-4
- Complete 2 of 7 critical courses - AMH 2010, AMH 2020, POS 2041, (POS 2112 or INR 2001 or CPO 2001), approved English elective, (MMC 2100 or RTV 2100), RTV 3000
Semester 3:
- Complete 1 additional course
Semester 4:
- Complete 2 additional courses
Semester 5:
- Complete all critical-tracking courses
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Semester 1 |
Credits |
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ENC 1101 Composition (GE)* |
3 |
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POS 2112 American State/Local Govt (GE-S) |
3 |
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Physical or Biological Science (GE) |
3 |
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Mathematics (GE)* |
3 |
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AMH 2010 U.S. Until 1877 (GE-H) |
3 |
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Total |
15 |
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Semester 2 |
Credits |
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Mathematics (GE) * |
3 |
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POS 2041 American Federal Govt (GE-S) |
3 |
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Physical or Biological Science (GE) |
3 |
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English elective* |
3 |
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AMH 2020 U.S. Since 1877 (GE-H) |
3 |
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Total |
15 |
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Semester 3 |
Credits |
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Foreign language or quantitative option |
3-5 |
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English elective* |
3 |
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RTV 3000 Intro to Telecommunication* |
3 |
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Electives outside college |
6 |
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Total |
15-17 |
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Semester 4 |
Credits |
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Foreign language or quantitative option |
3-5 |
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ECO 2013 Macroeconomics OR ECO 2023 Microeconomics (GE-S) |
3 |
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SPC 2600 or ORI 2000 Public Speaking |
3 |
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RTV 2100 Writing for Electronic Media* |
3 |
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Elective outside college |
3 |
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Total |
15-17 |