Program Requirements

An overview of the program requirements is provided in this section.

Assessment

The university requires students to provide certain information about their productivity each year. [More]

Course Waivers

Students must make a request to the faculty adviser for a waiver of a specific course. [More]

Degree Time Limit

Master’s students have eight years to complete the degree, as determined by MU policies. [More]

Enroll in Courses via Mizzou Online

On-campus MA students are not eligible to enroll in Mizzou Online journalism courses. [More]

Faculty Adviser

Master’s students are assigned a faculty adviser when they are admitted to the program based on the area of study indicated by the student at the time of application. [More]

Grading and Credit Policies

Information about grading and credit policies is available on the MU Graduate School website. [More]

JOURN 8085 Problems

Students enrolled in JOURN 8085 are expected to work on a specific scholarly research problem that is not associated with the thesis or project. [More]

Plan of Study

Master’s students are required to file a plan of study form. [More]

Requirements Timeline

This section provides a step-by-step outline of how to proceed through the master’s program. [More]

Satisfactory Academic Progress

Students need to be taking courses that serve to complete degree requirements and maintain at least a 3.0 GPA. [More]

Scholastic Requirements

Graduate students are required to maintain a grade average of at least 3.0. [More]

Total Credits

The master’s program requires a minimum of 37 graduate credits (two-year models) or 30 graduate credits (five-year BJ/MA models). [More]

Transfer Credit

Master’s students may transfer up to six credits that can be used in fulfillment of graduate degree requirements with some provisions. [More]