Requirements for the Bachelor of Journalism Degree

Missouri Journalism Undergraduate Program    [Full Index]

For Students Entering the University of Missouri-Columbia FS05 or Later

• 40 hours of journalism, all completed on the MU campus, and;
• 83 hours of non-journalism for a total of 123 semester hours as specified in the graduation requirements checklists.

For Students Who Entered the University of Missouri-Columbia Prior to FS05

• 39 hours of journalism, all completed on the MU campus, and
• 84 hours of non-journalism for a total of 123 semester hours as specified in the graduation requirements checklists.

The advisers in Journalism Student Services maintain a copy of each student's progress in a permanent file. Each student should keep a personal copy and update it every semester.

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