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Journalism Minor
The School of Journalism's minor is for students within other MU academic divisions who wish to broaden their understanding of the news media's role in society. It is not for students who anticipate careers in journalism. Courses for minor students parallel MU's broader liberal arts traditions and are not journalism-skills oriented. No skills classes taught within the School of Journalism are open to minors. Students who wish to become journalism majors should not enroll in the journalism minor program. AdmissionsTo declare a minor, students must have completed 60 semester hours and an MU cumulative GPA of 3.0. However, the course JOURN 1000 News Media Ethics and Social Responsibility (3 Credits) is open to any MU student in good academic standing. Pre-journalism students who decide to minor after completing JOURN 1100 Principles of American Journalism (3 Credits) are ineligible to take JOURN 1000. Other MU students are eligible to apply for journalism minors as space permits. Applications for the journalism minor are available from Journalism Student Services, 76 Gannett Hall. Students who wish to minor in journalism must apply to be eligible to register for journalism courses. All admission and other requirements apply to both current and transfer students. Transfer students with more than six hours of mass communications and society courses from another college or university are not eligible to minor in journalism at MU. RequirementsStudents must complete 15 hours of journalism courses to graduate with the journalism minor. CoursesJournalism minors may enroll in a maximum of 15 hours selected from the following classes:
RegistrationMU students can register for JOURN 1000 and JOURN 1100 through regular registration procedures. For all other journalism classes, journalism minors should contact Journalism Student Services during the regular registration period (after majors have registered) to enroll for classes, pending available spots. Academic StatusJournalism minors are subject to probationary or suspension status as determined by the division in which each student's major resides. Journalism minors who receive lower than a C- in any journalism course must repeat it until they receive a C- or better. FeesJournalism minors must pay School of Journalism activity fees for all journalism courses taken. AdvisingJournalism minors will not be assigned a faculty advisor within the School of Journalism; however, they are free to consult with the School's faculty on course specific matters at any time. Journalism minors also can consult on longer-range career and professional issues on a time-available basis with journalism faculty. Academic advising occurs in the division where each student's major resides. Please keep in mind that both faculty and academic advising priority is given to journalism majors at all times, particularly during pre-registration periods. Placement ServicesJournalism minors are ineligible to interview with prospective employers who visit the School of Journalism. Journalism minors should interview with employers in their home division. The School of Journalism's placement Web site is open for use by journalism minors. Minors also may consult with the School of Journalism's placement officers only on a time-available basis with priority given to journalism majors and pre-journalism students at all times. ScholarshipsJournalism minors should receive scholarship support from their home division or from MU. Since the School of Journalism does not have any current, private scholarship support for journalism minors, they are ineligible to receive direct scholarship support from the School. Disciplinary ActionDisciplinary actions for journalism minors will be the same as for journalism majors. All cases of alleged academic misconduct will be immediately forwarded to and reviewed by the MU Provost's office. All cases of classroom misconduct will be immediately forwarded to and reviewed by the office of the Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs. QuestionsIf you have questions about the journalism minor, please e-mail: . |
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