Degree Requirements
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Fulbright College and University Academic Requirements
To graduate from the University with a bachelor of arts degree in journalism, students must accumulate a minimum of 124 credit hours. Click here to learn more about journalism course requirements. These 124 hours are broken down into courses in the University core, the Fulbright College core, and those in a student's major. The remaining courses are considered general electives. The requirements are:

• University and Fulbright College core courses: 69-72 hours
• Journalism major courses: 33 hours
• Non-journalism courses for the major: 9 hours, for the Ad/PR sequence only
• General electives: 16-22 hours

University and Fulbright College core courses:

• English (9 hours)
• ENGL 1013
• ENGL 1023
• ENGL 2013 or 3003 (Journalism specifically requires ENGL 2013)
• Fine Arts -- Six hours selected from
  • ARHS 1003 or ART 1003
  • ARCH 1003 or LARC 1003
  • COMM 1003
  • DNED 1003
  • DRAM 1003
  • MLIT 1003
• Philosophy -- Three hours selected from
  • PHIL 2003
  • PHIL 2013
• Communications -- Three hours
  • COMM 1313
• Western Civilization -- Six hours
  • WCIV 1003
  • WCIV 1013
• History or Political Science -- Three hours selected from
  • HIST 2003
  • HIST 2013
  • PLSC 2003
• World Literature -- Six hours
  • WLIT 1113
  • WLIT 1123, or a foreign language literature course, or any other World Lit course, or Classical Studies 1002 or 1013
• Math -- Three to five hours
  • MATH 2043
  • MATH 2053
  • MATH 2554
  • MATH 1203 (College Algebra) is a prerequisite to the above courses. It alone does not satisfy the math requirement.
• Social Sciences -- Six hours selected from
  • ANTH 1023
  • ECON 2013
  • ECON 2143
  • GEOG 2103
  • GEOG 2203
  • PSYC 2003
  • SOCI 2013
  • SOCI 2033
• Foreign Language -- Nine to twelve hours
  • FLAN 1003 (The number of hours required depends on student's placement. Students who have two years of foreign language in high school and continue in that language will not receive degree credit for FLAN 1003 in that language. See the undergraduate catalog for a listing of language options.
  • FLAN 1013
  • FLAN 2003
  • FLAN 2013
• Natural Sciences -- Twelve hours selected from a combination of biological and physical sciences. Note that all science courses include a one-hour lab. Labs must be taken concurrently with the courses.
• Biological Science options -- Four to eight hours
  • BIOL 1543/1541L
  • BOTY 1013/1011L
  • MBIO 2013/1011L
  • ZOOL 1003/1001L
• Physical Science options -- Four to eight hours
  • ASTR 2003/2021L
  • CHEM 1103/1051L
  • CHEM 1053/1051L
  • CHEM 1123/1121L
  • PHYS 1023/1021L
  • PHYS 2013/2011L
  • PHYS 2033/2031L
  • PHYS 2053/2051L
  • PHYS 2073/2071L

For details on these courses, see the Undergraduate Catalog.

The Catalog and graduation requirements

It is generally accepted that students who enter a college within the UA in the academic year of a given catalog may generally expect to follow the graduation requirements set forth by that college in the catalog. Because the faculty of each college reserve the right to change graduation requirements, students should meet with their college advisers regularly to be certain that they are aware of any changes in graduation requirements that may apply to them. The catalog is not a contract with students entering in the catalog year relative to requirements for their chosen degree program. Changes may be made in a degree program that affect students already enrolled in that program. For example, effective in Spring 2001, Ad/PR students must earn a B or better in PR Principles and Ad Principles in order to proceed to senior level Ad/PR classes. This rule applies to all students taking Ad Principles and PR Principles, regardless of when the student may have entered the journalism program.

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