School of Journalism and Mass Communication

1. School of Journalism and Mass Communication Advertising, Public Relations, Television, Radio, Journalism

2. Your Academic Advisors Harry Bowers hb05@txstate.edu & Kathleen Ransleben mh67@txstate.edu Old Main 102 (512) 245-2656 You can also get assistance at the College of Fine Arts and Communication Advising Center-OM 110, 245-1932. Please include your first and last name and student ID number in your emails and messages!

3. Who is a pre-major? • Wants to graduate with MC degree • Does not yet meet SJMC admission requirements • Is part of school, but in a temporary major • Required to be advised every semester, before registration • Limited class selection

4. “C” or better in ENG 1310 “C” or better in ENG 1320 “C” or better in COMM 1310 “C” or better in MC 1100B or pass the Grammar, Spelling and Punctuation (GSP) Test “C” or better in MC1301 Overall 2.5 GPA Have at least 30 completed hours How do I get to full-major status?

5. Grammar Spelling and Punctuation (GSP) Test • Testing Center in Commons Hall • Computerized • 100 questions • 90 minutes • $40 each time you take it • Tutoring available at Writing Center • Practice tests online • Should pass by end of first semester

6. TSIP If your Task List has TSIP requirements on it and you haven’t met with the TSIP office please do so before registration today! UAC 124 245-3942

7. How do courses transfer? 4 ways a course transferred: 1. MATH 1314 MATH 1315 2. MATH 1332 MATH ELNA 3. MATH 1332 020 MATH ELNA 4. MATH 1314 020 MATH 1315 If it is on your advising transcript, it counts some where, some way.

8. Degree check list • Specific to your catalog year and degree type • Helpful for pre-majors (no official Degree Audit, can only run “what-if” scenarios) • Official Degree Audits are available to students who are a full-major • Use your undergraduate catalog

9. General Education Core Requirements

10. Communication (9 hours) 6 hours: ENG 1310 & 1320 (coded 010) 3 hours: COMM 1310 (coded 011)

11. Which math do I take? Minimum math scores for college level math must be recognized on your Task List… SAT 480 ACT 21 THEA 270 COMPASS 66 ACCUPLACER 63 Math 1311 “CR”

12. Math 1315 Math 1317 Math 1329 Math 2417 *Math 1316 Math 1319 Math 2321 Math 2471 *MATH 1316 cannot be used for the B.S. math requirement. Mathematics(3 hours)(coded 020)

13. Natural Science(coded 030/031)*7-8 hours

14. Humanities and Visual Performing Arts(6 hours) 3 hours: PHIL 1305 or PHIL 1320 (coded 041) 3 hours: ART/MU/DAN/TH 2313 (coded 050)

15. Social and Behavioral Sciences(15 hours) 6 hours: HIST 1310 & 1320 (coded 060) 6 hours: POSI 2310 & 2320 (coded 070) 3 hours: ANTH 1312/ SOCI 1310/ PSY 1300/ GEO 1310/ ECO 2301/ ECO 2314 (coded 080)

16. Texas State Component(3 hours) 1 hour: PFW (Physical Fitness & Wellness) 1 hour: PFW (Physical Fitness & Wellness) (coded 090) 1 hour: US 1100 (University Seminar) (not required for students with 30+ transfer hours)

17. Bachelor of Arts Degree Requirements

18. English Literature Choose two sophomore English literature courses from: ENG 2310/ 2320/ 2330/ 2340/ 2359/ 2360 (coded 040-but must be a literature) At least one of the literatures must be sophomore level. If you have taken a sophomore literature and received at least a B you may take an approved advanced English lit. for your second one.

19. Modern Language University Language Requirement: 2 years HS or 1410 &1420 Bachelor of Arts Language Requirement: 1410-Beginner I 1420-Beginner II 2310-Intermediate I 2320-Intermediate II

20. Statistics SOCI 3307 (Statistics for Behavioral Sciences) Mass Communication majors may use this course to count toward the math/science/logic/GEO 2410/CS component required for students earning a BA degree.

21. Bachelor of Science Degree Support Courses

22. 3-4 hours of additional Math, Natural Science, Computer Science Requirement (not MATH 1316) • SOCI 3307 (Statistics for Behavioral Sciences) or any other approved statistics course. • Choose two sophomore English literature courses from: *ENG 2310/ 2320/ 2330/ 2340/ 2359/ 2360 * Any course transferred in coded 040 can be used for one of these.

23. Minor Component All Mass Communication majors are required to have a minor regardless of degree type (not Mass Comm. or Journalism). See your 2012-2014 Undergraduate Catalog for a list of minors.

24. Mass Communication Major Component

25. Mass Communication Core Courses*Effective fall 2012 catalog(12 hours) MC 1301 (Intro to Mass Communication MC 1313 (Writing for Mass Media) MC 4301 (Media Law & Ethics) MC 4382S (Fundamentals of Digital and Online Media)

26. Mass Communication Sequences Bachelor of Science Degree Advertising Electronic Media Journalism Public Relations *If you have been following the degree plan for the B.A. degree in the 2006-2011 catalogs please let your advisor know. After reviewing your transcript your advisor may suggest following the old B.A. degree.

27. Advertising • MC 3367 (Advertising) • MC 4316G (Advertising, Copywriting & Layout I) • MC 4316H (Advertising, Copywriting & Layout II) • MC 3372 (Advertising Media Planning) • MC 4307 (Advertising Campaigns) • 12 hours of advanced MC electives • 1 course from: MC 2111, 4130, 1100A, 1100B, 1100C

28. Electronic Media • MC 3306 (Writing for Electronic Media) • MC 3311 (Video Production) or MC 4356I (Visual Storytelling) • MC 3312 (TV News) • MC 3394 (Management of Electronic Media) • 3 hours from: MC3307, 3375, 4330, 4357 • 12 hours of advanced MC electives • 1 course from: MC 2111, 4130, 1100A, 1100B, 1100C

29. Journalism • MC 3321 (News & Reporting I) • MC 3383 (Editing for Clear Communication) • MC 4321 (News & Reporting II) • MC 3390 (Media Design) or MC 4315 (Web Design & Publishing) • MC 4386 (Journalism Project) • 12 hours of advanced MC electives • 1 course from: MC 2111, 4130, 1100A, 1100B, 1100C

30. Public Relations • MC 3343 (Intro to PR) • MC 3360 (Research Methods in MC) • MC 3383 (Editing for Clear Communication) • MC 4313 (Writing for PR) • MC 4320 (PR Campaigns) • 12 hours of advanced MC electives • 1 course from: MC 2111, 4130, 1100A, 1100B, 1100C

31. Bachelor of Arts DegreeMass Communication (General) • MC 3355 (Mass Media and Society) • MC 3360 (Research Methods) • MC 3383 (Editing for Clear Communication) • MC 4305 (Theories of Mass Communication) • Choose one from: MC 3319, MC 3311, MC 3390, MC4304, MC 4309, MC 4312, MC 4315 • 6 hours of advanced MC courses *If you have been following the degree plan for the B.A. degree in the 2006-2011 catalogs please let your advisor know. After reviewing your transcript your advisor may suggest following the old B.A. degree.

32. Graduation Requirements • You need a minimum of 120 hours to graduate • You need a minimum of 36 advanced hours to graduate (33** - 43**) • Minimum 2.0 Texas State GPA, 2.25 major GPA, 2.0 minor GPA

33. Excessive Hours • Once you hit 30 or 45 cumulative hours (since you first started school) above the minimum degree requirements, you will be charged additional fees. • Magic number is 150 or 165 ATTEMPTED hours • Attempted hours includes “W” and repeated courses • Anyone who started college courses before Fall of 1999 is exempt • See page 25 of your 2012-2014 catalog for full disclosure.

34. Course Repeat Fee • The third time you take a course, at Texas State, you will be charged additional fees. • This includes Repeats and Withdrawals • Developmental courses, and courses repeatable for credit are exempt from this rule. • See page 27 of your 2012-2014 catalog for full disclosure.

35. Tuition Rebate Eligibility • Under Texas Law, Senate Bill 1907, qualified students can receive $1000 tuition rebate upon graduation of Texas State. • Doing any of the following will cause you to be ineligible: • Repeating, withdrawing, or failing more than three hours of course work • Enrolling in a public institution of higher education in the state of Texas before fall 1997 • Earned a baccalaureate degree prior to the degree you are currently seeking • Attended a private institution of higher education • Attended and institution of higher education outside the state of Texas (includes study abroad sponsored by an institution outside the state of Texas) • Paying out of state tuition • To qualify you must complete your degree with no more than three hours attempted beyond the minimum required for your degree. • See page 26 of your 2012-2014 catalog of your catalog for full disclosure.

36. You are here not just to get an education, but to build aResume… Internships Chuck Kaufman, Internship Coordinator ck17@txstate.edu Internship Homepage http://www.masscomm.txstate.edu/resources/internship.html Job Shadowing Career Services-LBJ 5th floor Student Organizations CASO-LBJ 4th floor www. lbjsc.txstate.edu/caso/

37. Internships: See YOUR Future Build Professional Skills: technical skills, design, social media Focus on doing well in the classroom Gain experience on and off campus Network with like-minded students Get involved in media, organizations Watch ppt. tutorial on Web page Internship Homepage http://www.masscomm.txstate.edu/resources/internship.html

38. Are internships required? Not as a core course, but they are essential to • Giving yourself real-world experience. • Networking with peers and professionals. • Making yourself competitive when looking for a job. • You are entitled to up to six hours of course credit for internships. • Obtain multiple internships, so you — particularly electronic media majors — may wish to spread out the hours. (Electronic media groups require students to take internships for course credit.)

39. Our Student Organizations Ad Club AAF (American Advertising Federation) NBS (National Broadcasting Society) SPJ (Society of Professional Journalists) Bobcat PRomotions PRSSA (Public Relations Student Society of America) NAHJ (National Association of Hispanic Journalists) AWC (Association of Women in Communication) SEPA (Student Event Planners Association) NPPA (National Press Photographers Assoc.) For More information visit the Student Media and organizations page at: http://www.masscomm.txstate.edu/resources/student-organizations.html

40. Student Media KTSW 89.9The other side of Radio Old Main 106 University Star University Newspaper Trinity LEADS School Newsletter www.masscomm.txstate.edu

41. Advising… • Make sure you print your name, student ID # and additional information on the advising form. • We will keep the white copy of your advising form so make sure your name and student ID # are legible. • Use your transcript/check list/catalog to determine what courses you can take. • Please be respectful and don’t use your cell phone in the classroom.