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2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

Journalism Minor


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Program: Minor
Department of Communication  
College of Arts and Sciences

Neff Hall 230 ~ 260-481-6825


A journalism minor provides underpinning for those interested in various media. This minor is not open to students pursuing the journalism concentration in the communication major.  Those with a desire to write or report in some content area should consider a major in the area itself. Reporters need a content area such as political science or history; basic science students will discover that science writing is an especially valuable and challenging career goal.


Declaring this Minor:

  • Declare this minor within the Department of Communication  
  • This minor is not open to students pursuing the journalism concentration in the communication major.

Program Requirements:

  • The catalog term for the minor will match that of your major degree program
  • At least 6 credits must be earned as resident credit at the 200+ level or above
  • You must earn a grade of C- or higher for all courses required in the minor
  • A minor is not awarded if requirements are not completed by the time your major degree is certified for graduation

To earn the minor in Journalism, you must fulfill the following requirements in addition to those noted above.

Core Requirements


Total: Credits 18


Student Responsibility


You are responsible for satisfying the graduation requirements specified for your selected program.  Thus, it is essential that you develop a thorough understanding of the required courses, academic policies and procedures governing your academic career.  All requests for exceptions to specific requirements must be made in writing and may be granted only by written approval from the appropriate chair or dean.

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