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Mass Communication B.A.
Checkpoint charts display information about when you need to complete a specific requirement (either a single course or a choice among courses) in order to stay on track for four-year graduation. The charts represent the proper sequencing of course-taking to help you graduate in a timely way. They also show you which semesters a course is actually offered so that you can plan accordingly.

Please note: In some majors, not all major requirements are represented in the checkpoint chart. Consult your APAS report and your adviser to be sure that you complete all degree requirements.

 
Checkpoint Chart
Available icon  Potential term for fulfilling the requirement
Recommended icon  Recommended term for fulfilling the requirement		 Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4
 
Checkpoint requirements 		 
Requirement definitions 		Year 1 - Fall Year 1 - Spring Year 2 - Fall Year 2 - Spring Year 3 - Fall Year 3 - Spring Year 4 - Fall Year 4 - Spring
• General requirement checkpoints (complete all)                
Freshman Composition Complete the freshman composition requirement. Earliest Latest            
Foreign Language Complete 4 semesters of a foreign language. Earliest Latest Latest Latest        
• Admission requirement checkpoints (complete all)                
Preparatory Course > Preparatory Course [Take exactly 1 course(s) totaling exactly 3 credit(s): JOUR 1001, JOUR 1001H ] first term last term last term last term last term last term last term last term
• Program requirement checkpoints (complete all)                
Core Course > Core Course [Take exactly 1 course(s) totaling exactly 3 credit(s): JOUR 3004, JOUR 3004H ] first term last term last term last term last term last term last term last term
Context Courses > Context Courses [Take totaling exactly 30 credit(s) including 4 or more sub-requirement(s): [Take 1 or more course(s): JOUR 3007, JOUR 3614, JOUR 5601W , (JOUR 5606W ) ] , [Take 1 or more course(s): JOUR 3552, JOUR 3741, JOUR 3745, JOUR 4801 ] , [Take 1 or more course(s): JOUR 3005, JOUR 3006, JOUR 3757, JOUR 4251, JOUR 4272, JOUR 5501, JOUR 5541 ] , [Take 1 or more course(s): JOUR 3551, JOUR 3745, JOUR 3751, JOUR 3771, JOUR 3775 , (JOUR 3776 or JOUR 3776H ) , (JOUR 3786 or POL 3786 ) , (JOUR 4274W ) , (JOUR 4721 or JOUR 4721H ) , (JOUR 5552 ) , (JOUR 5725 ) , (JOUR 5777 ) ] , (Take 0 - 3 course(s) totaling 0 - 9 credit(s): JOUR 3101W, JOUR 3102, JOUR 3103, JOUR 3121, JOUR 3155, JOUR 3173W, JOUR 3201, JOUR 3241W, JOUR 3251, JOUR 3253, JOUR 3261, JOUR 3275, JOUR 3279W, JOUR 3321, JOUR 3451, JOUR 3690 {Inactive}, JOUR 3790, JOUR 3890 {Inactive}, JOUR 4171, JOUR 4172, JOUR 4173, JOUR 4175, JOUR 4242, JOUR 4243, JOUR 4259, JOUR 4262, JOUR 4302, JOUR 4303, JOUR 4451, JOUR 4452, JOUR 4690, JOUR 4790, JOUR 4890, JOUR 5131, JOUR 5174, JOUR 5196 ) ] first term last term last term last term last term last term last term last term
Capstone > Capstone [Take exactly 1 course(s) totaling exactly 1 credit(s): JOUR 4999 ] first term last term last term last term last term last term last term last term
Upper Division Writing Intensive within the major > Upper Division Writing Intensive within the major [Take 0 - 1 course(s): JOUR 3101W, JOUR 3173W, JOUR 3241W, JOUR 3279W, JOUR 4274W, JOUR 5601W , (JOUR 5606W ) ] first term last term last term last term last term last term last term last term