Academic Guide for JOMC Undergraduates
(Includes old and new course numbers and old and new general education requirements.)

This guide has been prepared to explain important requirements, policies and procedures in the school. In it you will find information on:

2007-08 Changes
JOMC 490, Special Topics, courses taken in fall 2007 or later will count as conceptual courses as long as they carry 3 hours credit and have no restrictions. A restriction would be permission of the instructor or the school. For example, only JOMC 490.1, 490.2 and 490.7 would count for fall semester. JOMC 490.3 is a one-hour credit course, and JOMC 490.5 and 490.6 are for students participating in the Special Olympics program. Many more JOMC 490s are to be offered in spring 2008.

Southern Politics and the Media (JOMC 458/158) will be a conceptual course effective this fall. Community Journalism (JOMC 459/159) has been restructured and will be a craft course effective in the fall.

Courses that had had special topics numbers (JOMC 490) and special skills numbers (491) within the visual communication and the electronic communication sequences have permanent course numbers. Within visual communication, some courses have been added and dropped. Students need to pay close attention to requirements based on their Calendar Year. Specific changes are noted in the sequence requirements for visual communication, particularly under the graphics option.
    
2006-07 Changes
The University’s course-numbering system changed in fall 2006, and most courses will have new numbers. This guide includes both old and new numbers.  New numbers are listed first, followed by the old, as in JOMC 153/53.  An X indicates the course will be deleted in the new system.

Also in fall 2006, new general education requirements for the University went into effect, beginning with students in catalog year 2006. Your catalog year (CY) is the year you started college, either at UNC-Chapel Hill or elsewhere.  Those requirements will apply to JOMC students who enter the University in fall 2006 (and most likely enter the school in fall 2008) and later.  JOMC students in catalog years prior to 2006 must fulfill requirements in effect for their catalog year (old requirements).  This guide includes old and new general education requirements. Transfer students will follow the requirements for the year they entered college, not the school.

The school’s Web site, jomc.unc.edu, is the most complete source of information about all aspects of the school.  

Getting Registered
Approximately two weeks before the registration period opens each semester, the school will include a reminder in the school’s newsletter that is sent to all students identified by the Registrar’s Office as JOMC majors and pre-majors.  This message will be sent to students’ ONYEN email account. (Students should always check their University-assigned email account, which is the address used for all official University communication.) If you don’t receive the school’s newsletter, go to the student records office in Carroll 154.

General Registration Policies

Students may take JOMC 153 (News Writing) in the first semester of their sophomore year. JOMC 101 (The World of Mass Communication) and JOMC 102 (Exploring the Visual World) are open to first-year students and sophomores. Sophomores who have completed appropriate prerequisites may also take JOMC 110, 121, 130, 141, 157, 170, 180, 182, 187, 240, 242, 253, 256, 258, 340, 342, 344, 441, 442, 445, 446, 448, and other courses, depending on availability of space. Seniors have first priority for courses, then juniors, then sophomores. Many courses require prerequisites and are restricted to majors only.

It is the school’s policy that a teacher may deny enrollment to any registered student who does not attend the first meeting of a course unless the student has made a prior arrangement with the teacher.
    
If you enroll for a course but decide later that you do not want to take it, you must initiate a drop procedure through Caroline or the Registrar's office.  If you stop attending a course, you will not be automatically dropped, and a grade of AB will be reported if you do not drop the course on your own. An instructor might record a grade of “F.”

Some JOMC courses have prerequisites, and you are responsible for meeting those requirements before enrolling in a course.  For example, JOMC 153/53 is a prerequisite for many courses, including JOMC 232/132.  Instructors will check to see that all students have met the prerequisites, and students not meeting them will be dropped from the course.

JOMC majors normally have priority over other students for space in JOMC courses, but space is not guaranteed in all courses in any given semester.

JOMC 180, 182 and 187 require permission of the student records office and cannot be accessed through Caroline.  Students must come to Carroll 154 no earlier than the Thursday before their Saturday registration date to enroll in these courses. Double check the courses listed on the semester or summer schedules and posted on the school’s Web site to determine if other courses require permissions.

JOMC 120, 121, 181, 296, 333, 377, 394, 421, 422, 423, 424, 425, 426, 427, 450, 451, 452, 480, 481, 482, 483, 484, 581, 582, 583, 584, 585, 670, 691, 692, and some 491s require permission of the instructor.  For prerequisites, check the course schedule on the school’s Web site. Students must go to the instructor’s office to get on the list for the course.  Students who cannot be enrolled in those courses because of time conflicts or course overloads will be deleted from permission lists so other students may be enrolled.

Many JOMC courses have prerequisites that are listed in the catalog.  Students are responsible for completing prerequisites before they enroll in a course and will be required to drop courses if they have not completed the prerequisites.

JOMC students are expected to enroll in and complete at least 15 credit hours per semester.  Students must have permission from the associate dean for undergraduate studies or the senior associate dean (Carroll Hall 117) to register for more than 17 or fewer than 12 hours per semester.  Students are required to abide by the University’s regulations for academic eligibility. Those requirements are in the University’s Undergraduate Bulletin. Students will be declared academically ineligible if they fail to maintain the necessary grade-point average or have not completed the required cumulative academic hours. Any exemptions must be approved by the senior associate dean.

Students are expected to complete their requirements for graduation in eight semesters. Students must request permission for a ninth or 10th semester. Rarely are students granted permission for a 10th semester. Those requests are granted by the senior associate dean.

Students may request an underload in a semester for medical and nonmedical reasons. Those requests are granted on a case-by-case basis by the senior associate dean and only for extenuating circumstances. They usually require documentation from medical professionals. Unhappiness with a professor or a failing grade on the first course exam are not adequate reasons to drop a course and fall below 12 hours.
    
Syllabi for JOMC courses are available in the Park Library, Carroll 269.  

A list of courses for the following semester, details about specific courses and general registration policies are available on the school’s Web site at jomc.unc.edu/undergraduates.

Your PIN
Each semester, you get your PIN for registration at Student Central: https://s4.its.unc.edu/SISMisc/browser/student_pass_z.jsp

Advisers  
For questions about course registration or your academic progress, see someone in the student records office in Carroll 154. Any of the Student Records staff can assist.

You will be assigned an adviser, who will be a faculty member in your sequence.  Find your adviser’s name on your Analysis of Academic Progress on Student Central or in the Winston-Salem Journal student records office (Carroll 154).  You should consult your adviser if you have questions about your course selection or career options. Faculty office hours and office locations are posted in the student records office. When you go to see your adviser, you must take a printout of your current Analysis of Academic Progress, including the Completed and Remaining sections.

Analysis of Academic Progress (AAP)
The Analysis of Academic Progress (AAP), which you can access through Student Central, is a useful tool to help you understand your degree requirements.  Make sure your AAP has your correct major, sequence and option in the school and a correct minor or second major, if you have one.  If one of those designations is not correct, you can see the results of correcting it by clicking on the appropriate “What if?” option.  To make an official change of incorrect information, however, you must go to the student records office in Carroll 154.

The AAP should be used as a guide. It is your responsibility to ensure that degree requirements are met. If you want to print your AAP, click “Print Options.”  Near the bottom of the next screen, you will see a “Format Report” button.  Click “Format Report,” and the report is formatted on the screen.  Use the print function on your Web browser to print the report.

The most useful part of the AAP is “Academic Requirements Remaining,” which you can access by clicking on “Remaining” near the top of the screen.  Many requirements listed there are self-explanatory and are not repeated here.  

Course Loads
Students are expected to carry 15 hours per semester and to make satisfactory progress toward completing their degrees within eight semesters. Students may take more than 17 hours with permission of the associate dean for undergraduate studies or the senior associate dean. Any request to take fewer than 12 hours must be made to the senior associate dean. Rarely will students be granted permission to take a 10th semester to complete graduation requirements. Students planning to attend summer school to complete graduation requirements should be aware that not all courses required for graduation are offered then.

Senior Underloads
Seniors can apply for a senior underload and enroll for fewer than 12 credits in their final semester—provided they need that number of credits to meet graduation requirements.  You must apply for the number of credit hours you intend to complete in the semester; you will not be allowed to withdraw from courses after the deadline for adding courses at the beginning of the semester.  

If you wish to apply for a senior underload, download and print the request form available on the school’s Web site at jomc.unc.edu/undergraduates/forms.  Fill it out and attach it to a copy of your Analysis of Academic Progress (online degree audit) and a copy of your application for graduation.  Turn it in at the student records office in Carroll 154. Underload requests should be made prior to the end of the semester preceding your final semester. Special permission from the senior associate dean is required to take an underload after the semester begins.  You will be contacted if there is a problem with your request.

This grants you full-time status administratively, which means you may continue to live in a University residence hall and be covered by insurance policies that require you to be a full-time student.  If you are receiving financial aid, your tuition bill will be reduced if you are taking fewer than 12 credit hours.  However, the Office of Scholarships and Student Aid will reduce your financial aid package if your costs are reduced.  You will not owe any money—as your expenses are still covered—but you cannot benefit from the reduction of your costs.
    
Final Examinations
Students are expected to take final examinations in accordance with the University’s schedule and regulations. In cases where a student has three examinations scheduled by the registrar within 24 hours, an excused absence from one of the examinations can be approved by the associate dean for undergraduate studies or the senior associate dean. Students should contact professors in advance to determine who will move the exam, then must get the exam excuse. Students who are hoping to make Dean’s List should be aware that taking an AB or an IN in a course could prevent them from making Dean’s List that semester. All course grades have to be posted before the Dean’s List is compiled. No changes can be made after that date.

Graduation
In the semester before you plan to finish your courses and graduate, you must submit a degree application.  You should do this no later than Oct. 31 if you plan to graduate in May or August, and no later than March 31 if you plan to graduate in December.  Print a copy of the application from the school’s Web site at jomc.unc.edu/undergraduates/forms and attach it to a copy of the “Remaining” and “Completed” sections of your Analysis of Academic Progress. Submit the application and AAP to the student records office in Carroll 154.  As a service, the staff will check remaining requirements to ensure that courses needed for graduation are taken in the final semester.

Spelling and Grammar Exam
Students are expected to have a solid foundation in spelling, grammar, punctuation and other writing skills before they enter the school. Majors must pass the school’s Spelling and Grammar Exam with a score of 70 or higher to receive a degree. The examination is part of JOMC 153/53, “Newswriting,” but is also given at other times each semester. Those times are posted in the student records office (Carroll 154).

Students in the newswriting course (and any other students) can attend two grammar review sessions each semester during the Midweek Specials taught for JOMC 153. Spelling words are listed in the UNC Stylebook. Other study guides are available in the student records office. It is the responsibility of the student, however, to prepare for the exam. Students who do not pass the exam can walk at graduation, but they will not receive a degree until the exam is passed.

Students who are minors in the program or have journalism and mass communication as a second major do not have to pass the exam.
 
General Education Requirements For Students Entering UNC-Chapel Hill Prior to CY 2006
Basic skills requirements for General College. Courses are listed by old number, then new number.

ENGL 11/ENGL 101 __________ENGL 12/ENGL 102__________
MATH 10__________MATH__________ (STAT 11/151 is recommended for students who do not take a calculus course, but it may not be taken for credit by students who have credit for STAT 23/X, ECON 70/400, PSYC 30/210, MATH 22/152 or MATH 31/231.)
FOREIGN LANGUAGE_____________________
        HIGH SCHOOL LANGUAGE:
                Placement 1: Complete through levels 2, 3
(You do not receive graduation credit for Level 1.)
            Placement 2: Complete through levels 2, 3
            Placement 3: Complete through 3
            Placement 4: 4 (Upon completion of 4, you also receive credit for 3.)
        NEW LANGUAGE: 1, 2, 3 (Complete through Level 3; you receive credit for Level 1.)
General College perspectives for JOMC majors
Two aesthetic: _________________ (literature), ________________(fine arts)
Two social sciences:
    _________  Must take ECON 10/101.
    _________  U.S. government & politics.  (Choose from POLI 41/100, 70/209, or 75/208.)
Two historical:
    _________  Pre-1700 Western civilization
    _________  Recent U.S. history.  (Choose HIST 22/128.)
Two natural sciences:  ____________, _____________  (One must have a laboratory.)
One philosophical:  ___________

The AAP lists courses that satisfy each perspective requirement.
Upper-level perspectives
You must complete these four upper-level perspectives:
o Aesthetic ____________
o Non-Western historical ____________
o Natural science __________
o Philosophical __________
• For the social science perspective, you must take a state and local government course.  Choose from POLI 42/101, 43/X, 46/X, 102/404, 134/405, 135/X, or 136/X.   

The AAP lists courses that satisfy each perspective requirement.
You may not choose a JOMC course (including ones that are cross-listed in a department outside the school) or a course from a department in which you are completing a minor or second major.
None of these courses may not be taken under the PS-D+-D-F option.
Special rules apply to students completing a second major in Arts & Sciences.  

General Education Requirements For Students in CY 2006 and Later

FOUNDATION REQUIREMENTS (17 credits)
May not be taken under PS-D+-D-F option.

Credit Hours
__________    ENGL 11/101__________ENGL 12/102 __________
__________    QUANTITATIVE REASONING (3 credits) ___________
__________    FOREIGN LANGUAGE_____________________
            HIGH SCHOOL LANGUAGE:
            Placement 1: Complete through levels 2, 3
(You do not receive graduation credit for Level 1.)
            Placement 2: Complete through levels 2, 3
            Placement 3: Complete through 3
            Placement 4: 4 (Upon completion of 4, you also receive credit for 3.)
        NEW LANGUAGE: 1, 2, 3 (Complete through Level 3; you receive credit for Level 1.
__________    LIFETIME FITNESS (1 credit) _____________

APPROACHES REQUIREMENTS (25 credits)

_________    HUMANITIES AND FINE ARTS (9 credits)
        __________ Philosophical and moral reasoning (3 credits)
        __________ Literature (3 credits)
        __________ Visual or performing arts (3 credits)
_________    SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES (9 credits)
        __________ Must take ECON 10/101 (3 credits)
        __________ Must take POLI 41/100, 70/209 or 75/208 (3 credits)
        __________ Must take HIST 22/128 (3 credits)
_________    PHYSICAL AND LIFE SCIENCES (7 credits)
        __________ One course with a lab (4 credits)
        __________ One additional course (3 credits)

CONNECTIONS
(Does not require additional credit hours because all courses are eligible for multiple counting. See below which JOMC courses can double count. No JOMC course may be taken P-D+-D-F.)

        FOUNDATIONS ACROSS THE CURRICULUM
        __________ One communication course (JOMC 53/153)
        __________ One quantitative methods course (May be JOMC 179/279)

        LOCAL, NATIONAL AND GLOBAL CONNECTIONS
        __________ Experiential education (May be JOMC 55/394 or 132/232)
        __________ U.S. diversity (May be JOMC 111/441)
        __________ North Atlantic World
        __________ Beyond the North Atlantic
        __________ World before 1750
        __________ Global issues (May be JOMC 146/346)


Some Requirements for JOMC Students Will Not Change
•State and local government course. Choose from POLI 42/101, 102/404 or 134/405.   You may not elect the PS-D+-D-F option.


Other Requirements for the JOMC Major
In addition to meeting the undergraduate degree requirements outlined above, students must meet requirements within the major. Some of those requirements are for all students, regardless of their chosen sequence. Other requirements are sequence-specific.

Students in the school follow requirements for one of five sequences: news-editorial, advertising, public relations, electronic communication or visual communication (photojournalism, multimedia or graphic design options).

Students can also pursue a minor in the school or have journalism-mass communication as a second major. Both must be approved by the senior associate dean. Information about the minor is included later in this document.

Outside Area of Concentration
Students must take at least three courses (minimum of nine credits) for a concentration in one subject outside JOMC, or they may complete a minor or second major.  Courses taken to satisfy General College requirements (Foundations or Approaches requirements in the new general education curriculum) may not be counted here.  Connections courses can be used to meet the outside area requirement, including Approaches courses that satisfy Connections requirements. One course taken to satisfy a junior-senior perspective may be counted for a concentration.  You may elect the PS-D+-D-F option for courses in a concentration but not for courses in a minor or second major.  

Second Major
Students who wish to complete a second major in the College of Arts and Sciences must come to the student records office to submit a Second-Major Designation form (find the form at jomc.unc.edu/undergraduates/forms) and have it signed by an associate dean. They then must make an appointment with an academic adviser in Arts and Sciences to ensure they can complete the second major within nine semesters.  They must meet all requirements of the second major and see an Arts and Sciences adviser every semester to ensure compliance with those requirements. Under the pre-2006 requirements, none of the upper-level perspective courses may be in either JOMC or be from the department of the second major or cross-listed with either. 

Sequence Requirements in the School

Updated June 2007
Course numbers are new numbers effective fall 2006 followed by previous course number.

JOMC School Core
All students in the school must complete these three courses with a grade of C- or better:

_____ Professional Problems and Ethics, JOMC 141/141
         (For students in CY 2004 and later.)
_____ Newswriting, JOMC 153/53
_____ Mass Communication Law, JOMC 340/164

Please take the following advice seriously:  Some students wait until their last semester to enroll in JOMC 340/164.  A few of those students do not get the required C- or higher.  By the time they learn that at the end of the semester, all the spaces in JOMC 340/164 in the summer or fall may have been filled.  That’s not good.  Do not wait until your last semester.

Conceptual Courses
Depending on their sequence, students must also complete one or two of the following courses:

_____ Minorities and Communication, JOMC 441/111
_____ The Black Press and U.S. History, JOMC 342/112
_____ Women and Mass Communication, JOMC 442/115
_____ Electronic Media Regulation and Policy, JOMC 424/124
_____ Current Issues in Mass Communication, JOMC 240/140
_____ The Mass Media and U.S. History, JOMC 242/142
_____ Censorship, JOMC 344/144
_____ Process and Effects of Mass Communication, JOMC 445/145
_____ International Communication and Comparative Journalism, JOMC 446/146
_____ Introduction to Internet Issues and Concepts, JOMC 349/149
_____ Freedom of Expression in the United States, JOMC 448/160
_____ Business and the Media, JOMC 450/153
_____ Southern Politics and the Media, JOMC 458/158
_____ Special Topics courses, JOMC 490/191 when the course carries 3 hours and has no restrictions

JOMC Electives
You are encouraged to take more than the minimum of nine courses in the school.  However, you must complete at least 80 credit hours outside your JOMC courses.  This is a national accreditation requirement designed to make sure you have a well-rounded education.  If you complete only the minimum of 120 credit hours for graduation, you will be limited to 40 credit hours (13 courses) in JOMC courses.  You must not take more than 13 JOMC courses unless you also complete more than 120 credit hours.

JOMC 394, “Practicum,” cannot be included within the minimum nine courses required but can count as an elective after a student has earned 28 hours in JOMC courses.  Students must also fulfill the requirements for their sequence.

Advertising Sequence
School core and one conceptual course.

Sequence core:
_____ Principles of Advertising, JOMC 170/170
_____ Advertising Copywriting, JOMC 271/171
_____ Advertising Media, JOMC 272/172
    (Grades of C- or better required for all core courses.)

At least two advertising electives from this list:
_____ Advertising Campaigns, JOMC 473/173
_____ Sports Marketing and Advertising, JOMC 376/174
_____ Concepts of Marketing, JOMC 475/175
_____ Advanced Advertising Copywriting, JOMC 471/176
_____ Media Marketing, JOMC 478/178
_____ Advertising and Public Relations Research, JOMC 279/179
_____ Special Topics in Advertising, JOMC 670/193

JOMC 170/170 is a prerequisite for JOMC 271/171, 272/172, 478/178 and 279/179.  JOMC 271/171 or 272/172 is a prerequisite for JOMC 473/173.  JOMC 271/171 is a prerequisite for JOMC 471/176.

Electronic Communication Sequence
School core and one conceptual course. NOTE: Electronic communication students will need to take an elective course to reach the required 28 hours.

Sequence core:
_____ Writing for Electronic Media, JOMC 121/21
_____ Introduction to Video Production and Editing, JOMC 120/120
_____ Electronic Journalism, JOMC 421/121
_____ Producing Television News, JOMC 422/122
    (Grades of C- or better required for all core courses.)

JOMC 121/21 and 120/120 are prerequisites for JOMC 421/121.  JOMC 120/120 and 421/121 are prerequisites for JOMC 422/122.

News-Editorial Sequence
School core and two conceptual courses.

Sequence core:
_____ News Reporting, JOMC 253/54
_____ News Editing, JOMC 157/57
    (Grades of C- or better required for all core courses.)

At least two craft courses, including at least one from the 400/100-level:
_____ Writing for Electronic Media, JOMC 121/21
_____ Feature Writing, JOMC 256/56
_____ Editorial Writing, JOMC 258/28
_____ Beginning Photojournalism, JOMC 180/80
_____ Intermediate Photojournalism, JOMC 181/580
_____ Introduction to Graphic Design, JOMC 182 (185/85)
_____ Introduction to Multimedia, JOMC 187 (188/88)
_____ Electronic Journalism, JOMC 421/121
_____ Public Relations Writing, JOMC 232/132
_____ Video Communications for PR and Marketing, JOMC 333/133
_____ Economics Reporting, JOMC 451/151
_____ Business Reporting, JOMC 452/152
_____ Advanced Reporting, JOMC 453/154
_____ Magazine Writing, JOMC 456/156
_____ Advanced editing, JOMC 457/157
_____ Community Journalism, JOMC 459/159
_____ Special Skills in Mass Communication, JOMC 491/192
_____ Medical Journalism, JOMC 560/195
_____ Medical Reporting for the Electronic Media, JOMC 561/196

JOMC 153/53 is a prerequisite for JOMC 253/54, 256/56, 157/57 and 258/58.  JOMC 256/56 is a prerequisite for JOMC 456/156.  JOMC 253/54 is a prerequisite for JOMC 453/154. JOMC 157/57 is a prerequisite for JOMC 457/157.

Public Relations Sequence
School core and one conceptual course.

Sequence core:
_____ Principles of Public Relations, JOMC 130/130
_____ Public Relations Case Studies, JOMC 431/131
_____ Public Relations Writing, JOMC 232/132
_____ Public Relations Campaigns, JOMC 434/134
    (Grades of C- or better required for all core courses.)

JOMC 130/130 is a prerequisite for JOMC 431/131, 232/132 and 333/133. JOMC 232.132 or JOMC 431/131 is a prerequisite for JOMC 434/134. JOMC 153/53 is a prerequisite for JOMC 232/132.

One craft course from:
_____ Writing for Electronic Media, JOMC 121/21
_____ Reporting, JOMC 253/54
_____ Feature Writing, JOMC 256/56
_____ News Editing, JOMC 157/57
_____ Editorial Writing, JOMC 258/58
_____ Beginning Photojournalism, JOMC 180/80
_____ Introduction to Graphic Design, JOMC 182 (185/85)
_____ Introduction to Multimedia, JOMC 187 (188/88)
_____ Electronic Journalism, JOMC 421/121
_____ Video Communications for PR and Marketing, JOMC 333/133
_____ Economics Reporting, JOMC 451/151
_____ Business Reporting, JOMC 452/152
_____ Advanced Reporting, JOMC 453/154
_____ Magazine Writing, JOMC 456/156
_____ Advanced Editing, JOMC 457/157
_____ Community Journalism, JOMC 459/159
_____ Advertising and Public Relations Research, JOMC 279/179
_____ Special Skills in Mass Communication, JOMC 491/192
_____ Medical Journalism, JOMC 560/195
_____ Medical Reporting for the Electronic Media, JOMC 561/196


JOMC 153/53 is a prerequisite for JOMC 253/54, 256/56, 157/57 and 258/58.  JOMC 256/56 is a prerequisite for JOMC 456/156.  JOMC 253/54 is a prerequisite for JOMC 453/154. JOMC 157/57 is a prerequisite for JOMC 457/157.

Visual Communication Sequence
School core and one conceptual course.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Effective fall 2007, some course numbers and names changed. New course numbers are listed below with the former numbers in parentheses.  Some changes have been made in the graphics option in regard to course requirements for students CY 2005 and later.  Be sure to check for any prerequisites. For questions about requirements, see Professor Rich Beckman or the student records office staff.

Students must complete requirements for one of the following options.

Photojournalism option:
_____ Reporting, JOMC 253/54, OR News Editing, JOMC 157/57
_____ Beginning Photojournalism, JOMC 180/80
_____ Introduction to Multimedia, JOMC 187 (188/88)
_____ Advanced Photojournalism, JOMC 480/180
_____ Documentary Photojournalism, JOMC 481/181

Graphics option (for students entering pre CY 2005):
_____ Reporting, JOMC 253/54, OR News Editing, JOMC 157/57
_____ Introduction to Graphic Design, JOMC 182 (185/85)
_____ Introduction to Multimedia, JOMC 187 (188/88)
_____ Publication Design, JOMC 485/185 (now called Newspaper Design, JOMC 482)
_____ Promotion Design, JOMC 486/186, OR Information Graphics, JOMC 484 (487/187)
           (Promotion Design has been dropped effective fall 2007, so students who have had neither course should take Information Graphics)

Graphics option (for students entering CY 2005 or later):
_____ Reporting, JOMC 253/54, OR News Editing, JOMC 157/57
_____ Introduction to Graphic Design, JOMC 182 (185/85)
_____ Introduction to Multimedia, JOMC 187 (188/88)
_____ Newspaper Design, JOMC 482 (485/185)
_____ Information Graphics, JOMC 484 (487/487)
_____ Magazine Design, JOMC 483 OR 3-D Design, JOMC 585

Multimedia option:
_____ Reporting, JOMC 253/54, OR News Editing, JOMC 157/57
_____ Beginning Photojournalism, JOMC 180/80
_____ Introduction to Graphic Design, JOMC 182 (185/85)
_____ Introduction to Multimedia, JOMC 187 (188/88)
_____ Interactive Multimedia Narratives, JOMC 582 (488/188)
_____ Multimedia Programming and Production, JOMC 583 (489/189)

Electives:
_____ Intermediate Photojournalism, JOMC 181/81
_____ Multimedia Design, JOMC 581/491
_____ *Documentary Multimedia Storytelling, JOMC 584/491

JOMC 180/80 a prerequisite for JOMC 480/180. JOMC 480/180 is a prerequisite for JOMC 481/181.
JOMC 182 (185/85) is a prerequisite for JOMC 482, JOMC 483, JOMC 484 (487/187) and JOMC 585 (JOMC 491, 3-D Design).  
JOMC 187 (188/88) is a prerequisite for JOMC 582 (488/188), JOMC 583 (489/189) and JOMC 585 (JOMC 491, 3-D Design).
    *Any of the following JOMC 480/180, JOMC 484 (487), JOMC 582 (488/188) and JOMC 583 (489/189) are prerequisites for JOMC 584.

Graduation Requirements (old and new)
It is your responsibility to meet all graduation requirements of the school and University.

•You must complete at least 80 credit hours outside the school, including at least 65 credits from departments or curricula in the College of Arts and Sciences.  
•You must complete a minimum of 28 credits in journalism-mass communication courses with a quality-point average of 2.0 or better.  A grade of D in a JOMC course required in the school core or sequence core will not be counted in the minimum number of JOMC credits required for graduation. You must take the course again and attain a grade of at least C-.  Outside of core courses, only one grade below C- may be counted toward graduation.  
•The practicum course, JOMC 394/55, may not be counted in the minimum of 28 credit hours required in journalism-mass communication for graduation; it must be beyond that.  It will satisfy the Experiential Education requirement in the new general education curriculum.
•Internship credit, including the Special Studies 91P course offered for internship credit at UNC-Chapel Hill, will not count toward a degree in JOMC.  
•You must achieve a score of at least 70% on the school’s spelling and grammar exam.  Most students pass the exam in JOMC 153/53, “Newswriting,” and your best exam score will be worth 10% of your course grade.  If you do not pass the test in JOMC 153/53, you must go to the student records office in Carroll 154 to sign up to take the test at another time.  You will have to continue to take the exam until you pass it.
•You must complete two PHYA courses and fulfill the cultural diversity requirement.  (Students in CY 2006 and later can take one lifetime fitness course to satisfy the two-hour physical activity requirement; that course will grant one hour of academic credit.)
•You must fill out an application for graduation the semester prior to when you expect to graduate, so in October for spring and March for summer or fall. A student records office staff member will do a degree audit and determine which courses are needed to fulfill graduation requirements. Those courses would be taken in the final semester. Students who can meet graduation requirements with fewer than 12 hours will be permitted to take a senior underload.


If you have questions about transfer credits from other institutions, please see the senior associate dean in the Dean’s Office (Carroll 117).


Minors in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication

Students from outside the school may earn a minor in Journalism and Mass Communication. Participation is limited, and admission is competitive. The school will give preference to students who have higher than a 2.9 GPA, and preference is also given to sophomores. The school may limit enrollment in some tracks to avoid pressure on any of the sequences for majors. The number of minors is limited to 35 juniors and seniors.

Interested students must apply to the senior associate dean of the school by Jan. 15 of their sophomore year. The application is available at jomc.unc.edu/undergraduates/forms. The advertising and public relations tracks have the largest number of minors generally, which means the standards for admission to those minors are higher.
    
Students must choose from one of the following tracks and complete at least 15 credit hours of C grades or higher in courses taken at UNC-Chapel Hill. Students electing this minor may not use JOMC courses to satisfy General Education requirements in the College of Arts and Sciences.

Sequence of courses
Effective fall 2006

News-Editorial track
_____    JOMC 153, “Newswriting.”
_____    JOMC 157, “News Editing.”  Prerequisite:  JOMC 153.
_____    JOMC 253, “Reporting.”  Prerequisite:  JOMC 153.
_____    EITHER JOMC 141, “Professional Problems and Ethics,” OR JOMC 340, “Introduction to Mass Communication Law.”  
_____    One course from:  256, 258, 451, 452, 453.   Prerequisite:  JOMC 153.

Business Journalism track
_____    JOMC 153, “Newswriting.”
_____    JOMC 450, “Business and the Media.”
_____    JOMC 451, “Economics Reporting.”  Prerequisite:  JOMC 153.
_____    JOMC 452, “Business Reporting.”  Prerequisite:  JOMC 153.
    ONE COURSE FROM THE FOLLOWING:
_____    JOMC 130, “Principles of Public Relations.”
_____    JOMC 170, “Principles of Advertising.”
_____    JOMC 253, “Reporting.”  Prerequisite:  JOMC 153.
_____   EITHER 141, “Professional Problems and Ethics,” OR JOMC 340, “Introduction to Mass Communication Law.”

Advertising track
_____    JOMC 153, “Newswriting.”
_____    JOMC 170, “Principles of Advertising.”  
_____    JOMC 271, “Advertising Copywriting.”  Prerequisite:  JOMC 170.
_____    JOMC 272, “Advertising Media.”  Prerequisite:  JOMC 170.
_____    One course from 141, 240, 242, 340, 342, 344, 349, 441, 442, 445, 446, 448.

Public Relations track
_____    JOMC 130, “Principles of Public Relations.”  
_____    JOMC 153, “Newswriting.”
_____    JOMC 232, “Public Relations Writing.”  Prerequisite:  JOMC 130.
_____    One course from 141, 240, 242, 340, 342, 344, 349, 441, 442, 445, 446, 448, 450.
    ONE COURSE FROM THE FOLLOWING:
_____    JOMC 431, “Public Relations Case Studies.”  Prerequisite:  JOMC 130
_____    JOMC 434,  “Public Relations Campaigns.  Prerequisite:  JOMC 431 or 232.

Electronic Communication track
_____    JOMC 120, “Introduction to Video Production and Editing.”  
_____    JOMC 121, “Writing for the Electronic Media.”  
_____    JOMC 421, “Electronic Journalism.”  Prerequisites:  JOMC 120, 121, and permission of instructor.
_____    EITHER 141, “Professional Problems and Ethics,” OR JOMC 340, “Introduction to Mass Communication Law.”
_____    One course from 141, 240, 242, 342, 344, 349, 441, 442, 445, 446, 448.

Mass Communication and Society track
_____    JOMC 240, “Current Issues in Mass Communication.”  (This course should be taken first.)
    FOUR COURSES FROM THE FOLLOWING:
______    JOMC 141, “Professional Problems and Ethics.”
______    JOMC 242, “The Mass Media and U.S. History.”
______    JOMC 340, “Introduction to Mass Communication Law.”
_____    JOMC 342, “The Black Press and U.S. History.”
_____    JOMC 344, “Censorship.”
_____    JOMC 349, “Internet Issues and Concepts.”
_____    JOMC 424, “Electronic Media Regulation and Policy.”
_____    JOMC 441, “Minorities and Communication.”
_____    JOMC 442, “Women and Mass Communication.”
_____    JOMC 445, “Process and Effects of Mass Communication.”
_____      JOMC 446, “International Communication and Comparative Journalism.”
_____    JOMC 448, “Freedom of Expression in the United States.”

Last updated September 27, 2007