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Associate in Arts DTA - Journalism Emphasis Program Map


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Recommended Course Sequence for: Associate in Arts DTA - Journalism Emphasis Program Map

Created by: Rob Harrill

Degree Code: AAUD JOURN

Foundation | Preparation for degree requirements (based on placement)  - Students who place below ENGL& 101 and MATH&107 begin by taking courses from the lists below

ENGL - English

ENGLP - English is your First Language (Accuplacer Test)

AENGL - Your First Language is not English (LOEP Test)          

   MATH                                                                                                  

_____ ENGPL or AENGL 087 _____ MATH 047
_____ ENGPL or AENGL 090 _____ MATH 077
_____ ENGLP or AENGL 093 _____ MATH 087
_____ ENGL 099  
  I-BEST Option(s)                

  _____  CMST 220 with English Support Class (example)                                                                                                                                     

  Move further faster via I-BEST                                                                             
Courses with no prerequisites available while working on the foundation courses in Math and English
 

QUARTER 1

Course# QTRs offered Course Title                

  Prerequisites                   

Credits Min. E
ENGL&101 Su,F,W,Sp English Composition I ACCUPLACER or ACCUPLACER exemption or essay placement or ENGL 099 with minimum grade of 2.0. 5 2.0
JOURN 125 or CMST&101

J 125: F, W

C 101: F,W,Sp

Intro to Journalism CD or  Intro to Communications

Placement in ENGL& 101.

Humanities requrement.

5  
CCS 100 Su,F,W,Sp Career and College Success

Placement in ENGLP 093 or AENGL 093.

CCS requirement.

3  
      Total Credits 13  

QUARTER 2

Course# QTRs offered Course Title                

  Prerequisites                   

Credits Min. Grade 
JOURN 125 or CMST&101

J 125: F,W

C 101: F,W,Sp

Intro to JournalismCD or Intro to Communications

Placement in ENGL& 101.

Humanities requirement.

5  
ENGL&111 or 125 F,W,Sp Intro to Lit or Reading Today’s Authors Humanities or elective 5  

MATH& 107 or PHIL& 120

Su,F,W,Sp Mathematics in Society or Symbolic Logic

MATH& 107: MATH 087 or MATH 097 with a minimum grade of 2.0; or PREP 087, ABE 087, or HSC 087 with a minimum grade of 3.0. 

PHIL& 120: MATH 087 with a minimum grade of 2.0.

Quantitative Reasoning requrement.

5  
JOURN 115 F,W,Sp College Newspaper May take if JOURN 125 has been taken first quarter 2  
      Total Credits 17  

QUARTER 3

Course# QTRs offered Course Title                

  Prerequisites                   

Credits Min. Grade 
ENGL&102 Su,F,W,Sp English Composition II

ENGL& 101 with minimum grade of 2.0. Consider taking journalism/media-related theme.

5  
JOURN 135 Sp Writing the Feature CD Humanities or elective 5  

Natural Sciences and Mathematics

Recommend: ENVS&101

Su,F,W,Sp

Intro to Environmental Science w/Lab

OR

Select from distribution list. 

Placement in MATH 087 or higher and placement in ENGL& 101.

Natural Science requrement.

5  
      Total Credits 15  

QUARTER 4

Course# QTRs offered Course Title                

  Prerequisites                   

Credits Min. Grade 
POLS&101 F,W Intro to Political Science

Placement in ENGL& 101.

Social Science requirement.

5  
HUM 201 F,Sp American People Humanities or elective 5  
JOURN 115 or JOURN 116 F,W,Sp College Newspaper May take JOURN 116 if JOURN 115 has been taken. 2  

Natural Sciences and Mathematics

Recommend: MATH&146

Su,F,W,Sp

Intro to Statistics

OR

Select from distribution list. 

MATH&146: MATH 087 with a minimum grade of 2.5; MATH 097 with a minimum grade of 2.0; or PREP 087, ABE 087, or HSC 087 with a minimum grade of 3.0; and placement in ENGL& 101.

Natural Science requrement.

5  
      Total Credits 17  

QUARTER 5

Course# QTRs offered Course Title                

  Prerequisites                   

Credits Min. Grade 

Social Science

Recommend: HIST&146, 147, 148

Su,F,W,Sp

U.S. History I, II, or III 

OR

Select from distribution list.

Placement in ENGL& 101 or instructor permission.

Social Science requirement.

5  
ENGL 141 W Telling True Stories I Humanities or elective 5  

Natural Sciences and Mathematics 

Recommend: NUTR&101

Su,F,W,Sp

Nutrition

OR

Select from distribution list

Placement in MATH 087 or higher and placement into ENGL& 101.

Natural Science requirement.

5  
      Total Credits 15  

QUARTER 6

Course# QTRs offered Course Title                

  Prerequisites                   

Credits Min. Grade 
PHOTO 103 F,W,Sp Color and digital photography Elective 5  

Social Science

Recommend: SOC&101 or 201

Su,F,W,Sp

Intro to Sociology or Social Problems 

OR

Select from distribution list.

Placement in ENGL& 101 or instructor permission.

Social Science requirement.

5  
JOURN 117 F/W/Sp College Newspaper May take JOURN 117 if 115 and 116 have already been taken 1-2   
PE or Health   Select from class schedule Elective 2-3  
      Total Credits 13-15  

 

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