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Journalism: Associate in Arts for Transfer

Program Requirements

Required Core: (9 units)

JRNL 1510Mass Communication and the Individual

3.00 Credits(s)

JRNL 1605Reporting and News Writing

3.00 Credits(s)

JRNL 2105News Media Practicum

3.00 Credits(s)

List A: Select one (3 units)

JRNL 1620Introduction to Multimedia Reporting

3.00 Credits(s)

List B: Select two (6 units)

PHOT 1510Basic Photography

3.00 Credits(s)

STAT 1510Elementary Statistics

5.00 Credits(s)

OR

PSYC 2200Elementary Statistics for the Behavioral and Social Sciences

4.00 Credits(s)

ECON 2120Principles of Economics - Micro

3.00 Credits(s)

OR

ECON 2210Principles of Economics - Macro

3.00 Credits(s)

POSC 1501Government

3.00 Credits(s)

ENGL 1600Critical Thinking, Literature, and Composition

4.00 Credits(s)

PHIL 1520Critical Thinking

3.00 Credits(s)

Total Credit Hours:18-21


General Education Requirement: Completion of Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC) or the California State University General Education-Breadth is required.  


Electives: Additional transferable elective units (numbered 1500 or higher) may be used to reach the required 60 units.

Total Credit Hours: 60

Career Options/Pathways

For career resources, please visit:

http://www.bls.gov/ooh/; http://www.Mynextmove.org; http://www.onetonline.org

Transfer

By successfully completing the requirements for the major, students will be guaranteed to transfer to a California State University as a junior.

AA-T and AS-T degree seeking students will want to indicate on the CSU Mentor Application to the California State University that they are pursuing an Associate of Arts/Science Degree for Transfer at Taft College. A student who completes an AA-T or AS-T degree and applies for a program determined to be similar by the specific CSU campus is provided priority consideration for admission.