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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

Transfer Degree Information

Students who earn an AA-T or AS-T degree and meet the CSU minimum eligibility requirements are guaranteed admission to a CSU, but not necessarily to a particular campus or major. With the special degree, you may be given a GPA bump when applying to an impacted campus outside your local area or an impacted major that is deemed similar. 

In addition, once at the CSU, if you are admitted and enrolled in a designated similar degree program you have the opportunity to complete your bachelor’s degree with as little as 60 semester units or 90 quarter units of coursework. For details, visit www.adegreewithaguarantee.com or consult with your counselor for additional information.

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