Student Checklist

Freshman and Sophomore Year

• Work on fulfilling university GURs
• Choose news/editorial, public relations, visual journalism, or environmental studies/journalism 
• Declare journalism pre-major
• Meet with academic adviser
• Take JOUR 190, JOUR 207, and JOUR 214
• Plan for concentration topic, complete prerequisites for major courses
• Become familiar with the library and its resources

Junior Year

• Take 300-level classes required for sequence and two publications
• Start taking classes in concentration
• Declare major
• Transfer students: bring transcript to advisor for journalism credits
• Start planning/applying for internships

Senior Year

• Take 400-level classes required for sequence, internship & remaining publications
• Complete concentration
• Request major and minor evaluations 2 quarters prior to graduation
• Apply for graduation

General

• Apply for scholarships and internships
• If GPA drops below 2.5, see adviser immediately