CONSUMER JOURNALISM (B.S.F.C.S)
Semester Degree Requirements

Entrance Requirements for the Major

 
Semester Core Curriculum
(Selected with the advice of an academic advisor)
    Areas A B C D E 42 hours
    Area F 18 hours
Major Requirements 60 hours
College-wide requirements must be satisfied in order to graduate with this major

TOTAL DEGREE HOURS      120
Area A - Essential Skills (9 hours)
Area A is satisfied by students completing nine hours from the following list. Students must take ENGL 1101 and ENGL 1102 and will select a three-hour math course in consultation with an academic advisor.
ENGL 1101 MATH 1101
ENGL 1102
Area B - Institutional Options (4-5 hours)
Area B is satisfied by electives selected by the student with approval of an academic advisor.
Area C - Humanities/Fine Arts (6 hours)
PREFERRED COURSE:SPCM 1100

Area C is satisfied by completing two of the following courses. Students may select one course from the Fine Arts list and one from the Humanities list, or students may select two courses from different departments in the Humanities list.
Fine Arts
ARHI 2100 DANC 2010 DRAM 2130 MUSI 2060
ARTS 2000 DRAM 2000 MUSI 2020 MUSI 2080
ARTS 2050 DRAM 2120 MUSI 2040
Humanities
CLAS 1000 CMLT 2500 LAND 2510 RELI 1003
CLAS 1010 CMLT 2600 LAND 2520 RELI 1006
CLAS 1020 ENGL 2310 LING 2100 RELI(NAMS) 2004
CLAS(LING) 2010 ENGL 2320 PHIL 1000 RELI(AFAM) 2005
CMLT 2111 ENGL 2330 PHIL 1500 ROML 2550
CMLT 2210 ENGL 2340 PHIL 2200 RUSS 2050
CMLT 2212 ENGL 2400 PHIL 2400 SPCM 1100
CMLT 2220 GRMN 2300 RELI 1001 SPCM 1500
CMLT 2400 ITAL 2500 RELI 1002 Foreign language courses
Area D - Science, Mathematics, and Technology (10-11 hours)
Area D for Non-Science Majors (including Sociology and Psychology) -- ten or eleven hours
  • Select one course from the four-hour science course list and one course from the three-hour science course list or select two courses from the four-hour science course list.
  • Select one course from the mathematics, science, or technology course list.
Area D -- Four-hour science course with laboratory
ASTR 1010 CHEM 1211L CSCI 1301-1301L GEOL 1260-1260L
ASTR 1010L CHEM 1212 ECOL 1000-1000L MARS 1010-1010L
ASTR 1020 CHEM 1212L GEOG 1111 MARS 1020-1020L
ASTR 1020L CHEM 1411 GEOG 1111L PBIO 1210
BIOL 1103 CHEM 1411L GEOG 1112 PBIO 1210L
BIOL 1103L CHEM 1412 GEOG 1112L PBIO 1220
BIOL 1104 CHEM 1412L GEOG 1113 PBIO 1220L
BIOL 1104L CHEM 2100 GEOG 1113L PHYS 1111-1111L
BIOL 1107-1107L CHEM 2100L GEOL 1121 PHYS 1112-1112L
BIOL 1108-1108L CHEM 2211 GEOL 1121L PHYS 1211-1211L
CHEM 1110 CHEM 2211L GEOL 1122 PHYS 1212-1212L
CHEM 1110L CHEM 2212 GEOL 1122L  
CHEM 1211 CHEM 2212L GEOL 1250-1250L  
       
Area D -- Three-hour science course with or without a laboratory
(Some of the following three-hour laboratory science courses have optional laboratories. See Area D four-hour science course list.)
ASTR 1010 BIOL 1103 GEOG 1125 PBIO 1210
ASTR 1020 BIOL 1104 GEOL 1120 PBIO 1220
ASTR 1420 GEOG 1111 GEOL 1121 PHYS 1010
ASTR 1660 GEOG 1112 GEOL 1122  
ASTR 1870 GEOG 1113 LAND 1000  
Area D -- Three or four-hour mathematics, science, or technology courses
BIOL 1108-1108L MATH 1060 MATH 2260 STAT 2000
CHEM 1212 MATH 1113 PBIO 1220 STAT 2210
CHEM 1212L MATH 2200 PBIO 1220L  
CSCI 1100-1100L MATH 2210 PHIL 2500  
CSCI 1210 MATH 2210L PHYS 1111-1111L  
CSCI 1301-1301L MATH 2250 PHYS 1112-1112L  
Area E - Social Sciences (12 hours)

Students will select four courses from at least two departments from the list below:   (Students who have not met the Georgia and U.S. Constitution requirement by examination should enroll in POLS 1101.)

(A passing grade on an examination on the history of the United States and Georgia is required to satisfy the United States and Georgia History Requirement for all persons receiving a baccalaureate degree from the University, unless exempted by one of the following courses: HIST 2111, HIST 2112. Examinations are given to freshmen during orientation and twice each semester by the History Department. Reexamination is permitted. Examination dates are announced in the Schedule of Classes.)

AAEC 2580 ECON 2200 HIST 2301 SOCI 1101
AFAM 2000 GEOG 1101 HIST 2302 SOCI(AFAM) 2020
ANTH 1102 GEOG 1103 HIST(AFST) 2501 SOCI 2600
ANTH(NAMS) 2310 GEOG 1125 HIST 2502 SOCI(AFAM) 2820
CLAS(ANTH) 2000 HIST 2051 HIST 2600 SPCM 1010
CLAS 2110 HIST(AFST) 2052 HIST 2701 WMST 1110
CLAS 2113 HIST 2111 HIST 2702 WMST 2010
ECON 2100 HIST 2112 LAND 1500  
ECON 2105 HIST 2221 POLS 1101  
ECON 2106 HIST 2222 PSYC 1101  
Area F - Courses Related to Major (18 hours)
CHFD 2100
FDNS 2100
HACE 2100

Choose nine hours from any of the major focus areas. Preferred courses for each major focus area are listed:
Child and Family Development Fashion Merchandising
CHFD 2950-2950L ACCT 2101
CSCI 1100-1100L or MIST 2090 ARTS 2000
Foreign Language CSCI 1100-1100L or MIST 2090
  ECON 2105 or ECON 2106
Consumer Economics SOCI 1101
ACCT 2101 TXMI 2100
ACCT 2102  
CSCI 1301-1301L Housing
ECON 2105 ACCT 2101
ECON 2106 ACCT 2102
LEGL 2700 CSCI 1301-1301L
MATH 1113 ECON 2106
MATH 2200 LEGL 2700
PSYC 1101 MATH 1113
SOCI 1101 MATH 2200
STAT 2000 MATH 2210
  MATH 2210L
  PSYC 1101
Consumer Foods SOCI 1101
(BIOL 1104, BIOL 1104L) or BIOL 1108-1108L STAT 2000
(CHEM 1212, CHEM 1212L) or (CHEM 2100, CHEM 2100L) or (CHEM 2211, CHEM 2211L)  
PSYC 1101  
SPCM 1100 or SPCM 1500  
STAT 2000  
STAT 2210  
*IF any of the above courses in Area F are taken in Areas A-E, then electives may be taken in this area.
Entrance Requirements
Completion of Core Areas A, C, D, and E. Completion of Core Areas A, D, and Area E with a minimum overall GPA of 2.8. Documentation of career goals. Academic advising for the intended Consumer Journalism major takes place in the Housing and Consumer Economics Department. This is a high demand major. After meeting the entrance requirements, students will be selected based on the following high-demand selection criteria.

High-Demand Major - Selection Criteria

  • Overall GPA of 2.8 or better in Core Areas A, D, and E
  • Essay that states career goals
    • Major Requirements
    A baccalaureate degree program must require at least 21 semester hours of upper division courses in the major field and at least 39 semester hours of upper division work overall.

    Required Courses - 37 hours
    (A grade of "C" (2.0) or better is required for each course)
    HACE 2000
    JRLC 5040/7040
    Choose fifteen hours from one or more of the following major focus areas:
        CHFD - Child and Family Development
        FDNS - Consumer Foods
        HACE - Consumer Economics
                      Housing
        TXMI - Fashion Merchandising

    Choose eighteen hours selected from ADPR, JOUR, JRLC, NMIX, TELE

    Major Electives - 9-10 hours
    (A grade of "C" (2.0) or better is required for each course)
    Choose one of the following:
    HACE 5900
    HACE 5910/7910 (9 hours)
    Nine hours of additional courses from ADPR, CHFD, FDNS, HACE, JOUR, JRLC, NMIX, TELE or TXMI


    General Electives - 13-14 hours
    Any level


    Total hours required     120

    (This total does not include the 1-hour P.E. requirement)