WVU :: Perley Isaac Reed School of Journalism

Graduation Requirements

To be eligible for graduation, you must earn a minimum 2.0 cumulative grade-point average; concurrently, the average in your minor or second concentration field must be at least 2.0. Courses totaling at least 15 hours in the minor or second concentration field or 12 hours in each of two second concentration fields must earn the minimum 2.0 grade point average. Students also must earn at least a C grade in all Journalism, Advertising, Broadcast News, News-Editorial, and Public Relations courses.

When you satisfy all general University General Education Curriculum (GEC) requirements and meet the School of Journalism requirements, you are recommended for the Bachelor of Science in journalism degree.

Your combined credits acquired as a pre-journalism or direct admission journalism major and as a regularly enrolled journalism major must total no fewer than 128. This number excludes non-translated courses from other colleges, any course (such as Music 100) repeated more than once unless it represents a different learning experience. The 128 hours also excludes COMM 494, ESL 494, ENGL 491, POLS 491, PSYC 491, SOWK 321 and SOCA 491, unless the dean approves an exception after studying a written proposal signed by the student, the specific departmental advisor and the proposed intern supervisor.

Exceptions will not normally include internships that would be acceptable for JRL 441 credit. While WVU frequently accepts all junior college credits, the School of Journalism will accept no more than 12 journalism/journalism-related courses from colleges and universities outside the West Virginia state higher education system. In line with the national accreditation council's and the School's philosophies about the ratio of professional journalism courses to liberal arts courses, you must take approximately one-fourth of your hours in journalism. The minimum number of journalism hours is 30, and the maximum number ordinarily is 38.

You may pursue another degree concurrently, but you must plan the programs with the deans of the two colleges or schools involved. To earn a second baccalaureate, you must complete 158 credit hours. If you have one bachelor's degree, you also may seek a bachelor's degree in journalism; again, you must plan the program with the dean.

If you are within 12 hours of graduation in the last term, you may elect to take one or more courses for graduate credit. However, you must consult with your advisor and the dean. This procedure follows the Accrediting Council on Education for Journalism and Mass Communications recommendation to accept no more than 12 journalism credits from such institutions.

REMEMBER: Advisees must seek an annual student progress report and a revised curriculum sheet from their advisors to be sure they are progressing appropriately and must submit a pre-graduation (penultimate term) student progress report to their respective advisor; these are requirements in preparation for graduation.

Note: Prerequisite/corequisite requirements for journalism-related courses may be waived by the consent of the instructor or sequence offering the course. Consent is granted when a student demonstrates equivalent experience or the knowledge provided in the prerequisite/corequisite courses.

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	Graduation Requirements To be eligible for graduation, you must earn a minimum 2.0 cumulative grade-point average; concurrently, the average in your minor or second concentration field must be at least 2.0. Courses totaling at least 15 hours in the minor or second concentration field or 12 hours in each of two second concentration fields must earn the minimum 2.0 grade point average. Students also must earn at least a C grade in all Journalism, Advertising, Broadcast News, News-Editorial, and Public Relations courses. When you satisfy all general University General Education Curriculum (GEC) requirements and meet the School of Journalism requirements, you are recommended for the Bachelor of Science in journalism degree. Your combined credits acquired as a pre-journalism or direct admission journalism major and as a regularly enrolled journalism major must total no fewer than 128. This number excludes non-translated courses from other colleges, any course (such as Music 100) repeated more than once unless it represents a different learning experience. The 128 hours also excludes COMM 494, ESL 494, ENGL 491, POLS 491, PSYC 491, SOWK 321 and SOCA 491, unless the dean approves an exception after studying a written proposal signed by the student, the specific departmental advisor and the proposed intern supervisor. Exceptions will not normally include internships that would be acceptable for JRL 441 credit. While WVU frequently accepts all junior college credits, the School of Journalism will accept no more than 12 journalism/journalism-related courses from colleges and universities outside the West Virginia state higher education system. In line with the national accreditation council's and the School's philosophies about the ratio of professional journalism courses to liberal arts courses, you must take approximately one-fourth of your hours in journalism. The minimum number of journalism hours is 30, and the maximum number ordinarily is 38. You may pursue another degree concurrently, but you must plan the programs with the deans of the two colleges or schools involved. To earn a second baccalaureate, you must complete 158 credit hours. If you have one bachelor's degree, you also may seek a bachelor's degree in journalism; again, you must plan the program with the dean. If you are within 12 hours of graduation in the last term, you may elect to take one or more courses for graduate credit. However, you must consult with your advisor and the dean. This procedure follows the Accrediting Council on Education for Journalism and Mass Communications recommendation to accept no more than 12 journalism credits from such institutions. REMEMBER: Advisees must seek an annual student progress report and a revised curriculum sheet from their advisors to be sure they are progressing appropriately and must submit a pre-graduation (penultimate term) student progress report to their respective advisor; these are requirements in preparation for graduation. Note: Prerequisite/corequisite requirements for journalism-related courses may be waived by the consent of the instructor or sequence offering the course. Consent is granted when a student demonstrates equivalent experience or the knowledge provided in the prerequisite/corequisite courses.