Below is a suggested schedule of courses. Your actual schedule may differ. The School of Journalism has specific requirements within the GEC. Please see the School’s Advising Center for a list of approved courses. Many classes have prerequisites and may be offered only once per year.
| FIRST YEAR | |
| First Semester Hours | |
| JQE | N/A |
| Obj. 1 ENGL 101 | 3 |
| OBJ 6 PHIL 100 or 130 | 3 |
| OBJ 2 Lab Science | 4 |
| OBJ 5 course from approved list | 3 |
| OBJ 6 JRL 115 / UNIV 101 (or equivalent) | 1 |
| OBJ 8 JRL 101 | 3 |
| Total | 17 |
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| Second Semester Hours | |
| OBJ 1 ENGL 102 | 3 |
| OBJ 2 Same Lab Science | 4 |
| OBJ 3 HIST 152 | 3 |
| POLS 102 | 3 |
| MDS 103 | 1 |
| Total | 14 |
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| SECOND YEAR | |
| Third Semester Hours | |
| OBJ 2 MATH 121 (or other MATH) | 3 |
| Foreign Language | 3 |
| OBJ 4 course from approved list | 3 |
| HIST 153 | 3 |
| ENGL Literature from approved list | 3 |
| JRL 215 | 3 |
| Total | 18 |
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| Fourth Semester Hours |
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| OBJ 2 STAT 111 (or equivalent) | 3 |
| PSYC 101 | 3 |
| Same Foreign Language | 3 |
| POLS 220 | 3 |
| ADV 215 | 3 |
| OBJ 9 course from approved list | 3 |
| Total | 18 |
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| THIRD YEAR | |
| Fifth Semester Hours | |
| ECON 201 | 3 |
| ADV 315 | 3 |
| ADV 403 | 3 |
| NE 428 | 3 |
| Minor/2nd Concentration | 3 |
| ACCT 201/BUSA 340 | 3 |
| Total | 18 |
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| Sixth Semester Hours | |
| ADV 401/451 | 3 |
| JRL 421 | 3 |
| Minor | 3 |
| BUSA 320/330 | 3 |
| ECON 202 | 3 |
| Total | 15 |
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| FOURTH YEAR | |
| Seventh Semester Hours | |
| Obj. 7 course from approved list | 3 |
| JRL 489 | 3 |
| Minor | 3 |
| Minor | 3 |
| General Elective | 0-6 |
| Total | 12-18 |
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| Eighth Semester Hours | |
| ADV 459 | 3 |
| JRL Electives | 0-7 |
| Minor | 3 |
| Minor | 3 |
| General Elective | 3 |
| Total | 12-19 |
Note: The School of Journalism specifies many General Education Curriculum and non-major requirement courses. Some courses are available only once a year; it is the student’s responsibility to arrange his/her schedule accordingly. Students must take these courses to graduate. Your actual schedule will probably differ. Please see the latest WVU Undergraduate Catalog for complete course descriptions and prerequisites.