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2004-05 Undergraduate Catalog

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Telecommunication

Required courses for all majors:

SYG 2000 Principles of Sociology OR PSY 2012 General Psychology

3

RTV 3000 Intro to Telecommunication*

3

RTV 2100 Writing for Electronic Media*

3

RTV 3405 Television and American Society

3

RTV 4931 Ethics and Problems in Telecommunication

3

MMC 4200 Law of Mass Communication OR RTV 4700 Telecommunication Law and Regulation

3

Total

18

* Only grade of C or higher is acceptable.

Entry into the broadcast news sequence is limited to students in the Department of Telecommunication who have placed in a competitive entrance exam. Contact the department office to determine when the exam is given.

To remain ‘on track’ for this major, a student must meet the following critical-tracking criteria. The critical-tracking courses appear in bold.

Semester 1:

  • 2.8 GPA on all work at all institutions

Semester 2:

  • 3.0 GPA on all work at all institutions for semesters 2-4
  • Complete 2 of 7 critical courses - AMH 2010, AMH 2020, POS 2041, (POS 2112 or INR 2001 or CPO 2001), approved English elective, (MMC 2100 or RTV 2100), RTV 3000

Semester 3:

  • Complete 1 additional course

Semester 4:

  • Complete 2 additional courses

Semester 5:

  • Complete all critical-tracking courses

Semester 1

Credits

ENC 1101 Composition (GE)*

3

POS 2112 American State/Local Govt (GE-S)

3

Physical or Biological Science (GE)

3

Mathematics (GE)*

3

AMH 2010 U.S. Until 1877 (GE-H)

3

Total

15

Semester 2

Credits

Mathematics (GE) *

3

POS 2041 American Federal Govt (GE-S)

3

Physical or Biological Science (GE)

3

English elective*

3

AMH 2020 U.S. Since 1877 (GE-H)

3

Total

15

Semester 3

Credits

Foreign language or quantitative option

3-5

English elective*

3

RTV 3000 Intro to Telecommunication*

3

Electives outside college

6

Total

15-17

Semester 4

Credits

Foreign language or quantitative option

3-5

ECO 2013 Macroeconomics OR ECO 2023 Microeconomics (GE-S)

3

SPC 2600 or ORI 2000 Public Speaking

3

RTV 2100 Writing for Electronic Media*

3

Elective outside college

3

Total

15-17