North Idaho College - University of Idaho Curriculum Plan

North Idaho College - University of Idaho
Curriculum Plan

Public Relations (B.A.)

Successful completion of the requirements of the 2007-08 Catalog year articulation agreement will lead to an A.S. Journalism from North Idaho College, and a B.A. in Public Relations from the University of Idaho.

Freshman Year at North Idaho College

Fall Semester		NIC Credit	UI Equivalent Course
COMJ 121	News Writing	3	JAMM 121
COMJ 140	Mass Media in Free Society	3	JAMM 100
COMM 101	Intro to Speech Communication	3	COMM 101
ENGL 101	English Composition	3	ENGL 101
MATH 108	Intermediate Algebra	4	MATH 108
Total		16

Spring Semester		NIC Credit	UI Equivalent Course
COMJ 222	Reporting	3	JAMM 225
COMJ 254	Editing	2	JAMM 325
ENGL 102	English Composition	3	ENGL 102
MATH 143	College Algebra	3	MATH 143
PHIL 201	Logic/Critical Thinking	3	PHIL 201
PSYC 101	Intro to Psychology	3	PSYC 101
Total		17

Sophomore Year at North Idaho College

Fall Semester		NIC Credit	UI Equivalent Course
	*General Education Elective	1
	*General Education Elective	3
	*General Education Elective	4
COMM 111	Interview Techniques	2	COMM 000
COMP 181	Intro to Film Photography	3	ART 280
PHIL 103	Ethics	3	PHIL 103
Total		16

Spring Semester		NIC Credit	UI Equivalent Course
	*General Education Elective	1
	*General Education Elective	3
	*General Education Elective	4
COMJ 100	Sentinel (NIC Nwspr) Staff	2	JAMM 000
COMP 289	Photojournalism	3	JAMM 000
POLS 101	American National Govt	3	POLS 101
Total		16

Junior Year at University of Idaho

Fall Semester		Credit
	*Advisor Approved Elective	4
	*Advisor Approved Elective	3
	*Advisor Approved Elective	3
	*Advisor Approved Elective	3
JAMM 252	Principles of Public Relations	3
Total		16

Spring Semester		Credit
	*Advisor Approved Elective	4
	*Advisor Approved Elective	3
	*Advisor Approved Elective	3
	*Advisor Approved Elective	3
JAMM 350	Public Relations Wrtg/Productn	3
Total		16

Senior Year at University of Idaho

Fall Semester		Credit
	*Advisor Approved Elective	3
	*Advisor Approved Elective	3
	*Advisor Approved Elective	4
JAMM 442	Media Law and Ethics	3
JAMM 452	Public Relations Campaign Dsgn	3
Total		16

Spring Semester		Credit
	*Advisor Approved Elective	4
	*Advisor Approved Elective	3
	*Advisor Approved Elective	3
JAMM 445	History of Mass Media	3
JAMM 458	Publ Relatns Case Stds/Iss Mgt	3
Total		16

NOTES:
*General Education Elective: Courses may be in communications, mathematics, natural science, humanities, social science, physical education, or other areas that count toward the college's general education requirements. *Advisor Approved Elective: Courses that meet degree-specific requirements, which may include university, college, department requirements, and electives.

A minimum cumulative university grade-point average of 2.50 is required of students in order to graduate with a degree from the School of Journalism and Mass Media. All students must have completed a minimum of 58 credits to enroll in any upper-division course (numbered 300 or above) offered by the school. Registration preference in all courses is given to School of Journalism and Mass Media majors.

A student who graduates with a major in the School of Journalism and Mass Media must complete a minimum of 128 credits of which a maximum of 12 credits can come from experiential courses (Practicum -- Jamm 401, Internship -- Jamm 498, Directed Study -- Jamm 499). Students can receive no more than 6 credit hours for internship (Jamm 498) experience; students can repeat Jamm 498 one time, but the second internship must be directly supervised by a member of the School of Journalism and Mass Media faculty. Students must obtain approval from the School of Journalism and Mass Media to apply internship credit toward a degree from the school.

Majors cannot apply more than 42 hours of courses in Journalism and Mass Media toward the 128-credit degree requirement and are required to take no fewer than 65 hours in the liberal arts and sciences.

Candidates for the B.S. degree are required to complete an academic minor or area of emphasis of at least 18 credits outside the School of Journalism and Mass Media. The emphasis area must be approved by the student's academic advisor.

Jamm 100 and 121 must be completed with a grade of C or better before a major may enroll in any other Journalism and Mass Media courses.

A student may not double major in the School of Journalism and Mass Media.

Curriculum plans are intended as advising tools only, not a contract between the student and the university, and are subject to verification by the student's academic advisor and/or department chair. The University of Idaho reserves the right to change, amend, or discontinue any articulation agreement or curriculum plan at any time.