Undergraduate Bulletin

Fall 2024

Major SBC Courses for the BA in Journalism

This table illustrates major courses that can also be used to fulfill SBC requirements (See Note 1 & Note 2).

SBC Category

Required Major Courses

Optional Major Courses (See Note 3)

ARTS    
GLO JRN 303 AAS 102, AAS 201, AAS 216, AAS 280, AAS 338, AFS 221, AFS 240, AFS 365, AMR 101, ANT 203, ANT 250, EUR 101, HIS 102, HIS 214, HIS 221, HIS 227, HIS 353, HUF 219, HUR 249, HUS 254, HUS 255, POL 101, POL 102, POL 214, POL 338, RLS 101, RLS 102, RLS 280, SOC 248, SOC 344, SOC 348, SOC 365, WST 399
HUM   AAS 102, AAS 201, AAS 216, AAS 280, AAS 338, AFS 221, AFS 240, AFS 365, AMR 101, ANT 203, ANT 250, EUR 101, HIS 102, HIS 214, HIS 221, HIS 227, HIS 353, HUF 219, HUR 249, HUS 254, HUS 255, POL 101, POL 102, POL 214, POL 338, RLS 101, RLS 102, RLS 280, SOC 248, SOC 344, SOC 348, SOC 365, WST 399
LANG (see Note 4)    
QPS    
SBS JRN 101, COM 106, POL 102 AAS 250, AFS 221, AMR 101, AMR 102, ECO 108, HIS 102, HIS 104, HIS 214, HIS 221, HIS 227, HIS 287, HUI 336, LIN 101, LIN 200, LIN 250, POL 101, POL 102, POL 103, POL 214, SOC 105, SOC 200, SOC 204, SOC 243, SOC 247, WST 102, WST 247
SNW   ATM 102, BIO 103, BIO 113, BIO 115, BIO 201, CHE 115, ENS 101, ENV 115, EST 102, GEO 101, GEO 102, GEO 103, GEO 105, GEO 107, LIN 101, MAR 101, MAR 104, PHY 113
TECH    
USA COM 106, COM 208, POL 102 AAS 250, AFS 277, AFS 339, AMR 102, CLT 235, HIS 104, HIS 277, HIS 287, HIS 339, HUI 236, HUI 336, LIN 200, LIN 250
WRT    
STAS COM 415 ATM 237, BIO 358, BIO 386, ECO 373, ENS 301, ENS 311, ENS 312, EST 201, EST 330, EST 391, GEO 304, GEO 311, GEO 313, HIS 281, HIS 365, MAR 340, PHY 237, SOC 315, SOC 340, WST 340
EXP+ JRN 490 GEO 305, JRN 335, JRN 488, JRN 489
HFA+   AFH 339, AFH 382, AFH 390, ARH 329, COM 307, EGL 382, PHI 366, WST 382
SBS+   AFS 325, AAS 334, AAS 338, AFS 339, AAS 372, AFS 310, AFS 319, AFS 325, AFS 337, AFS 346, AFS 350, AFS 363, AFS 365, AFS 375, AFS 394, AMR 301, ANT 372, COM 316, ECO 303, ECO 305, HIS 399, SOC 344, HIS 325, HIS 339, HIS 353, HIS 362, HIS 368, HIS 393, HIS 396, POL 309, POL 310, POL 313, POL 317, POL 318, POL 320, POL 322, POL 323, POL 324, POL 325, POL 327, POL 330, POL 332, POL 336, POL 337, POL 338, POL 346, POL 350, POL 359, POL 367, POL 374, SOC 248, SOC 302, SOC 303, SOC 304, SOC 310, SOC 330, SOC 336, SOC 337, SOC 338, SOC 348, SOC 364, SOC 365, SOC 374, SOC 378, SOC 380, SOC 386, SOC 390, WST 301, WST 310, WST 330, WST 347, WST 350, WST 399
STEM+   BIO 353
CER JRN 101 PHI 105, PHI 366, WST 102, WST 103
DIV (see Note 5) JRN 303 AFH 382, ANT 203, EGL 382, HIS 104, HUS 254, LIN 200, POL 310, POL 330, SOC 247, SOC 302, SOC 310, WST 102, WST 103, WST 247, WST 301, WST 330, WST 347, WST 382, WST 399
ESI COM 305 AAS 216, AMR 301, BIO 358, GEO 313, HIS 365
SPK   COM 120, COM 365, JRN 310
WRTD JRN 490 AMR 301

Note 1: Some course information may be subject to change. Please contact your major advisor for additional consultation.

Note 2: For majors that require study in a related area or completion of a minor, visit the respective program's "Major SBC Courses" page to view expanded SBC options. 

Note 3: Denotes any course in which students can choose from more than one option. These may include, but are not limited to, major electives, concentration/track/specialization courses, or calculus/physics/chemistry sequences.

Note 4: CEAS majors, the Athletic Training major, the Respiratory Care major, and the Clinical Laboratory Sciences major are exempt from the LANG learning objective. Students enrolled in the major in Social Work are exempt from the LANG learning objective, but are required to enroll in and pass with a letter grade of C or higher the first semester of an elementary foreign language course numbered 111, or satisfy through alternate methods (see Communicate in a Human Language Other than English--LANG). 

Note 5: Students are responsible for completing the general education requirements published in the Bulletin that was current as of the first semester of matriculation (or rematriculation). The following student groups must satisfy the DIV learning objective as part of their degree requirements:

  • Freshmen who matriculate in the Fall of 2019 or later
  • Transfer students who matriculate in the Spring of 2020 or later
  • Students who rematriculate in the Fall of 2019 or later