Tennessee State University
College of Liberal Arts
Department of Communications -- Communication Degree Program
MASS COMMUNICATION ADVISEMENT & SENIOR STANDING FORM
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Concentration: Mass Communication Emphasis: IMC Production Journalism
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GENERAL EDUCATION CORE
Communications - 9 hours required
Course
/ Course Number / Semester/Year Completed / Hours / Grade / Semester/YearTo Be Completed
Freshman English I / 1010 / 3 hrs.
Freshman English II / 1020 / 3 hrs.
Public Speaking ( or Honors PS) / COMM 2200 / 3 hrs.
Humanities and/or Fine Arts - 9 hours required (including 3 hours of sophomore English literature)
Course
/ Course Number /Semester/Year Completed
/ Hours / Grade / Semester/YearTo Be Completed
Literature / ENGL / 3 hrs.
Appreciation of Drama / THTR 1020 / 3 hrs.
3 hrs.
Social and Behavioral Sciences - 6 hours required (see list in University Catalog)
Course
/ Course Number /Semester/Year Completed
/ Hours / Grade / Semester/YearTo Be Completed
3 hrs.
3 hrs.
History - 6 hours required (any two of the three listed courses)
Course
/ Course Number /Semester/Year Completed
/ Hours / Grade / Semester/YearTo Be Completed
American History I / HIST 2010 / 3 hrs.
American History II / HIST 2020 / 3 hrs.
History of Tennessee / HIST 2030 / 3 hrs.
Natural Sciences with labs - 8 hours required (BIOL 2210/2220 only for Nursing and Health Sciences majors)
Course
/ Course Number /Semester/Year Completed
/ Hours / Grade / Semester/YearTo Be Completed
4 hrs.
4 hrs.
Mathematics - 3 hours required (MATH 1013 or 1110 recommended, other options available – see catalog)
Course
/ Course Number /Semester/Year Completed
/ Hours / Grade / Semester/YearTo Be Completed
3 hrs.
Orientation - 1 hour required; ASOR 1002 preferred
Course
/ Course Number /Semester/Year Completed
/ Hours / Grade / Semester/YearTo Be Completed
Orientation / 1 hr.
Foreign Language - 12 hours required for BA; 0 hours required for BS
Course
/ Course Number /Semester/Year Completed
/ Hours / Grade / Semester/YearTo Be Completed
3 hrs.
3 hrs.
3 hrs.
3 hrs.
Mass Communication Core - 21 hours required of all Mass Communication students, minimum grades of “C”
Course
/ Course Number /Semester/Year Completed
/ Hours / Grade / Semester/YearTo Be Completed
Intro to Mass Comm / COMM 1040 / 3 hrs.
Tech & Tech Digital Media / COMM 1050 / 2 hrs.
Fund. Of Media Writing / COMM 1060 / 1 hr.
Newswriting (News, IMC) or
Electronic Media Wr. (Prod) / COMM 2400 or
COMM 2500 / 3 hrs.
Proc & Effects of Media / COMM 2600 / 3 hrs.
Digital Media Production / COMM 2640 / 3 hrs.
Comm. Law & Ethics / COMM 3520 / 3 hrs.
Practicum Course(s)
(3910 3x or 3950)
(3 hrs. required) / COMM 3950, or
COMM 3910 1st
COMM 3910 2nd
COMM 3910 3rd / 3 hrs.
1 hr.
1 hr.
1 hr.
PLUS Choice of News, Production, or Integrated Marketing Core,
PLUS 6 Hours Mass Communication Electives
News Core – 15 hours required for News track, minimum grades of “C”
Course
/ Course Number /Semester/Year Completed
/ Hours / Grade / Semester/YearTo Be Completed
Print/On-Line News Rep / COMM 3300 / 3 hrs.
Radio News Reporting / COMM 3400 / 3 hrs.
TV News Reporting / COMM 3800 / 3 hrs.
Radio-TV News II or
Print-Online News II / COMM 4350 or
COMM 4360 / 3 hrs.
Senior Project or
Senior Seminar Multimedia / COMM 4500 or
COMM 4510 / 3 hrs.
Audio/Video Production Core – 15 hours required for Production track, minimum grades of “C”
Course
/ Course Number /Semester/Year Completed
/ Hours / Grade / Semester/YearTo Be Completed
Audio Production / COMM 3240 / 3 hrs.
Video Studio Production / COMM 3440 / 3 hrs.
Video Field Production / COMM 4150 / 3 hrs.
Audio/Video Post Productn / COMM 4550 / 3 hrs.
Senior Project or
Senior Seminar Prod Cap / COMM 4500 or
COMM 4510 / 3 hrs.
Integrated Marketing Communication Core – 15 hours required for IMC track, minimum grades of “C”
Course
/ Course Number /Semester/Year Completed
/ Hours / Grade / Semester/YearTo Be Completed
Media Leadership & Entrepr / COMM 4380 / 3 hrs.
Programming / COMM 4400 / 3 hrs.
Advertising & Media Sales / COMM 4460 / 3 hrs.
Prin. of Public Relations / COMM 4480 / 3 hrs.
Senior Project or
Senior Seminar Ad/PR Cap / COMM 4500 or
COMM 4510 / 3 hrs.
Mass Communication Electives – 6 hours required, any 2 courses from list below, minimum grades of “C”
Course
/ Course Number /Semester/Year Completed
/ Hours / Grade / Semester/YearTo Be Completed
COMM 2510 Lettering & Layout COMM 4120 Adv. Graphic Design
COMM 2620 Basic Media Performance COMM 4380 Media Leadership & Entrepreneurship
COMM 3000 Careers in Media COMM 4400 Programming
COMM 3060 Investigative Reporting COMM 4415 Feature Writing
COMM 3110 Graphic Design COMM 4460 Advertising & Media Sales
COMM 3120 Graphics Production COMM 4480 Principles of Public Relations
COMM 3610 Basic Audio Studio COMM 4530 Reviewing and Criticism
COMM 3620 Advanced Media Performance COMM 4580 Advanced Public Relations
COMM 3910 Communications Lab COMM 4600 Special Topics
(1 hour – may be repeated for total of 3 hours) COMM 4610 Advanced Audio Studio
COMM 4050 News Editing COMM 4615 Audio for Video
COMM 4100 Editorial Writing COMM 4800 Independent Study
Minor: (18-21 Hours) (Optional)
Course
/ Course Number /Semester/Year Completed
/ Hours / Grade / Semester/YearTo Be Completed
Upper Level Electives (sufficient U.D. — 3000-4000-level — courses to make 42 or more total U.D. hours)
Course
/ Course Number /Semester/Year Completed
/ Hours / Grade / Semester/YearTo Be Completed
Lower Level Electives (sufficient hours to bring Total Earned Hours to 120 )
Course
/ Course Number /Semester/Year Completed
/ Hours / Grade / Semester/YearTo Be Completed
Total hours transferred into the University:
Total Upper Level Hours Needed: 42 Completed: To Be Completed:
Total Hours Completed Toward Degree: To Be Completed:
(120 Hours necessary for graduation, not including remedial/developmental hours)
Cumulative Quality Point Average on College-Level Work:
(Must be a minimum of 2.0, not including remedial/developmental grades)
Upper Division Admission: Applied Admitted Will apply this semester
Senior Exit Exam: Date taken during current academic year: Will take this semester
I affirm that I have examined all of the information on this form and find it correct. I understand that if I change my Program of Study or do not pass all of my courses or do not remove all incompletes from my record, I may not graduate during the semester indicated on my graduation application. I also understand that if I do not complete graduation requirements, I will have to refile to graduate in a subsequent semester.
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Student Signature Date
Reviewed and Approved:
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Donald Page Advisor Date
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Dr. Terry Likes Department Head Date
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Dr. Gloria Johnson, Dean Date
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