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Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication Policies

Undergraduate Policies

Advising

Students should follow the sequence of courses outlined on school curriculum check sheets, their online degree audits, and the advice of the school’s academic advisors. Conscientious, careful planning and early advising are crucial to students who desire to progress through the program in a timely fashion. The critical requirements for freshmen in the Cronkite School are available at http://cronkite.asu.edu.

Graduate Policies

Academic Standards and Policies

Students are required to maintain a 3.00 GPA. Graduate students wishing to take 400-level courses with:

  1. JMC 301 as a prerequisite must first successfully complete MCO 501 Newswriting and Reporting.
  2. JMC 310 as a prerequisite must first successfully take JMC 415 Writing for Public Relations.
  3. JMC 313 as a prerequisite must first successfully complete MCO 598 Introduction to Editing.
  4. JMC 330 as a prerequisite must first successfully take MCO 531 Broadcast Journalism.

Contact the department for additional information.

Advising

Preadmission information, advising and continued support are provided by the graduate student support specialist, who can be reached at 602-496-1796.

Maximum Time Limit

Students have six years to complete the program beginning with the date the first course in the program is taken.