MASS COMMUNICATION/JOURNALISM (A1010W)

GENERAL EDUCATION CORE (44 Semester Hours Credit)
Forty-four semester hours of credit in General Education Core courses are required as outlined on the NCCCS Curriculum Standards for Associate in Arts degree programs. The General Education Core includes study in the areas of humanities and fine arts, social and behavioral sciences, natural sciences and mathematics, and English composition. Within the core, students receive opportunities to achieve competence in reading, writing, communicating, demonstrating mathematical skills, understanding science concepts, and using computers.

English Composition (6 SHC)  Two English composition courses are required.

• ENG 111, Expository Writing, is required as the first composition course.
• The second composition course must be selected from the following:
  • ENG 112: Argument-based Research (3 SHC)
  • ENG 114: Professional Research and Reporting (3 SHC)

Humanities/Fine Arts (12 SHC) Four courses from three discipline areas are required.

• One course must be a literature course.
  • ENG 131, 231, 232, 241, 242, 261, 262
• Three additional courses from the following discipline areas are required: art, dance, drama, foreign languages, interdisciplinary humanities, literature, music, philosophy, and religion. One of these courses must be from fine arts and one from humanities. 3 SHC in Speech/Communication may be substituted for 3 SHC in Humanities/Fine Arts. Speech/Communication may not substitute for the literature requirement.
  • Art (ART 111, 114, 115)
  • Foreign Languages (FRE 111, 112, 211, 212; SPA 111, 112, 211, 212)
  • Interdisciplinary Humanities (HUM 110, 115, 120, 122, 130, 150, 160, 161, 211, 212, 220)
  • Literature (ENG 131, 231, 232, 241, 242, 261, 262)
  • Music (MUS 110, 113)
  • Philosophy (PHI 215, 240)
  • Religion (REL 110, 111, 112, 211, 212, 221)
  • Speech/Communication (COM 110, 120, 231)

Social/Behavioral Sciences (12 SHC)
Four courses from three discipline areas are required.:

• One course must be a history course.
  • HIS 111, 112, 121, 122, 131, 132
• The following course is required:
  • PSY 150 General Psychology (3 SHC)
• Two courses from the following discipline areas are required, to include at least one additional discipline: anthropology, economics, geography, history, political science, psychology, and sociology.
  • Anthropology (ANT 210, 220, 240)
  • Economics (ECO 151, 251, 252)
  • Geography (GEO 111)
  • History (HIS 111, 112, 121, 122, 131, 132)
  • Political Science (POL 120, 220)
  • Psychology (PSY 150, 237, 241, 281)
  • Sociology (SOC 210, 213, 220)
• The following courses are recommended:
  • SOC 210 Intro to Sociology (3 SHC) or 225 Social Diversity (3 SHC)

Natural Sciences/Mathematics (14 SHC)

• Natural Sciences (8 SHC): Two courses from the biological and physical science disciplines, including accompanying laboratory work, are required.
  • Astronomy (AST 111 [class] and 111A [lab])
  • Biology (BIO 110, 111, 112, 120, 130, 140 [class] and 140A [lab])
  • Chemistry (CHM 151, 152)
  • Physics (PHY 110 [class] and 110A [lab], 151, 152, 251, 252)
• Mathematics (6 SHC): Two courses are required.
  • One course must be in introductory mathematics (college algebra, trigonometry, calculus, etc.: 171, 172, 175, 263, 271)
  • The second course may be a higher level mathematics course ( MAT 272, 273) or may be selected from among other quantitative subjects, such as computer science ( CIS 110, CIS 115) and statistics ( MAT 151).
  • The following course is recommended to meet the second mathematics requirement: CIS 110 Introduction to Computers (3 SHC)

OTHER REQUIRED HOURS (20-21 Semester Hours Credit)

• Academic Related (1 SHC): ACA 115  [Note: Beginning with the fall semester 2005, this course is required for new students to Sandhills.]
• Physical Education (2 SHC) activity courses are required at Sandhills Community College. Select two courses from the following activity courses (PED 110 is not an activity course.): PED 113, 117, 118, 120, 121, 122, 125, 127, 128, 129, 130, 135, 139, 142, 143, 145, 147, 152, 153, 154, 160, 162, 169, 170, 173, 174, 181, 186, 212, 215, 217, 260, 262
• The following courses are required (6 SHC):
  • COM 150 Intro. to Mass Communication (3 SHC) [not offered at SCC]
  • COM 231 Public Speaking (3 SHC)
• 14 additional hours of approved college transfer courses are required. The following courses are recommended:
  • HUM 160 Introduction to Film (3 SHC)
  • JOU 110 Intro to Journalism (3 SHC) [not offered at SCC]
  • JOU 216 Writing for Mass Media (3 SHC) [not offered at SCC]
  • JOU 217 Feature/Editorial Writing (3 SHC) [not offered at SCC]
  • JOU 242 Intro to Multimedia (3 SHC) [not offered at SCC]
  • Foreign Languages (6 SHC) sequential courses

Note: Students must meet the receiving university's foreign language requirement, if applicable, prior to or after transferring to the senior institution.

Total Semester Hours Credit (SHC) in Program: 64-65

Application to a University
Admission application deadlines vary; students must meet the deadline for the university to which they plan to transfer. Upon successful completion of the associate degree, students who meet the requirements outlined in this pre-major articulation agreement will be eligible to be considered for admission as juniors to the universities offering the baccalaureate degree as listed at www.northcarolina.edu/content.php/aa/planning/traditional.htm. Students are encouraged to contact the senior institution to confirm degree offerings.

Admission to the Major
Grade point average requirements vary and admission is competitive across the several programs in Mass Communication/Journalism.