College of Liberal Arts & Sciences The University of Iowa School of Journalism and Mass Communication The University of Iowa

Four-Year Graduation Plan

The following checkpoints list the minimum requirements students must complete by certain semesters in order to stay on the University's Four-Year Graduation Plan. (Courses in the major are those required to complete the major; they may be offered by departments other than the major department.)

Note: With the exception of students admitted to the major directly upon their first enrollment in the University, students are admitted to the School of Journalism and Mass Communication on a competitive, selective basis. The four-year graduation plan agreement applies only to students who are admitted to major status by the first semester of their sophomore year. Also, each student must complete a second major or an area of concentration consisting of at least 24 s.h., of which 15 s.h. must be earned in advanced courses. These checkpoints show only the minimum requirements for a second area, not the requirements for a second major.

Before the third semester begins:

Either 019:090 or 019:091 and at least one-quarter of the semester hours required for graduation.

Before the fifth semester begins:

Admission to the major, 019:078; 019:088; 019:098, an additional course in the major, at least one second-area course, and at least one-half of the semester hours required for graduation.

Before the seventh semester begins:

Two required professional skills courses; one advanced, conceptual, or elective course in the major; three additional second-area courses; and at least three-quarters of the semester hours required for graduation.

Before the eighth semester begins:

Two additional required professional skills courses; one advanced, conceptual, or elective course in the major; and two more second-area courses.

During the eighth semester:

Enrollment in all remaining course work in the major, all remaining General Education courses, all remaining courses in the second area, and a sufficient number of semester hours to graduate.