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

Transfer Students

Transfer students with a declared interest in journalism and mass communication are classified as premajors. They may apply for major status during the semester in which they will have completed at least 45 s.h. of course work at The University of Iowa and other institutions, including their rhetoric requirement and the two foundation courses--019:090 Social Scientific Foundations of Communication and 019:091 Cultural and Historical Foundations of Communication. Neither of these required foundation courses may be waived on the basis of work taken at other institutions.

The school may accept journalism transfer credits from other institutions for up to, but not more than, 7 s.h. for majors, or 3 s.h. for minors, of the total credit in journalism and mass communication that Iowa requires. Some journalism course work taken at another school may be used to fulfill elective and/or second area of concentration requirements. Any transfer credit intended to meet School of Journalism and Mass Communication requirements must be discussed with a journalism faculty adviser and approved by the head of undergraduate studies.