Sample Course Sequence for the Major in Journalism
| Freshman Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| First Year Seminar 101 | 1 | First Year Seminar 102 | 1 |
| D.E.C. A | 3 | D.E.C. A | 3 |
| JRN 101 or JRN 103 | 3 | JRN 108 | 3 |
| D.E.C. | 3 | JRN 110/JRN 111* | 3 |
| D.E.C. | 3 | D.E.C. | 3 |
| D.E.C. | 3 | D.E.C. | 3 |
| Total | 16 | Total | 16 |
| Sophomore Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| JRN 210/JRN 211 | 3 | JRN 301 | 3 |
| JRN 220 | 3 | JRN 288 | 1 |
| D.E.C. | 3 | JRN 310** or JRN 320 | 3 |
| D.E.C. | 3 | Multidisciplinary concentration*** | 3 |
| D.E.C. | 3 | D.E.C. | 3 |
| Total | 15 | D.E.C. | 3 |
| Total | 16 | ||
| Junior Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| JRN 310 or JRN 320** | 3 | JRN 340 | 3 |
| JRN 333 or JRN 337 or JRN elective | 3 | JRN 370 or JRN 380** | 3 |
| Multidisciplinary concentration*** | 3 | JRN 340 workshop | 1 |
| Elective | 3 | Multidisciplinary concentration*** | 3 |
| D.E.C. | 3 | Multidisciplinary concentration*** | 3 |
| D.E.C. | 3 | D.E.C. | 3 |
| Total | 18 | Total | 16 |
| Senior Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| JRN 364 or JRN 371** | 3 | JRN 490 | 3 |
| JRN 350 | 3 | JRN 361 or JRN 381** or JRN elective | 3 |
| Multidisciplinary concentration*** | 3 | Multidisciplinary concentration*** | 3 |
| Elective | 3 | Elective | 3 |
| Elective | 3 | Elective | 3 |
| Total | 15 | Total | 15 |
*Students are required to pass a grammar immersion laboratory to progress further in the program.
***Or courses that count toward a second major.
