The Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Journalism and Public Communications (JPC) prepares students to engage in the role that free expression and communication play in a global society. Students create professional-quality projects in print, audio, video, and multimedia. Graduates are prepared for careers and graduate school because of hands-on experience and an emphasis on ethics, effective communication in a variety of contexts and formats, critical thinking, and community-engaged research and creative activity. 

• Complete the Admission Requirements for Baccalaureate Degrees.

• Complete the General University Requirements for Baccalaureate Degrees.
• Complete the General Education Requirements for Baccalaureate Degrees.
• Submit a completed ePortfolio.
• Complete at least 72 credits from outside the major.
• Complete the major requirements below, which includes 42 credits of JPC coursework.

A minimum of 120 credits is required for the degree, of which 39 credits must be upper-division.

Students majoring in journalism and public communications are eligible to graduate with departmental honors if they satisfy all of the following requirements:

• Meet the requirements for a BA in Journalism and Public Communications;
• Maintain an overall and JPC specific minimum GPA of 3.50;
• Complete JPC A403 or JPC A492 with a minimum grade of B.