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Center for Excellence in Academic Advising Entrance-to-College/Major Requirements (see also Entrance-to-College/Major Procedures) College of Communications Requirements to enter the college (general, premajor status) 2.00 cumulative grade-point average (CGPA) Requirements to enter the major Major CGPA Credits/Courses/Grades Additional Criteria Advertising/Public Relations* (AD PR) 3.30* ENGL 015 ECON 002 each with a grade of C or higher   Film-Video (FILM) 2.00 43.5 credits completed and/or in progress See Film Portfolio Requirements for additional information Journalism (JOURN) 2.00 27.1 credits   Media Studies (MEDIA) 2.00 27.1 credits   Telecommunications (TELCM) 2.00 27.1 credits   *This major is under administrative enrollment controls. Students must complete all required courses by the end of the entrance-to-major pool semester. Students must have the stated CGPA at the end of the semester preceding the pool semester to be guaranteed entrance to this major. However, “If there is still space after all of the students who meet these criteria have been accepted, selections are made from the remaining students in the pool of applicants, starting with the highest GPA, until the approved maximum number of students to enter the major is reached. No student with less than a 2.00 cumulative GPA is accepted” (University Undergraduate Advising Handbook). Back

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