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Reynolds S chool o f J ournalism

Application f or A dmission t o t he M ajor

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*Return f orm t o t he D ean’s o ffice ( RSJ 3 01) b y M arch 1 t o m aintain e ligibility f or R SJ S cholarships

To b ecome a j ournalism m ajor, y ou n eed t o f ulfill t he f ollowing r equirements:

1. Complete t he p re-‐major c ore c onsisting o f t hese f our c lasses:

a. Jour 1 07: A ll T hings M edia: F undamentals

b. Jour 1 08: A ll T hings M edia: D esign

c. Jour 2 07: A ll T hings M edia: W ords a nd N umbers

d. Jour 2 08: A ll T hings M edia: I mages a nd S ounds

2. Earn a C o r b etter i n e ach o f t he p re-‐major c lasses.

3. Earn a G PA o f 2 .5 o verall.

4. Complete t his a pplication a nd t urn i t i nto t he D ean’s o ffice, R SJ 3 01.

5. If y ou a re i n a d ifferent m ajor, c omplete t he o nline U NR D eclare/Change o f M ajor f orm.

Timeline:

• If y ou a re e nrolled i n y our f ourth p re-‐major j ournalism c ourse, a nd h ave m aintained a

2.5 G PA a nd e arned a C o r b etter i n y our t hree p revious c ourses, y ou w ill b e a ccepted

provisionally w ithin t wo w eeks o f s ubmitting y our a pplication.

• Once t he g rades f or y our f inal p re-‐major j ournalism c ourse h ave b een p osted, w e w ill

confirm y our m ajor s tatus.

• If y ou h ave n ot e arned t he r equired 2 .5 G PA o r h igher, y ou w ill n eed t o m eet w ith

Assoc. D ean D onica M ensing ( dmensing@unr.edu) f or o ther o ptions.

Choose a n E mphasis ( Track): A ll s tudents w ho m ajor i n j ournalism m ust t ake f ive u pper-‐

division e lective c lasses, t wo o f w hich m ust b e a t t he 4 00-‐level. W e e ncourage y ou t o c hoose a n

area o f e mphasis f or y our e lectives, b ut y ou a re f ree t o t ake c lasses f rom a ll t hree t o c ustomize

your c ourses w ith y our i nterests. H owever, w e r ecommend t aking t hree t o f our c lasses i n o ne

emphasis s o y ou g raduate w ith a s trong f oundation i n a s pecific a rea o f j ournalism.

The e mphases a re:

1. News – I ncludes n arrative, d ata a nd s ocial j ournalism; b roadcast a nd v ideo n ews; l ong

form w riting; a dvanced a nd s pecialized r eporting a nd w riting; n ews l abs.

2. Strategic C ommunications – I ncludes p ublic r elations, a dvertising, i ntegrated m arketing

communications.

3. Visual / I nteractive – I ncludes v isual c ommunication, g raphic d esign, i nformation d esign

theory, g ame d esign, p hotojournalism, W eb d esign.

Which e mphasis d o y ou p lan t o c hoose? P lease c ircle o ne:

NEWS

STRATEGIC C OMMUNICATIONS

VISUAL/INTERACTIVE

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