Oklahoma State University

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Sports Media, BA Requirements for Students Matriculating in or before Academic Year 2018-2019. Learn more about University Academic Regulation 3.1 (p. 812). Minimum Overall Grade Point Average: 2.00 Total Hours: 120

Hours Subtotal

Major Requirements Minimum 2.50 GPA in all MC-MMJ-SC-SPM prefix courses and in Major Requirements with a minimum grade of “C” in each course for graduation

Lower-division Professional Sequence 2.75 GPA and declared major required MC 2003

Mass Media Style and Structure

3 3 3

Code

Title

Hours

MC 2023 SPM 2843

Electronic Communication

General Education Requirements English Composition See Academic Regulation 3.5 (p. 813) ENGL 1113 Composition I

Sports and the Media

Upper-division Professional Sequence Proficiency Review required MC 4143

Ethics and Issues in Mass Communications Mass Communication Law

or ENGL 1313 Critical Analysis and Writing I Select one of the following:

MC 4163 SPM 3813 MMJ 3153

3 3 3

ENGL 1213 ENGL 1413 ENGL 3323

Composition II

Sports Reporting Across the Media Fundamentals of Audio and Video Production

Critical Analysis and Writing II

Technical Writing

MMJ 3263 MMJ 4393

Multimedia Reporting

3 3

American History & Government HIST 1103

Data Journalism

Survey of American History

3 3

Emphasis Complete one Area of Emphasis (p. 1199)

POLS 1113

American Government

27 54

Analytical & Quantitative Thought (A) STAT 2013 3 or STAT 2053 Elementary Statistics for the Social Sciences (A) Humanities (H) Courses designated (H) 6 Natural Sciences (N) Must include one Laboratory Science (L) course Courses designated (N) 6 Social & Behavioral Sciences (S) ECON 1113 The Economics of Social Issues (S) 3 or ECON 2103 Introduction to Microeconomics (S) MC 1143 Media in a Diverse Society (DS) 3 SPCH 2713 Introduction to Speech Communication (S) 3 Additional General Education Courses designated (A), (H), (N), or (S) 4 Hours Subtotal 40 Diversity (D) & International Dimension (I) May be completed in any part of the degree plan Select at least one Diversity (D) course Select at least one International Dimension (I) course College/Departmental Requirements First Year Seminar (Transfer students with 15 hours exempt) 1 Arts & Humanities See note 2.a. 9 Natural & Mathematical Sciences See note 2.b. 3 Foreign Language See note 3 9 Upper-Division General Education Select 6 hours outside major department See note 2.c. Elementary Statistics (A)

Hours Subtotal Electives Select 4 hours

May need to include 6 hours upper-division general education outside major department (see note 2.c.) and 1 additional upper- division hour May not be able to use additional courses in MC-MMJ-SC-SPM Hours Subtotal

Total Hours

120

A 2.75 graduation retention GPA and at least 28 hours completed required to initially declare major. Passing the proficiency review is required for upper-division major requirements. This includes a 2.75 graduation retention GPA, and at least 12 OSU hours earned, and a 2.75 OSU GPA, and a passing score on the Language Proficiency Exam. A minimum of 72 hours must be taken outside of MC-MMJ-SC-SPM. No more than 12 hours in MC-MMJ-SC-SPM can be transferred from other institutions Students are required to develop and maintain a portfolio exhibiting specific and appropriate work including required class assignments.

Areas of Emphasis Sports News Emphasis Code Title

Hours

SPM 3863 SPM 4883

Electronic Sports Reporting Sports Media Capstone

3 3 6

Select two of the following:

MMJ 3313 MMJ 3913 MMJ 4313 SPM 4053

Editing in a Multimedia Environment

Field Production

Public Affairs Reporting

Sports Announcing