If the number of applications exceed the number of spaces available, grade-point average becomes the consideration. For the past two years, a grade-point average of 2.50 or above has been the standard of admission. The School of Journalism and Communication's Admissions Committee admits new majors each quarter. An approved Arts and Sciences minor or a second major satisfies the cognate requirement. The cognate area is intended to give journalism students an area of expertise within their general liberal arts education.
Some specialization is a distinct advantage in most mass communications areas.
The Lantern is a 30,000 circulation newspaper, published Monday through Friday. Journalism students in both the news-editorial and public relations sequences serve as reporters, photographers, and editors. Metrobeat offers broadcast journalism students the opportunity to report for and produce a full newsmagazine program for a public access cable channel. Internships Qualified students have an opportunity to work in their profession even before they graduate. Special internship arrangements with newspapers, radio and television stations, and public relations agencies make this kind of education possible in the junior and senior years.