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Template for CAA students earning an AA degree
who are interested in __(insert 4 year degree)_______________________ | [NAME] in Mass Communication:  Broadcast Media Concentration | Journalism Concentration
at ____North Carolina Central University
Part I:  [NAME] the AA degree within the NCCCS as outlined.
Directions adopted by TAC, February 28, 2014;
For a given program, the institution will publish a recommended AA or AS program based upon
the first two years of the program's native four-year plan.   The recommended plan must
satisfy the curriculum standards or either the AA or AS programs in the CAA.
Any program/major courses   that satisfy the Universal General Education Transfer Component
will be noted in the column "Required or Preferred by Major" up to the limits of each category.
Universal General Education Transfer Component (UGETC)
English Composition (6 SCH) |  |  |  | The following two English composition courses are required.
Prefix | Course Name | Credit Hours | Pre-requisites | University Course Equivalent | Credit Hours | Required or Preferred by Major | Notes
ENG 111 | Expository Writing | 3 | None | ENG 1110 | 3 | x
ENG 112 | Argument-Based Research | 3 | ENG 111 | ENG 1210 | 3 | x
Total Credit Hours Required |  | 6 |  |  | 6
Humanities/Fine Arts (9 SCH) |  |  |  | Students will select three courses from at least two different disciplines:
Prefix | Course Name | Credit Hours | Pre-requisites | University Course Equivalent | Credit Hours | Required or Preferred by Major | Notes
ART 111 | Art Appreciation | 3 | None | ART 1000 | 3
ART 114 | [NAME] I | 3 | None | ART 2010 | 3
ART 115 | [NAME] | 3 | None | ART 2010 | 3
COM 231 | Public Speaking | 3 | None | ENG 1250 or ENG 2200 | 3 | x
ENG 231 | American Literature I | 3 | None | HUM 2410 | 3
ENG 232 | American Literature II | 3 | None | HUM 2420 | 3
MUS 110 | Music Appreciation | 3 | None | MUSL 1000 | 3
MUS 112 | Introduction to Jazz | 3 | None | MUSL 1300 | 3
PHI 215 | Philosophical Issues | 3 | ENG 111 | PHI 1000 | 3
PHI 240 | Introduction to Ethics | 3 | ENG 111 | PHIL 2210 | 3
Total Credit Hours Required |  | 9 |  |  | 9
Social /Behavioral Science (9 SCH) |  |  |  | Students will select three courses from at least two different disciplines:
Prefix | Course Name | Credit Hours | Pre-requisites | University Course Equivalent | Credit Hours | Required or Preferred by Major | Notes
ECO 251 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 | None | ECON 2100 | 3
ECO 252 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 | None | ECON 2200 | 3
HIS 111 | World Civilizations I | 3 | None | HIST 1100 | 3
HIS 112 | World Civilizations II | 3 | None | HIST 1320 | 3
HIS 131 | American History I | 3 | None | HIST 2210 | 3
HIS 132 | American History II | 3 | None | HIST 2220 | 3
PSY 150 | General Psychology | 3 | None | PSY 2100 | 3
POL 120 | American Government | 3 | None | POLS 2100 | 3
SOC 210 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 | None | SOC 2100 | 3
Total Credit Hours Required |  | 9 |  |  | 9
Mathematics (3-4 SCH) |  |  |  | Students will select one course from the following:
Prefix | Course Name | Credit Hours | Pre-requisites | University Course Equivalent | Credit Hours | Required or Preferred by Major | Notes
MAT 143 | Quantitative Literacy | 3 | None | MATH 1080
MAT 152 | Statistical Methods I | 4 | None | MATH 1110
MAT 171 | [NAME] | 4 | None | MATH 1100
Total Credit Hours Required |  | 3-4 |  |  | 3-4
Natural Sciences (4 SCH) |  |  |  | Students will select 4 SCH from the following courses:
Prefix | Course Name | Credit Hours | Pre-requisites | University Course Equivalent | Credit Hours | Required or Preferred by Major | Notes
AST 111/111A | Descriptive  Astronomy I and Lab | 4 | None | PHYS 1050 | 4
AST 151/151A | General Astronomy I and lab I |  | None |  | 4
BIO 110 | Principles of Biology | 4 | None | BIOL 1100 | 4
BIO 111 | General Biology | 4 | None | BIOL 1101 or BIOL 1202 | 4
CHM 151 | General Chemistry I | 4 | None | CHEM 1100 | 4
GEL 111 | Introduction Geology | 4 | None | GEL 2120 | 4
PHY 110/110A | Conceptual Physics and Lab | 4 | None | SCI 1220 | 4
Total Credit Hours Required |  | 4 |  |  | 4
Total UGETC Hours |  | 31-32 |  |  | 31-32
Additional General Education Courses (13-14 SHC) :  These courses must classified as UGETC or general education within the CAA.
Prefix | Course Name | Credit Hours | Pre-requisites | University Course Equivalent | Credit Hours | Category | Notes
HEA 110 | Personal Health and Wellness | 3 | None | HEDU 1531 Health | 2 | GEC
PED 110 or 111 | Wellness for Life/Physical Ed I | 3 | None | PEDU 1541 Fitness | 2 | GEC
MFL 211 | Intermediate Foreign Language | 3 | Foreign Language II | MFL 1152  Foreign Language III | 3 | GEC
HIST 112 | World Civilization II | 3 | None | HIST 1320  World Societies | 3 | GEC
ENG 131 | Introduction to Literature | 3 | ENG 111 | HUM 2410 Arts & Humanities I | 3 | GEC
Total Credit Hours Required |  | 13-14 |  |  | 13-14
Total General Education Hours Required |  | 45 |  |  | 45
Other REQUIRED HOURS (15-16 SHC):  These courses must be classified as pre-major, elective or general education within the CAA.
Prefix | Course Name | Credit Hours | Pre-requisites | University Course Equivalent | Credit Hours | Category | Notes
ACA 122 | College Transfer Success | 1 | None | HUSC 1521 Dimensions of Learning | 1 | GEC | required by CAA
COM 150 | Intro to Mass Communication | 3 |  | [NAME] 2400 Intro to Mass Communication | 3 | Pre-major requirement
JOU 216 | Writing for Mass Media | 3 |  | [NAME] writing for Mass Media | 3 | Pre-major requirement
[NAME] 217 | Feature/Editorial Writing | 3 |  | MSCM Mass Communication Elective | 3 | Pre-major elective
[NAME] 242 | Intro to Multimedia | 3 |  | MSCM Mass Communication Elective | 3 | Pre-major elective
[NAME] 110 | Into to Journalism | 3 |  | MSCM Mass Communication Elective | 3 | Pre-major elective
HUM 160 | [NAME] to Film | 3 |  | MSCM Mass Communication Elective | 3 | Pre-major elective
HUM 161 | Advanced Film Studies | 3 |  | MSCM Mass Communication Elective | 3 | Pre-major elective
ENG 235 | Survey of Film as Literature | 3 |  | MSCM Mass Communication Elective | 3 | Pre-major elective
Other Required Hours (15-16 SCH) |  | 15-16 |  |  | 15-16
Total Semester Credit Hours in Program:   60-61
Part II:  [NAME] one of the Degree Plans
Directions adopted by TAC, February 28, 2014;
There may be some required major courses in the native plan's first two years that are not
offered within the NCCCS.  The institution will publish a curriculum plan for the last two years
for CAA transfers into the major that include these courses as well as the upper division major
and general education requirements not satisfied or waived by the AA or AS program recommended by the institution.
3th -4th Year Plan <insert degree program> at  <institution> | [NAME] in Mass Communication:  Broadcast Media ConcentrationConcentration | Journalism Concentration | [NAME]
3rd and 4th Year Plan for BA in Mass Communication : Journalism Concentration
Semester | Course | Hours |  | Notes
5 | ENG 3110 Advanced Grammar | 3 |  | Major Requirement
5 | [NAME] 3510 Advanced Reporting OR |  |  | Major Requirement
5 | [NAME] 4645 Public Issues Reporting | 3 |  | Major Requirement
5 | [NAME] 3520  Copy Editing | 3 |  | Major Requirement
5 | [NAME] 4625 Media Law | 3 |  | Major Requirement
 | MSCM Concentration Elective | 3 |  | MSCM Concentration Elective
5 | Total | 15 |  |  | 18
6 | MSCM 3525 Desktop Publishing | 3 |  | Major Requirement
6 | MSCM 4615 Media Ethics | 3 |  | Major Requirement
6 | MSCM Concentration Elective | 3 |  | Concentration Elective
6 | MFL III if needed or Gen. [NAME]. | 3 |  | GEC or General elective
 | General Elective | 3 |  | General Elective
6 | Total | 15
7 | [NAME]. | 3 |  | Major Requirement | 15
7 | [NAME] Media Practcum | 3 |  | Major Requirement
7 | MSCM Concentration Elective | 3 |  | Concentration Requirement
7 | HEDU 1531  if needed or Gen. [NAME]. | 2 or 3 |  | GEC or  General Elective
 | General Elective | 3 |  | General Elective
 | General Elective | 3 |  | General Elective
7 | Total | 17/18
8 | PEDU 1541 if needed or [NAME]. | 2 or 3 |  | GEC or General Elective
8 | General Elective | 3 |  | General Elective | 15
8 | General Elective | 3 |  | General Elective
8 | General Elective | 3 |  | General Elective
 | General Elective | 3 |  | General Elective
8 | Total | 14/15
 |  |  |  |  | 15
 |  |  |  |  | 63
 |  |  |  |  | 61 | transfer hours
 |  |  |  |  | 124 | hours for graduation