JOURNALISM Demonstrating proficiency or completing college-level credits in a single foreign lan- guage. Students who elect the foreign language option may meet the requirement by success- fully completing the second or third beginning- level course in one foreign language. This is NOT a credit hour requirement, but a PROFICIENCY requirement. The requirement may be met by earning a grade of C or better or a grade of S in the terminal courses of a University of Florida 1000-level foreign lan- guage sequence. Transfer students who plan to continue the study of a language that they began at another institution must take a placement test before registering. If minimum proficiency in a foreign language is demonstrated by examination, this will constitute satisfaction of the foreign lan- guage requirement. However, no credit will be granted. Students who transfer fewer than 10 semes- ter hours in one foreign language to the University of Florida should contact the foreign language department (170 Dauer-Romance Languages; 261 Dauer-Germanic and Slavic Languages) immediately to take the placement xam. The exam either places the student "into" the correct course in the sequence or "out" of the requirement. In either case, students do not receive college credit for performance on the placement exam. Students who place out of the requirement must be sure to have a letter of pro- ficiency sent to the Student Services Office, 1000 Weimer Hall. OR Taking any three of the following courses: ACG 2021C, ACG 2071, STA 2122 or STA 3023, 3TA 3024, STA 4222, CGS 2420, CGS 2531, CGS 2532, CGS 3403, CGS 3460, CGS 3462. Statistics and computer courses listed under the quantitative option may be applied toward three hours of the general education mathemati- cal sciences requirement. Professional Limit The college stresses a broad background in liberal arts and sciences. The student spends about three-fourths of his or her time on general background courses. The remaining one-fourth involves the development of professional tech- niques in relation to this background knowl- edge. Because the college insists on this broad background of general education, the number of professional credits to be applied toward gradu- ation is limited. The college permits 34 profes- sional credits (ADV, FIL, JOU, MMC, PUR and RTV) to be applied toward graduation. Professional courses as defined by the college and accepted by transfer are counted toward the 34 total credits. A student must earn a minimum of 90 hours of non-college courses as part of the 124 hours required. (Sixty-five semester hours must be in liberal arts and sciences.) You may count only six hours of activity courses in the Department of Exercise and Sport Sciences. Outside Concentration A portion of the student's required 90 credit hours from outside the college must constitute on outside concentration. The outside concentration for the College of Journalism and Communications may be elected as 12 hours in one academic department or an approved area study of at least 12 hours recommended by the department to meet spe- cific career goals. In either option, nine of the 12 hours must be at the 3000 level or above, unless they are prerequisites. Courses used to fulfill the outside concentration area cannot be used to meet other requirements. Minors College of Journalism and Communications students may elect a minor in lieu of the outside concentration. To obtain a minor, and courses required for the minor, the student must contact 100 Academic Advising Center. Minors may be obtained in the following subjects: actuarial sci- ence, African studies, American studies, anthro- pology, Asian studies, astronomy, botany, chemistry, classical studies, communication studies (speech), communication sciences and disorders, criminal justice, East Asian languages and literature, economics, English, French, geography, geology, German, gerontology, his- tory, Jewish studies, Latin American studies, linguistics, mathematics, philosophy, Portuguese, physics, religion, Russian, sociol- ogy, Spanish, speech (communication studies), statistics, women's studies and zoology. Students may also minor in business adminis- tration and may obtain information in 100 Business. Other minors are available in agricul- ture (1001 McCarty); education (134-E Norman): fine arts (101 Fine Arts A); health and human performance (203 Florida Gym). Internships Many students elect to earn credits by serv- ing internships. Students who plan to seek internship credit are urged to use their elective hours within the college for that purpose. All students in all departments must work ten hours per week for each hour of credit. May be repeated with change of assignment up to a maximum of four credits. Second Degree Students wishing to specialize in more than one field may earn a second bachelor's degree in this college by completing an additional 30 cred- its of work, with the necessary qualitative and residence requirements. Graduation Requirements To earn a bachelor's degree, a student must: Complete with passing grades all courses required by the college faculty and approved by the university. * Earn at least 124 credits, part of which may be accepted by transfer from another college or university. The last 30 of these credits must be earned while the student is enrolled in the College of Journalism and Communica- tions and is enrolled in classes at the University of Florida. Earn at least an average of C (2.0) in all work attempted while a student in the College of Journalism and Communications, and an average of C or better in all work attempted in courses having the prefixes ADV, FIL, JOU, MMC, PUR and RTV. Earn a C or better in required English, speech, Writing for Mass Communication (or its equivalent), and for advertising majors, MAR 3023 and STA 2122 or 3023. Grades of C or higher are also required in ADV 3000 (Elements of Advertising), JOU 3101 (Reporting), RTV 3000 (Introduction to Telecommunication), RTV 3300 (Radio News I), RTV 3301C (TV News I), and PUR 3000 (Principles of Public Relations), PUR 3101 (Editing and Graphics), PUR 3500 (Public Relations Research), and PUR 4100 (Public Relations Writing) for majors in those respective areas. Students earning below a C in any of these courses will be required to retake the course or its equiva- lent. Graduation with Honors Grade point standards used to determine any type of honors refer to both overall junior/senior level and professional courses averages. Undergraduate students achieving an over- all grade point average of 3.50 while students in the College of Journalism and Communications will graduate with honors. The college student evaluation committee will consider awarding high honors or highest honors to students who evidence superior scholarship (at least 3.60 on all work attempted while students in the College of Journalism and Communications) and who can demonstrate professional competency. Evidence of scholastic superiority should be supported by at least two letters from former or current instructors. Students graduating with high (3.6 minimum) or highest honors (3.8 mini- mum) must also submit a thesis, a research pro- ject or a body of creative work for committee evaluation and recommendation. Students who believe their final overall, in- college grade point average will be at least 3.60 may apply for high or highest honors at gradua- tion. For specific information, students should confer with their department honors adviser. Judgment of evidence submitted will be made by the college student evaluation committee in consultation with pertinent faculty.