Survival Guide

Welcome to Survival Guide: The Advising Manual. Don’t let the title worry you: “Survival” is part of a helpful strategy to strengthen your education, not a struggle to evolve or perish. At the School of Journalism and Communication, we will do all we can to properly advise and guide you through your education at the University of Oregon.

You must fulfill a number of premajor requirements before you can apply to become a full major in the school. Which premajor requirements you do depend on when you declare "pre-journalism" as your major. A student admitted to the university as a declared pre-journalism major in Fall 2010 must meet the major requirements published in the 2010-2011 Catalog. An undeclared student who started at the university in Fall 2010 but waited until Fall 2011 to apply for premajor status in journalism must meet the major requirements published in the 2011-2012 Catalog.

Effective Fall 2011, the School of Journalism and Communication will implement new curricular changes:

• The minimum cumulative UO GPA required for full major status will rise from 2.70 to 2.90.
• The minimum grade for any journalism class will be a C.
• J101 will be restricted to "pre-journalism" majors only.

ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS For students who declared "pre-journalism" Fall 2011 or later Summary of requirements Pre-major requirements Gateway to Media series Core context requirement Choose at least one sequence: Advertising Communication Studies Journalism Public Relations For students who declared "pre-journalism" Fall 2009-Summer 2011 Summary of requirements Pre-major requirements Gateway to Media series Core context requirement Choose at least one sequence: Advertising Communication Studies Journalism Public Relations For students who declared "pre-journalism" before Fall 2009 Summary of requirements Pre-major requirements Upper division breadth requirement Choose at least one sequence: Advertising Communication Studies Electronic Media Magazine News/Editorial Public Relations General-studies requirements (required for all students in the School of Journalism and Communication): Non-journalism credits College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) credits Literature block requirement History block requirement Economics block requirement Additional blocks requirement Communication Studies minor Online application Fall 2009 (or later) requirements Pre-Fall 2009 requirements

INCOMING STUDENT INFORMATION Admission Orientation and Registration FIGs/Transfer Seminars/Freshman Seminars APPLYING FOR FULL MAJOR STATUS Requirements Online Application   Hardcopy application (pdf): 2011 application / 2009 application Petition COURSES TO CONSIDER WHEN YOU'RE PLANNING A SCHEDULE Pre-Journalism courses (if you are a pre-major) or Full major courses (if you are a full major) Writing Composition courses Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science courses Literature courses History courses Economics courses Science group courses Additional block courses Other areas of interests (e.g. second majors, minors, certificates)   TIPS FOR SPECIFIC POPULATIONS Robert D. Clark Honors College students International students Students with disabilities Transfer and post-baccalaureate (second bachelor's) students   MISCELLANEOUS TOPICS Academic advising (and other sources of support) Commencement Complaints & Disputes Deadlines Final exam schedule "Groups" and "blocks" SOJC Honors Program Incomplete grades Laptop policy Mandatory attendance Pass/no pass credits Plagiarism Preparing for the job market Sample schedules (downloadable pdfs) Scholarships/Financial Aid Studying abroad/National Student Exchange   Got a quick advising question? Perhaps it's answered by Quick Question, the advising podcast. Topics include pass/no pass credits, changing your major to journalism, getting started with internships, and more!