Applying for Full Major Status

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APPLICATION AND PETITION DEADLINES:

  • If you plan to start the Gateway series in the fall:
    • If you do not plan to take courses at UO in the summer: Applications or petitions are due by the Friday of finals week during spring term.
    • If you do plan to take courses at UO in the summer: Applications or petitions are due by the Friday of Week 8 during summer term.
  • If you plan to start the Gateway series in the winter: Applications or petitions are due by the Friday of finals week during fall term.
  • If you plan to do the Gateway series in the summer: Applications or petitions are due by the Friday of finals week during spring term.

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS:
There are currently two sets of active admissions requirements. If you are unsure as to which requirement applies to you, consult your journalism advisor.

Admission requirements for students who were declared "pre-journalism" majors Fall 2011 or later:

  • C or better in: J100 Media Professions, J101 Grammar for Communicators, J201 Media & Soceity
  • C-/P or better in WR 121 and either WR 122 or WR 123 (Clark Honors College students are exempt from this)
  • At least 24 graded UO credits
  • 2.90 or better cumulative UO GPA

Upon admission to full major status, students complete the Gateway to Media series before beginning course work in one of four sequences: Advertising, Communication Studies, Journalism or Public Relations. Each student is assured of admission only to required upper-division courses within the sequence to which he or she is admitted.

Admission requirements for students who were declared "pre-journalism" majors between Fall 2009 and Summer 2011:

(Note: Effective Fall 2011, all journalism courses must be passed with a C or better. If J100/201 were taken before Fall 2011, a C- or better grade is acceptable.)

  • J100 Media Professions
  • J101 Grammar for Communicators
  • J201 Media and Society
  • C-/P or better in WR 121 and either WR 122 or WR 123 (Clark Honors College students are exempt from this)
  • At least 24 graded UO credits
  • 2.70 or better cumulative UO GPA

Upon admission to full major status, students complete the Gateway to Media series before beginning course work in one of four sequences: Advertising, Communication Studies, Journalism or Public Relations. Each student is assured of admission only to required upper-division courses within the sequence to which he or she is admitted.

Students who meet the minimum admission requirements may apply for full major status online. Students who have not earned the minimum grade in a pre-major "core" class must retake the class. Students who do not meet the minimum UO GPA requirement can take a term or two to raise their GPA and/or petition for admission.

All applications are evaluated by an Admissions Committee. The committee considers the requirements listed above and other materials that applicants may submit. The committee will also consider other predictors of success in the major, such as prior professional work and letters of recommendation. The school admits approximately 250 new students each year.