Undergraduate Admissions
The entrance requirements for the College of Journalism and Mass Communications, beginning with the fall semester of 1997, are the same as the admission requirements for the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
These include:
- English (4 units)
- Mathematics (4 units)
- Social studies (3 units)
- Natural sciences (3 units)
- Foreign language (2 units)
One unit equals one year of high school credit. Students with one deficiency, two deficiencies but not in the same category, or two deficiencies in foreign language who receive a Deferred Admission or Admission by Review, may be considered for admission to the college. Students who are admitted through the Admission by Review process with core course deficiencies will have certain conditions attached to their enrollment at UNL. These conditions are explained under "Admission to the University," "Removal of Deficiencies." on page 6 of this bulletin. High school deficiencies must be removed during the first 30 credit hours of enrollment at UNL (60 hours for foreign language) or the first calendar year, whichever takes longer. Students are encouraged to enroll in natural science courses (with lab) and foreign language courses during their freshman year.
The college's policy regarding acceptance of credit for courses taken to remove admission deficiencies is that those credit hours will count toward elective credit but will not count toward the college's group requirements.
A student with 12 or more hours of college credit must have at least a 2.75 GPA to be admitted or readmitted and to enroll in the College of Journalism and Mass Communications courses listed under headings of ADVT, BRDC, NEWS and JOUR. JGEN courses, which are intended for non-College of Journalism and Mass Communications majors, are open to all students.
College of Journalism and Mass Communications courses will be restricted to College of Journalism and Mass Communications majors except where stipulated differently. Students from colleges and departments with a written agreement with the College of Journalism and Mass Communications will be exempt from this policy. Permission may be granted by the dean of the College of Journalism and Mass Communications in special circumstances following the directives provided by the faculty in these matters.
