Program Code - CIP Code: JOUR.AA/24.0101
Credits Required: 60
Academic Division: Arts, Communications and Humanities
Contact:journalism@kckcc.edu
This degree is intended as a two-year program for students planning to complete a bachelor’s degree in journalism or a related field. If the program is completed as directed, the General Education courses will transfer to all Kansas Regents universities as a block.
A limited number of performance grants are available to qualified students. Individuals with experience in journalism may apply directly to the coordinator at 913-288-7237.
Requirements for admission to the program:
| Course | Credit Hours | |
| BLUE 0101 | Freshman Seminar | 1 |
| Course | Credit Hours | |
| ENGL 0101 | Composition I* | 3 |
| ENGL 0102 | Composition II* | 3 |
| SPCH 0151 OR SPCH 0201 |
Public Speaking OR Interpersonal Communication |
3 |
| MATH 0105 | College Algebra** or higher | 3 |
| Humanities Elective (2 Disciplines other than LANG) | 6 | |
| Social Science Elective (2 Disciplines) | 6 | |
| Natural and Physical Science Elective (Lecture with Lab) | 3 | |
| Foreign Language Elective | 5 | |
| Total Hours for General Education Requirements | 33 | |
| *See course syllabus for prerequisite. **Math sequence is contingent upon previous high school mathematics background and transfer institution. Students should confer with an advisor to determine correct placement. | ||
| Course | Credit Hours | |
| JOUR 0175 | Introduction to Mass Communications | 3 |
| JOUR 0176 | Reporting | 3 |
| JOUR 0277 | Production Processes I | 2 |
| JOUR 0278 | Production Processes II | 2 |
| Electives | 16 | |
| Total Hours for Journalism Requirements | 26 | |
| *See course syllabi for Journalism course prerequisites. | ||
|
Total Hours for an Associate in Arts in Journalism Degree |
60 |