Technical Journalism is a competitive major which means the program has more competitive admission requirements. If you are admissible to the University but you do not meet the competitive admission requirements, the university may admit you to a corresponding "undeclared-exploring" interest area (e.g. undeclared-exploring liberal arts) so that you may begin working toward the prerequisites for entrance after enrolling.
New First Year Students
For direct admission, new first year students must meet the competitive Technical Journalism major requirements. Please visit http://admissions.colostate.edu/FutureFreshmen/CompetitiveMajors.aspx for more information. New students should also indicate Technical Journalism as their intended major on the admission application.
Transfer Students
For direct admission, transfer students must transfer with courses equivalent to JTC 100 Media and Society and JTC 210 Newswriting with a “C” grade or better in both and have at least a 2.5 transfer GPA. For questions about transfer courses contact the Transfer Evaluation Office of the Registrar’s Office at (970) 491-7147 or visit http://www.colostate.edu/Depts/Registrar/. Students who wish to have a transferred journalism course re-evaluated by the department may submit a course syllabus and Course Equivalency Re-evaluation Form to the department. Please contact the department for further details.
Undeclared-Exploring and Open-Option Seeking Technical Journalism Students
Undeclared-Exploring and Open-Option Seeking Technical Journalism students must complete JTC 100 Media and Society and JTC 210 Newswriting* with a solid “B”/”C” grade combination or better and have a cumulative CSU GPA of 2.9 or higher (minimum of 12 CSU credits). Undeclared students interested in Journalism are advised by an advisor in the Journalism department. To schedule an appointment, please call 970-491-6310 or stop by C225 Clark.
*All overrides for JTC 210 are done on the first day of classes. Students wishing for an override must attend one section for JTC 210 on the first day of classes and put their name on the waiting list to be eligible. Overrides are granted based on number of earned credits.
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