Students who declare a pre-journalism major are assigned an adviser from the journalism faculty, according to the option they choose. Students who choose the photojournalism option, for example, will have an adviser from the photo faculty. Students who sign up for the broadcast or RTV option will be assigned one of the broadcast or RTV faculty, and print students will be assigned an adviser from the print faculty. Graduate students are advised by the head of the journalism graduate program.

You must meet with your adviser at least once a semester to plan your course for the following semester, but most journalism students see their advisers far more frequently. The nature of journalism and the size or our school mean that faculty work closely with students at all levels.

When you meet your adviser for the first time, he or she will review with you which classes you should take in order to apply for the professional journalism program. In subsequent meetings, you should make sure you look through the class offerings and work out a tentative schedule before your advising appointment. Your adviser will answer questions and make sure you’re on the right track, but he or she can’t make up your schedule for you.

Freshmen and new transfer students are immediately assigned an adviser in the Department of Print Journalism or the Department of Radio-Television. Each semester during a designated two-week advising period, students must sign up for a 15-minute appointment with their advisers to plan their schedule of courses for the following semester.Your adviser will make sure you’re taking journalism classes in the right order and at the right time.

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