Recommended Sequence of Courses
Program of Study: Journalism (AA-T)Course Offerings subject to change. Please consult the current Schedule of Classes.
Department: Communication StudiesThis document is for planning purposes only and is not a guarantee of course offerings
Coordinator: abelden@santarosa.eduA full-time student seeking to complete an Associate's Degree in two years should expect to take an average of 15 units per semester.
Term Effective: Fall 2021A major is only part of what is required for an Associate's Degree
* denotes a required course.Students are strongly advised to meet with a counselor for educational planning
   

Semester 1
Course NumberCourse TitleUnitsSemester OfferedPrerequisitesAdvisoriesIn PersonOnlineHybridBlendedDayEveningWeekend
JOUR1*INTRO TO JOURNALISM3.00Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025JOUR1LEligibility for ENGL 1A or equivalentYESYES
JOUR1L*INTRO TO JOURNALISM LAB0.50Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025JOUR1Eligibility for ENGL 1A or equivalentYES
FMA4*INTRO/MASS COMMUNICATION3.00Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Summer 2025, Fall 2025Eligibility for ENGL 1A or equivalentYESYESYES
Total Semester Units:6.50
Semester 2
Course NumberCourse TitleUnitsSemester OfferedPrerequisitesAdvisoriesIn PersonOnlineHybridBlendedDayEveningWeekend
JOUR52A*NEWS MEDIA PRACTICE 13.00Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025YES
JOUR5 or complete any combination MULTIMEDIA REPORTING4.00Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025Eligibility for ENGL 1A or equivalentYES
Total Semester Units:7.00
Semester 3
Course NumberCourse TitleUnitsSemester OfferedPrerequisitesAdvisoriesIn PersonOnlineHybridBlendedDayEveningWeekend
ART19 or complete any combination ELEMENTARY PHOTOGRAPHY3.00Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025YESYES
Total Semester Units:3.00
Semester 4
Course NumberCourse TitleUnitsSemester OfferedPrerequisitesAdvisoriesIn PersonOnlineHybridBlendedDayEveningWeekend
COMM10 or complete any combination INTRO COMM THEORY3.00Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Summer 2025, Fall 2025Eligibility for ENGL 1A or equivalentYES
Total Semester Units:3.00
Recommended course sequence units total:19.50
Minimum units to meet major requirements:18.50
Key:
In Person=Face to Face
Online=Fully Online, no mandatory face to face.
Hybrid=At least 51% online
Blended=Majority face to face