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- ACCT - Accounting
- ARH - Art History
- ART - Art
- AVM - Aviation Management
- AVO - Aviation Operations
- AVS - Aviation Science
- BIOL - Biology
- CHEM - Chemistry
- COMM - Communications
- CS - Computing Sciences
- CSD - Communication Sciences Disord
- DANC - Dance
- DSIM - Decision Sci Information Mgt
- ECON - Economics
- EDL - Educational Leadership
- EDU - Education
- EE - Electrical Engineering
- ELE - Elementary Education
- ELP - English Language Program
- ENGL - English
- ENT - Entrepreneurship
- ENV - Environmental Studies
- FA - Fine Arts
- FIN - Finance
- FREN - French
- FVA - Film
- GEOG - Geography
- HIST - History
- HQS - Healthcare Quality and Safety
- HUM - Humanities
- INB - International Business
- IS - International Studies
- JU - JU - University Experience
- KIN - Kinesiology
- MATH - Mathematics
- ME - Mechanical Engineering
- MGT - Management
- MHC - Mental Health Counseling
- MKG - Marketing
- MSC - Marine Science
- MSHI - Health Informatics
- MSL - Military Science Leadership
- MUS - Music
- Narrative Courses
  - ACCT 660
  - ACCT 670
  - ACCT xxx Additional 6 credit hours of accounting courses 6 chosen with the written approval of the accounting program coordinator
  - ACCT xxx Elective third course chosen from any of the accounting courses available as part of the Accounting and Finance concentration (3)
  - Add any two 2 of
  - A minimum of 12 credit hours of concentration courses Choose from Table A
  - A minimum of 15 credit hours of concentration courses Choose from Table B
  - A minimum of 15 credit hours of concentration courses Choose from Table C
  - And
  - AND any additional minimum 6 credit hours of PHYS courses numbered 200 or above
  - AND any one 1 of
  - AND any one 1 of 4-6
  - ARH 306
  - ARH xxx Art History Elective (3)
  - ART 305
  - ART 306
  - ART 312
  - ART 318
  - ART 334
  - ART 391
  - ART 417
  - ART 431
  - ART 476
  - ART 491
  - ART xxx Any four 4 credit hour ART elective
  - AVM 610
  - AVM 620
  - AVM 630
  - BIOL 170
  - BIOL 170L
  - BIOL 302
  - BIOL 303
  - BIOL 305
  - BIOL 309
  - BIOL 320 WI
  - BIOL 330
  - BIOL 380
  - BIOL 382
  - BIOL 402WR
  - BIOL 404
  - BIOL xxx 300- or 400-level BIOL courses
  - BIOL xxx 300 or 400 level BIOL credit hours
  - BIOL xxx One 300 or 400 level 3 or 4 credit BIOL course
  - BIOL xxx One 300 or 400 level 4 credit BIOL lab course
  - BIOL xxx Three 300- or 400-level 4-credit hour BIOL lab courses*
  - BIOL xxx Two 300 or 400 level 4-credit BIOL lab courses*
  - BIOL xxx Upper division MSC or BIOL (300 & above) courses
  - CHEM 222
  - CHEM 321WI
  - CHEM 351
  - CHEM 401
  - CHEM 402
  - CHEM 404
  - CHEM 405
  - CHEM xxx Two (2) CHEM courses numbered above 300 for a minimum of 20 credit hours
  - COMM 207WI
  - COMM 301
  - COMM 307WI
  - COMM 310
  - COMM 315WI
  - COMM 322
  - COMM 325
  - COMM 410
  - COMM 416
  - COMM 417
  - COMM 450
  - COMM 465
  - COMM xxx Any COMM speech-intensive course
  - COMM xxx Any non-required upper level COMM course outside of chosen specialization
  - CON 510
  - CS 365SI
  - CSD 326
  - CSD 397
  - CSD 398
  - CSD 402
  - CSD 497
  - CSD 498
  - CSD 504
  - CSD 505
  - CS xxx Additional six (6) credit hours of CS course electives
  - CS xxx Choose three (3) Computing Science (CS) courses numbered 300 or above (except CS 365). (May include one (1) internship and one (1) independent study.)
  - Choose two CS elective courses from CS 345, CS 362, CS 414 and/or CS 427
  - CS xxx Other approved programming language course
  - DANC 107
  - DANC 108
  - DANC 109
  - DANC 20x
  - DANC 211
  - DANC 21x
  - DANC 220
  - DANC xxx Additional four (4) credit hours of continued study in any of the above techniques (4)
  - DANC xxx Ballet Technique (4)
  - DANC xxx Dance Elective (2)
  - DANC xxx Jazz, (2)
  - DANC xxx Jazz Dance Technique (2)
  - DANC xxx Modern Dance, (2)
  - DANC xxx Modern Dance Technique (2)
  - DSIM 420
  - DSIM 435
  - DSIM 607
  - DSIM 755
  - ECON 335
  - ECON xxx Additional five (5) ECON courses numbered 300 or above for 15 additional credit hours (15)
  - ECON xxx Additional nine (9) credit hours of economics courses chosen with the written approval of an economics faculty member. (9)
  - ECON xxx Additional six (6) credit hours of economics courses numbered 300 or above that are not otherwise required for the major (6)
  - ECON xxx Economics core requirement (3)
  - ECON xxx One (1) upper level course in Economics (3)
  - EDL 538
  - EDL 547
  - EDL 548
  - EDL 549
  - EDL 553
  - EDL 554
  - EDL 557
  - EDL 560
  - EDU 317
  - EDU 420
  - EDU 446 1-6
  - EDU 446-2
  - EDU 446-4
  - EDU 485
  - EDU 502
  - EDU 529
  - EDU 536
  - EDU 554
  - EDU 555
  - EDU 556
  - EDU 558
  - EDU 559
  - EDU xxx Methods of Teaching Middle & Secondary 6-12 Content
  - EE 202
  - EE 301
  - EE 302
  - EE 303
  - EE 304
  - EE 330
  - EE xxx Any one (1) of 300 level or above EE courses
  - EE xxx Any one (1) of 300 level or above ME or EE courses
  - ELE 403
  - ELE 423
  - ELE 455
  - Electives xxx Twenty-one (21) additional credit hours of elective social science courses at the 300-400 level.
  - Elective xxx MBA Elective course (3)
  - ENGL 304WI
  - ENGL 310
  - ENGL 316
  - ENGL 400
  - ENGL 406WI
  - ENGL 411
  - ENGL 414WI
  - ENGL 495
  - ENGL xxx English/literature core requirement (3)
  - ENGL xxx Six (6) ENGL elective courses, which must include: One (1) Historical Period course before 1800; one (1) Literary Topic or Film course; and one (1) Literary Form or major author course
  - ENGL xxxWI 2nd ENGL Writing-intensive course required for major at the 300 level or above
  - ENT 480
  - ENT 483
  - ENT 487
  - ENT 490
  - FA XXX Fine Arts Core (3)
  - FIN 483
  - FIN 660
  - FIN xxx Any two 3-credit hour FIN electives, selected from 300 or 400 level FIN courses, except FIN 300 (6)
  - FIN xxx One (1) upper level course in Finance (3)
  - FREN 302
  - FREN xxx Additional 21-39 credit hours in French courses numbered above 200
  - FVA 301
  - FVA 364
  - FVA 366
  - FVA 472
  - GEOG 301
  - GEOG 311
  - GEOG 312
  - GEOG 314
  - GEOG 317
  - GEOG 390
  - GEOG 400
  - GEOG 411
  - GEOG 425
  - GEOG 431
  - GEOG 460
  - GEOG 487
  - GEOG xxx Additional 12 credit hours of geography courses
  - GER 501
  - GER 502
  - GER 503
  - GER 504
  - GER 600
  - HIST xxx 15 credit hours of history courses; at least 9 credit hours at the 300-400 level
  - HIST xxx 9 credit hours of history courses at the 100-200 level
  - HIST xxx Additional 21 credit hours of history courses at the 300-400 level
  - HIST xxx Choose one (1) three-credit hour course in HIST at the 100 or 200 level
  - HIST xxx History core requirement (3)
  - HUM 385
  - HUM 410
  - HUM xxx Any Humanities course (3)
  - HUM xxx Humanities Core (3)
  - HUM xxx Humanities-JU Core
  - IS 300
  - IS 301
  - IS 302
  - IS 304
  - IS 320
  - IS 325
  - IS 326
  - IS 327
  - IS 334
  - IS 336
  - IS 355
  - IS 358
  - IS 362
  - IS xxx Any International Studies course (3)
  - IS xxx Any three (3) credit hour International Studies course
  - IS xxx International Studies (3)
  - IS xxx International Studies - JU Core
  - JU 268
  - JU 399
  - KIN 326
  - KIN 333
  - KIN 345
  - KIN 350
  - KIN 380
  - KIN 391
  - KIN 428
  - KIN 440WS
  - KIN 475
  - KIN 486
  - KIN 503
  - KIN 513
  - KIN 521
  - KIN 531
  - KIN 541
  - KIN 570
  - KIN 580
  - KIN 585
  - KIN 586
  - MATH 316
  - MATH 400SI
  - MATH 501
  - MATH 502
  - MATH 503
  - MATH 507
  - MATH 510
  - MATH 515
  - MATH 520
  - MATH 531
  - MATH 591
  - MATH 600
  - MATH xxx Additional five (5) credit hours in mathematics courses
  - MATH xxx At least six (6) additional credit hours in mathematics courses numbered above 300
  - MATH xxx At least three (3) additional credit hours in mathematics courses numbered above 300
  - MATH xxx Choose one (1) course from MATH 316, 351, 354, 420
  - MATH xxx Choose six (6) additional credit hours in MATH courses numbered above 300
  - MATH xxx Choose two (2) courses from MATH 307, 411, 412, 423
  - MATH xxx One (1) MATH elective course chosen from: MATH 315, 3 MATH 316, MATH 320, MATH 351, MATH 354, MATH 411, MATH 412, or MATH 423
  - ME 102
  - ME xxx Any one (1) of 300 level or above ME courses
  - ME xxx Any one (1) of 300 level or above ME or EE courses
  - MGT 322
  - MGT 553
  - MGT 554
  - MGT 720
  - MGT 735
  - MHC 602
  - MHUM 189
  - MHUM 375
  - MHUM 401
  - MHUM 472
  - MKG 435
  - MKG xxx Two (2) additional MKG courses selected from any remaining MKG courses (6)
  - MSC 302
  - MSC 330
  - MSC 422
  - MSC 431
  - MSC xxx MSC Elective course
  - MSC xxx One 300 or 400 level MSC lab course
  - MSC xxx Upper division MSC or BIOL (300 & above) courses
  - MSHI 507
  - MSHI 508
  - MSHI 509
  - MSHI 510
  - MSL 100L
  - MSL 200L
  - MSL 300L
  - MSL 400L
  - MUS 120
  - MUS 220
  - MUS 226
  - MUS 233
  - MUS 235
  - MUS 240
  - MUS 2xx
  - MUS 2xx (3)
  - MUS 306
  - MUS 318
  - MUS 320
  - MUS 320L
  - MUS 332SI
  - MUS 353
  - MUS 361
  - MUS 363WI
  - MUS 371
  - MUS 375
  - MUS 376
  - MUS 379
  - MUS 386
  - MUS 3xx
  - MUS 420
  - MUS 444
  - MUS 450
  - MUS 452
  - MUS 456
  - MUS 461
  - MUS 482
  - MUS 484
  - MUS 4xx
  - MUS xxx Chamber ensembles by permission of instructor (2)
  - NUR 402
  - NUR 403
  - NUR 406
  - NUR 433
  - NUR 442
  - NUR 575
  - NUR 577
  - NUR 604
  - NUR 607
  - One (1) outside concentration course Choose from Table A or B
  - One (1) outside concentration course Choose from Table A or C
  - One (1) outside concentration course Choose from Table B or C
  - Or
  - OTD 622
  - OTD 702
  - OTD 750
  - OTD 751
  - OTD 752
  - OTD 753
  - OTD 760
  - OTD 761
  - OTD 770
  - OTD 771
  - OTD 772
  - OTD 780
  - OTD 790
  - OTD 791
  - other approved programming language course
  - PHIL 214
  - PHIL 221
  - PHIL 301
  - PHIL 303
  - PHIL 305
  - PHIL 311
  - PHIL 331
  - PHIL 410
  - PHIL xxx Philosophy core requirement (3)
  - PHYS 208
  - PHYS 250RI
  - PHYS 310
  - PHYS 413
  - PHYS xxx Additional six (6) credit hours of physics courses numbered 200 or higher for a minimum of 17 credit hours
  - POL 303
  - POL 306
  - POL 312
  - POL 314
  - POL 401
  - POL 425
  - POL xxx Additional 12 credit hours of political science courses; at least 9 credit hours at the 300-400 level
  - POL xxx Additional 18 credit hours of 300 400 level political science courses
  - PPOL 531
  - PPOL LAWB
  - PPOL LAWE
  - PPOL LAWP
  - PPOL/MGT xxx Choose one (1) management course from the following cross listed courses: PPOL 610/MGT 610, PPOL 611/MGT 620 or PPOL 612/MGT 630
  - PPOL xxx One, 3-credit hour, 500/600 level Public Policy Elective courses (3 credits)
  - PPOL xxx Three to Four, 3-credit hour, 500/600 level Public Policy Elective courses (9-12 credits)
  - PSYC 351
  - PSYC 401
  - PSYC 413
  - PSYC 420
  - PSYC xxx Additional 12 credit hours of psychology courses
  - PSYC xxx Any PSYC courses not used above
  - READ 501
  - READ 505
  - READ 510
  - READ 515
  - READ 520
  - READ 525
  - READ 530
  - READ 535
  - READ 540
  - READ 545
  - READ 550
  - READ 555
  - RELG 101
  - RELG 210
  - RELG 305
  - RELG 350
  - RELG/PHIL xxx Any religion or philosophy course numbered above 200
  - SOC 304
  - SOC 311
  - SOC 325
  - SOC 440
  - SOC 445
  - SOC xxx Additional 12 credit hours of sociology courses
  - SOC xxx Additional 18 credit hours of sociology courses
  - SPACE
  - SPAN xxx Additional 21-39 credit hours in Spanish courses numbered above 200
  - SPAN xxx Additional nine (9) credit hours in Spanish courses numbered above 200
  - THEA 206
  - THEA 313
  - THEA 320
  - THEA 325
  - THEA 360
  - THEA 411WI
  - THEA 476
  - THEA xxx One 3-credit hour THEA elective course (3)
  - THEA xxx Theatre Elective (3)
  - WGS 220
  - WGS 221
  - WGS 222
  - WGS 223
  - WGS 224
  - WGS 225
  - WGS 226
  - WGS 227
  - WGS 322
  - WGS 323
  - WGS 324
  - WGS 327
  - WGS 420
  - WGS 421
  - WGS 422
  - WGS 423
  - WGS 424
  - WGS 425
  - WGS 427
  - XXX 711 Methodology and Behavioral Models (3)
  - XXX 775 Advanced Research Methods II (6)
  - XXX 785 Dissertation I/Applied Research I (6)
  - XXX 790 Dissertation II/Applied Research II (6)
  - XXX 795 Dissertation Extension
  - XX xxx Any ENGL literature or film course numbered 200 or above in addition to the course taken to fulfill the English/literature core requirement, OR a literature or film course numbered above 302 in French or Spanish
  - XX xxx Any four (4) additional geography courses
  - XX xxx Any one (1) WS course OR any one (1) WI Course AND any one (1) SI course
  - XX xxx Any speech-intensive (SI) course (3)
  - XX xxx Any three (3) credit hour course in the College of Fine Arts
  - XX xxx Any writing intensive (WI) course (3)
  - XX xxx Fine Arts course (3)
  - XX xxx One (1) 3-credit hour business elective course numbered 300 or above from outside the Davis College of Business core and major requirements. (3)
  - XX xxx One (1) 3-credit hour business elective course numbered 300 or above from outside the Davis College of Business core and outside major requirements. (3)
  - XX xxx One Aviation Elective (3)
  - XX xxx Plus one (1) Aviation Elective (3)
  - XX xxx Plus two (2) Aviation Electives (6)
  - XX xxx Proficiency in any foreign language at a minimum college level (i.e. 102 college level) or standard tests.
  - XX xxx Six (6) additional credit hours from any combination of French, German, Italian, and/or Spanish language courses (6)
  - XX xxx Two (2) additional business elective courses chosen from: SPO 303, SPO 490, MKG 333, MKG 336, MGT 360, or courses approved by faculty advisor (6)
  - XX xxxWI writing-intensive course from another discipline
  - XXX xxx Additional Elective: Choose one (1) three credit course from any of the concentration courses, electives or special topics offerings (3)
  - XXX xxx Additional Elective: Choose one (1) three credit hour course from any of the concentration courses, electives or special topics offering (3)
  - XXX xxx An approved Research Intensive, experiential learning or Entrepreneurship course selected from the student’s chosen discipline, if available.
  - XXX xxx Any COMM, ENGL, FREN, HUM, PHIL, RELG, or SPAN course
  - XXX xxx Any Speech Intensive (SI) course (3)
  - XXX xxx Any upper-level GEOG, HIST, POL, PSYC, or SOC course
  - XXX xxx Any WI course (discipline of student's choosing) numbered 300 or above
  - XXX xxx Any Writing Intensive (WI) course (3)
  - XXX xxx Business Elective (3)
  - XXX xxx Choice of International Component chosen from: IS xxx, INB xxx, MKG 341, or POL 208
  - XXX xxx Choose one (1) sequence from the following: CHEM 103-104, PHYS 151-152
  - XXX xxx Elective (3)
  - XXX xxx Fine Arts course (3)
  - XXX xxx Fine Arts - JU Core
  - XXX xxx JU Elective course (3)
  - XXX xxx Nine (9) additional credit hours in any Service Learning Classes across campus
  - XXX xxx Nine (9) additional credit hours in waterfront activities/ Instructor certifications
  - XXX xxx Nine 9 additional elective credit hours chosen from the courses listed directly below
  - XXX xxx One (1) 3-credit hour business elective course chosen from ACCT/FIN 305, DSIM/MKG 435, DSIM 480, or DSIM 490 (3)
  - XXX xxx One Aviation Elective (3)
  - XXX xxxRI An approved Research Intensive (RI) course selected from student's chosen discipline, if available
  - XXX xxx Twelve (12) additional credit hours in STEM courses at the 200 level or above
- NS - Naval Science
- NUR - Nursing
- ORTH - Orthodontics
- OTD - Occupational Therapy
- PHIL - Philosophy
- PHYS - Physics
- POL - Political Science
- PPOL - Public Policy
- PSYC - Psychology
- RELG - Religion
- SOC - Sociology
- SPAN - Spanish
- SPO - Sport Business
- SPT - Sport Management
- SUST - Sustainability
- THEA - Theatre Arts
- WGS - Women's & Gender Studies
- WL - World Languages
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COMM 207WI Newswriting

Introduction to the process of preparing news copy for mass media. Emphasis on gathering information, writing leads, and organization for straight news and feature stories. Students submit stories to campus media.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

ENGL-103