THE
FACULTY SENATE
Senate
Document Number 4809S
Date
of Senate Approval 03/19/09
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Statement
of Faculty Senate Action:
1. Delete: On pg.
200, under Declaration of Major:
Declaring
a major in Mass Communication requires the student to complete a Declaration
of
Major form that must be signed by the department chair. Prior to declaring a
major, students, in consultation with a mass communication faculty member or
advisor, create a plan of study, which must be approved by the department
chair. Before declaring a major, students must satisfy the LANG 120
requirement.
Add: On pg. 200, in place of
deleted entry:
Declaring
a major in Mass Communication requires students to successfully complete the
application process outlined below.
1. Students
must satisfy the LANG 120 requirement and successfully complete either MCOM 201
or both VMP 207 and 209.
2. Students must receive a satisfactory evaluation on the appropriate
entrance examination for their concentration. The entrance examinations are
given once each semester, and are evaluated by a team of three Mass
Communication faculty. Details about the examination are available from all
departmental faculty advisors.
3. Students must submit an application letter
detailing their interest in Mass Communication and specify the concentration
they wish to enter. Students must also submit a bibliography, briefly
annotated, of at least six books and/or films that the student will study
independently between the time of admission to the program and enrollment in
the senior capstone course for the chosen concentration. The students work with
this bibliography will be evaluated as part of the senior demonstration of
competence. A list of suggested works is available from departmental advisors.
4. Students
not admitted to the program may reapply after successfully completing MCOM 301
or VMP 303, or after consultation with the department chair. Upon successful
completion of the application process, the
student will complete a Declaration of Major form that must be signed by the
department chair.
Impact:
Some students may be slowed in their progress through
the major. Overall numbers of majors will very likely remain unchanged.
Rationale:
This change is necessitated by the desire of Mass Communication faculty to exercise greater quality control over the major. Mass Communication is a "high demand" program with very limited equipment and resources. We want to ensure students who enroll are ultimately successful.