Everywhere you look, you see a story waiting to be told—in a new product launch, in breaking news, in a magazine cover story. As a communicator, you are passionate about sharing these stories and connecting with your audience. Guided by faculty who are working in the interdisciplinary and evolving fields of journalism and professional communication, you learn how to deliver clear and compelling messages using a variety of media. The major in Journalism provides you with a set of integrative skills that include writing, research and reporting skills. Option courses let you specialize based on your interests: online digital storytelling, arts and culture reporting, feature writing, current affairs reporting or investigative reporting. In addition to the common core courses outlined in the program of study, the major in professional communication offers the opportunity for specialization in editing and publishing, strategic communications, or technical communications.

This program is competitive: you have to do a writing assessment. The writing assessment topics are not given out in advance, but you can be assured that no preparation is required. Please keep the following in mind: You have two hours to complete the writing assessment. The writing assessment is handwritten. Please bring a pen or pencil with you. Everything else is supplied. You may not use a dictionary or thesaurus. You can write the writing assessment once per admission date (fall and winter). To pass the writing assessment, you must complete the entire writing assessment and receive an overall minimum mark of 65%. Applicants must have a minimum overall average of 65 percent, with no course grade lower than 50 percent, in the following high school courses: ELA 30-1 Four subjects from Group A, B, C, or D Applicants are strongly encouraged to present a broad range of subjects in order to benefit from the breadth of learning and to increase flexibility of future program and course choices. A maximum of two Group B subjects may be presented; they must be from different disciplines. A maximum of one Group D subject may be presented. Group D subjects used for admission must be 5-credit or any credit combination of at least 5 credits (e.g., two 3-credit subjects). Proof of language proficiency is needed for non-native English speakers.