Undergraduate Catalog

Eight Semester Plan

This eight-semester plan (see important details) is intended to guide students through a four-year undergraduate career, with completion of an academic major and all college-wide degree requirements. The plan is designed as an advising tool – a starting point for careful discussions between students and their academic advisors. In consultation, a student and advisor will adjust the plan to accommodate the student’s prerequisite needs, transferred credits, and other such variables.

The plan below reflects General Education (GE4) requirements in effect as of Fall 2019. Students who matriculated prior to that date will find the previous plan associated with their majors here. For a summary of GE4 requirements, see New Paltz General Education Requirements.

Students are responsible for reviewing their Progress Reports each semester to track their own progress toward degree requirements.

Journalism

Year 1

Fall SemesterSpring Semester
CourseCredits
Gen Ed: Composition (COMP)3
Gen Ed: Mathematical Inquiry (MATH)3
Gen Ed: Foreign Languages (FLNG)3
Gen Ed: The Arts (ART)3
Gen Ed: World Civilizations and Cultures (WRLD)3
Total15
CourseCredits
Gen Ed: Composition (COMP)3
Gen Ed: Western Civilization (WEST)3
Gen Ed: Foreign Languages (FLNG)3
Gen Ed: Humanities (HUM)3
Elective3-4
Total15-16

Year 2

Fall SemesterSpring Semester
CourseCredits
Gen Ed: Social Sciences (SSCI)3
Gen Ed: United States Studies (USST)3
GEO202 Physical Geography (Natural Science Course)3
DMJ210 Investigating Journalism3
"Contexts of Journalism" elective3-4
Total15-16
CourseCredits
Gen Ed: Natural Sciences (NSCI)3-4
DMJ215 Digital Storytelling4
DMJ230 Journalism 14
DMJ347 Media Ethics4
Total15-16

Year 3

Fall SemesterSpring Semester
CourseCredits
Gen Ed: Diversity (DIVR)3
DMJ332 Journalism II4
"Genres of Journalism" elective3
Elective4
Total14
CourseCredits
"Genres of Journalism" elective3-4
Upper-division elective4
"Contexts of Journalism" elective3
Elective4
Total14-15

Year 4

Fall SemesterSpring Semester
CourseCredits
DMJ453 Multimedia Editing & Publishing: The Little Rebellion4
Upper-division electives12
Total16
CourseCredits
DMJ458 Capstone Seminar in Multimedia Reporting4
Internship in Digital Media/Journalism (DMJ461 or DMJ490)4
DMJ491 Internship Seminar1
Additional internship or elective credits, as needed7
Total16

Total Credits: 120-124