Broadcast and Cinematic Arts Minor, Available on B.S. in B.A. degree only

Admission Requirements, Retention & Termination Standards

1. In order to declare a BCA major or minor, a student must first meet with an assigned BCA advisor and have completed at least 30 semester hours of university coursework with an overall GPA of at least 2.30. Students must also have completed BCA 210 with a minimum grade of C. These requirements do not apply to the Cinema Studies minor.
2. Students pursuing BCA majors and minors are required to earn a minimum grade of C in each BCA core (required) curriculum course both before and after the declaring of the major or minor.
3. A minimum 2.70 GPA must be achieved in the BCA teaching major.

Additional Notes for the BCA minor on the BSBA degree:

At least 12 hours of coursework in the minor must be taken at CMU. Only 3 hours of intern credit may count toward the minor. Courses taken for credit/no credit do not count toward the minor, except for BCA 329.

Program Requirements

Required Courses I (13 hours)

BCA 210	Survey of the Mass Media	4(4-0)
BCA 211WI	Introduction to Writing for Electronic Media	3(3-0)
BCA 265QR	Understanding Media Measurement	3(3-0)
BCA 510	Electronic Media Law	3(3-0)

Required Courses II (3 hours)

Select one of the following:

BCA 222	Audio Production	3(1-4)
BCA 223	Video Production	3(1-4)

Required Courses III (6 hours)

Select two of the following:

BCA 511	Electronic Media Sales	3(3-0)
BCA 512	Electronic Media Promotion	3(3-0)
BCA 516WI	Electronic Media Management	3(3-0)
BCA 519	Electronic Media Programming	3(3-0)

Total: 22 semester hours