Broadcast and Cinematic Arts Minor, B.A.; B.A.A.; B.F.A.; B.S.

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 BA, BAA, BFA, or BS degree:

At least 12 hours of coursework in the minor must be taken at CMU. Only 3 hours of intern credit (BCA 529) may count toward the minor. Courses taken for credit/no credit do not count toward the minor, except for BCA 329. Only 2 hours of BCA 329 can count toward the minor.

 

Program Requirements

Required Courses (16 hours)

BCA 210	Survey of the Mass Media	4(4-0)
BCA 211WI	Introduction to Writing for Electronic Media	3(3-0)
BCA 222	Audio Production	3(1-4)
BCA 223	Video Production	3(1-4)
BCA 503WI	Critiquing Mass Media	3(3-0)

Required Courses II (3 hours)

Select one of the following:

BCA 311WI	Electronic Media Copywriting	3(3-0)
BCA 318WI	Electronic Media Newswriting	3(3-0)

Electives (6 hours)

Minimum of 6 additional hours of BCA coursework selected by the student. BCA 290 and BCA 300 do not count toward this minimum.

Total: 25 semester hours