What is the 80/65 accreditation standard that I must follow as a Broadcast Journalism, Print Journalism or Public Relations major?
The Annenberg School of Journalism is accredited by the ACEJMC (Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communication) and must follow specific guidelines in order to maintain its status as an accredited school. The ACEJMC established specific guidelines to ensure that all journalism majors receive an education that is grounded in the liberal arts and that covers a breadth of various disciplines. The ACEJMC states that our students must take 80 units outside of the journalism major with at least 65 of the units in liberal arts. Students who do not meet the 80/65 accreditation rule will not be allowed to take additional upper division journalism electives (other than the limit provided by their major). Journalism majors can take a maximum of 48 journalism units if they have met the accreditation requirements. The ACEJMC states that we can count liberal arts units as our university defines them. According to USC’s Degree Progress department, USC defines any courses taken
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