Advising Session

Office of Student Services107 Grehan Journalism Building

Cathy HuntDirector of Student Servicescathy.hunt@uky.edu859-218-0282

Emily SalleeAssistant Director of Student Servicesemily.sallee@uky.edu859-218-0284

Schyler SimpsonFreshman Advisor/Faculty Lecturerschyler.simpson2@uky.edu859-257-7800

Majors in our College• Communication (COM)

Paths: Business & Organizational, Healthcare, Digital & Mass, Human

• Integrated Strategic Communication (ISC)Paths: Public Relations, Creative, Account Management, Direct Response

• Journalism (JOU) Paths: Print/Multimedia, Broadcast/Multimedia

• Media Arts and Studies (MAS)• Information Communication

Technology (ICT)

Student Organizations• Communication Student Association• Public Relations Student Society of America• American Advertising Federation• Society of Professional Journalists • National Association of Black Journalists• Media Arts and Studies Society• Communication Honor Society

Additional Opportunities

• Kentucky Kernel• Kentuckian• WUKY – NPR station• WRFL – student-run station• Internships

Yellow Check Sheet

Overview:l Left-hand side—UK Core component

l Right-hand side—Graduation Requirements

l Bottom—how to move from pre-major to major

l Back—focus on YOUR major

Areas to complete first:Circle I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII

Choosing a Degreel Bachelor of ArtsFour semesters of a foreign language OR two semesters of Linguistics

l Bachelor of ScienceThree additional classes in math, statistics and/or computer science beyond the UK Core requirements

AND 60 hours from the sciencesIncludes classes in PS, FAM, SOC, GEO, ECO, PSY, ANT, MA, CS, Business, Natural Sciences and Statistics

Requirements for a DegreeUK Core Requirements

College Requirements

Major Requirements- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

120 credit hours

UK Core RequirementsI. Intellectual Inquiry in Creativity & the Arts

II. Intellectual Inquiry in the Humanities

III. Intellectual Inquiry in the Social Sciences

IV. Intellectual Inquiry in the Natural/Physical/Mathematical Sciences

Pick one course from each category

UK Core RequirementsV. Composition and Communication I

CIS 110 or WRD 110

OR CIS 112 or WRD 112

(or check with advisor for transfer scenarios)

VI. Composition and Communication II

CIS 111 or WRD 111

OR CIS 112 or WRD 112

OR ENG 101+102 and a COM class

UK Core Requirements

VII. Quantitative FoundationsVIII. Statistical Inferential Reasoning IX. Citizenship – Community, Cultural and

Citizenship in the United States X. Citizenship – Global Dynamics Pick one course from each category

UK 101 and CIS 191

UK 101: 1 credit• Offers campus skills and discusses college social problems

Section 050 is for pre-JOU, pre-MAS and pre-ISC students

Section 031 is for pre-COM students

CIS 191-001: Exploring Communication• 3 credit class that explores the majors

offered in the college

APEX Degree Auditwww.uky.edu/degreeaudit

Typical Freshman Schedule

l CIS or WRD course 3

l MA_____ or PHI 120 3

l Pre-major course 3

(PSY 100, JOU 101, MAS 101, COM 101, ICT 200) 2 UK Core courses 6 UK 101 (recommended)

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15-16 credits

Choosing your Schedule

Write your building abbreviations under Saturday’s schedule