A maximum of 6 credits from outside
the journalism and media studies (JMS) program may be counted toward the major. A maximum of 3 transfer
credits (or one course) may be applied to the conceptual requirement, and a
maximum of 3 transfer credits (or one course) may be applied to the skills
requirement.
Courses that students have taken at
other New Jersey colleges, which are articulated through the NJ Transfer system
and recorded on a student's transcript with a JMS course number, will be counted
toward the major. However, such courses do count as transfer courses to the
major and therefore a maximum of 6 credits may be applied to the major.
In order for a course
taken elsewhere at Rutgers, externally at another university, or as part of a study abroad program to be considered a required or elective course in the JMS major, students must submit a request in writing to the Office of Student Services for transfer equivalency. To submit such a request, the letter of
petition must include a copy of the full syllabus of the course, a copy of the
student's transcript showing the grade achieved, note which JMS course it is
requested to replace, and the reasons for consideration. The courses are
evaluated in terms of its very close match of content and skills to the JMS
course, the level of the course, and the grade achieved, which should
typically be a B or better. Students will be notified in writing of
the outcome of the petition.
