Sports Media, BA
Requirements for Students Matriculating in or before Academic Year 2022-2023. Learn more about University Academic Regulation 3.1.
Minimum Overall Grade Point Average: 2.00
Total Hours: 120
Code | Title | Hours |
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General Education Requirements | ||
English Composition | ||
See Academic Regulation 3.5 | ||
ENGL 1113 | Composition I | 3 |
or ENGL 1313 | Critical Analysis and Writing I | |
Select one of the following: | 3 | |
Composition II | ||
Critical Analysis and Writing II | ||
Technical Writing | ||
American History & Government | ||
HIST 1103 | Survey of American History | 3 |
or HIST 1483 | American History to 1865 (H) | |
or HIST 1493 | American History Since 1865 (DH) | |
POLS 1113 | American Government | 3 |
Analytical & Quantitative Thought (A) | ||
STAT 2013 | Elementary Statistics (A) | 3 |
or STAT 2053 | Elementary Statistics for the Social Sciences (A) | |
Humanities (H) | ||
Courses designated (H) | 6 | |
Natural Sciences (N) | ||
Must include one Laboratory Science (L) course | ||
Courses designated (N) | 6 | |
Social & Behavioral Sciences (S) | ||
ECON 1113 | The Economics of Social Issues (S) | 3 |
or ECON 2103 | Introduction to Microeconomics (S) | |
MC 1143 | Media in a Diverse Society (DS) | 3 |
SPCH 2713 | Introduction to Speech Communication (S) | 3 |
Additional General Education | ||
Courses designated (A), (H), (N), or (S) | 4 | |
Hours Subtotal | 40 | |
Diversity (D) & International Dimension (I) | ||
May be completed in any part of the degree plan | ||
Select at least one Diversity (D) course | ||
Select at least one International Dimension (I) course | ||
College/Departmental Requirements | ||
First Year Seminar | ||
(Transfer students with 15 hours exempt) | 1 | |
Arts & Humanities | ||
See note 2.a. | 9 | |
Natural & Mathematical Sciences | ||
See note 2.b. | 3 | |
Foreign Language | ||
See note 3 | 9 | |
Non-Western Studies | ||
Select at least one course. See note 2.d. | ||
Upper-Division General Education | ||
Select 6 hours outside major department | ||
See note 2.c. | ||
Hours Subtotal | 22 | |
Major Requirements | ||
Minimum 2.50 GPA. Minimum grade of "C" in all MC-MMJ-SC-SPM prefix courses. | ||
Lower-division Professional Sequence | ||
2.75 GPA and declared major required | ||
MC 2003 | Mass Media Style and Structure | 3 |
MC 2023 | Electronic Communication | 3 |
SPM 2843 | Sports and the Media | 3 |
Upper-division Professional Sequence | ||
Proficiency Review required | ||
MC 4143 | Ethics and Issues in Mass Communications | 3 |
MC 4163 | Mass Communication Law | 3 |
SPM 3813 | Sports Reporting Across the Media | 3 |
MMJ 3153 | Fundamentals of Video and Studio Production | 3 |
MMJ 3263 | Multimedia Reporting | 3 |
MMJ 4393 | Data Journalism | 3 |
SPM 3863 | Electronic Sports Reporting | 3 |
SPM 4883 | Sports Media Capstone | 3 |
Select 6 hours additional of MC-MMJ-SC-SPM | 6 | |
Select 9 hours of upper-division Traditional Liberal Arts (A&S, AERO, AMIS, AMST, ANTH, ART, ASL, ASTR, BIOL, CDIS, CHEM, CHIN, CS, DANC, DIVR, ENGL, FLL, FREN, GEOG, GEOL, GREK, GRMN, GWST, HIST, JAPN, LATN, MATH, MICR, MUSI, PHIL, PHYS, POLS, PSYC, REL, RUSS, SOC, SPAN, SPCH, STAT, TH) or Business or Gen Ed | 9 | |
Emphasis | ||
Complete one Area of Emphasis | 6 | |
Hours Subtotal | 54 | |
Electives | ||
Select 4 hours | 4 | |
May need to include 6 hours upper-division general education outside major department (see note 2.c.) and 1 additional upper-division hour | ||
May not be able to use additional courses in MC-MMJ-SC-SPM | ||
MATH 1483 or MATH 1513 required if student does not place directly into STAT | ||
Hours Subtotal | 4 | |
Total Hours | 120 |
A 2.75 graduation retention GPA and at least 24 hours completed required to initially declare major. Passing the proficiency review is required for upper-division major requirements. This includes a 2.75 graduation retention GPA, and at least 12 OSU hours earned, and a 2.75 OSU GPA, and a passing score on the Language Proficiency Exam.
A minimum of 72 hours must be taken outside of MC-MMJ-SC-SPM. No more than 12 hours in MC-MMJ-SC-SPM can be transferred from other institutions
Students are required to develop and maintain a portfolio exhibiting specific and appropriate work including required class assignments.
Areas of Emphasis
Sports News Emphasis
Code | Title | Hours |
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Select two of the following: | 6 | |
Editing in a Multimedia Environment | ||
Field Production | ||
Public Affairs Reporting | ||
Sports Announcing | ||
Sports Information Systems | ||
Advanced Sports Writing |
Sports Production Emphasis
Code | Title | Hours |
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MMJ 3913 | Field Production | 3 |
SPM 4813 | Sports Media Production | 3 |
Other Requirements
- See the College of Arts and Sciences Requirements.
- Minimum 2.50 GPA in all MC-MMJ-SC-SPM prefix courses.
- Upper-Division Credit: Total hours must include at least 40 hours in courses numbered 3000 or above.
- Hours in One Department: The School of Media and Strategic Communications requires that no more than 48 hours in MC-MMJ-SC-SPM may be applied to degree requirements.
College of Arts and Sciences Requirements
- General Education Requirements
No more than two courses (or eight hours) from the major department may be used to meet General Education and College and Departmental Requirements. The General Education required English Composition, required U.S. History, required American Government, one required MATH or STAT course, and required foreign language for B.A. degrees do not count against the two-course maximum. - A&S College/Departmental Requirements
- Arts and Humanities are defined as any course carrying an (H) designation or courses from AMST, ART, DANC, ENGL (except ENGL 3323 Technical Writing) HIST, MUSI, PHIL (except PHIL 1313 Logic and Critical Thinking (A), PHIL 3003 Symbolic Logic (A) and PHIL 4003 Mathematical Logic and Computability), REL, TH, and foreign languages.
- Natural and Mathematical Sciences are defined as any course from the following prefixes: ASTR, BIOC, BIOL, CHEM, CS (except CS 4883 Social Issues in Computing), GEOL, MATH, MICR, PBIO, PHYS, and STAT; or courses from other departments that carry an (A) or (N) general education designation.
- The required six hours of upper-division General Education may not include courses from the student’s major department. This requirement may be satisfied by courses also used to satisfy any part of a student’s degree program (i.e., in General Education, College Departmental Requirements, Major Requirements or Electives).
- Non-Western Studies Requirement for B.A. and B.F.A.; One 3-hour course in Non-Western Studies (N.W.). This requirement may be satisfied by courses also used to satisfy any part of a student's degree program (i.e., in General Education, College Departmental Requirements, Major Requirements or Electives).
- The College of Arts & Sciences requires a minimum 2.0 GPA in all major requirements and a minimum 2.0 GPA in all major-prefix courses applied to the degree.
- Foreign Language Proficiency
- The foreign language requirement for the B.A. may be satisfied by 9 hours college credit in the same language, which must include 3 hours at the 2000-level, or equivalent proficiency (e.g., passing an advanced standing examination; TOEFL exam; presenting a high school transcript which demonstrates the high school was primarily conducted in a language other than English; etc.). Computer Science courses may not be used to satisfy this requirement. Currently Arabic and Mvskoke are not offered at the 2000-level at OSU.
- The foreign language requirement for the B.S., B.M. and B.F.A. may be satisfied by presenting a high school transcript which demonstrates two years of study of a single foreign language (passing grades at second-year level of study). It may also be satisfied by 6 hours college credit in the same language, which must include language courses 1713 and 1813, or equivalent proficiency (e.g., passing an advanced standing examination; TOEFL exam; presenting a high school transcript which demonstrates the high school was primarily conducted in a language other than English; etc.). Computer Science courses may not be used to satisfy this requirement.
- In addition to a. and b., students pursuing teacher certification must meet novice-high foreign language proficiency by presenting a high school transcript which demonstrates two years of study of a single foreign language with no grade below B. Or, students may complete 3 hours college credit in a single language with no grade below C (or pass an advanced standing examination, College Level Examination Program (CLEP) exam, or Oral Proficiency Interview developed by the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, equivalent to 3 hours of college credit.) Or, students may meet the requirement by transfer of documentation of meeting the foreign language competency from one of the teacher education programs in the State of Oklahoma approved by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education.
- Exclusions
- Courses used to satisfy the General Education English Composition, U.S. History, American Government, and Mathematics or Statistics requirements will not count toward the 54-hour maximum allowed from one department.
- Courses with ATHL or LEIS prefixes and leisure activity courses may not be used for degree credit.
Additional State/OSU Requirements
- At least: 60 hours at a four-year institution; 30 hours completed at OSU; 15 of the final 30 or 50% of the upper-division hours in the major field completed at OSU.
- Limit of: one-half of major course requirements as transfer work; one-fourth of hours earned by correspondence; 8 transfer correspondence hours.
- Students will be held responsible for degree requirements in effect at the time of matriculation and any changes that are made, so long as these changes do not result in semester credit hours being added or do not delay graduation.
- Degrees that follow this plan must be completed by the end of Summer 2028.
Finish in Four Plan of Study
The plan below is an example of how students can successfully complete degree requirements in four years. This suggested class schedule plan may be used as a guide and can be adjusted based on individual needs. Students are required to meet with an academic advisor prior to enrollment each semester to plan their class schedule, and students are ultimately responsible for completing all degree requirements.
Freshman | ||
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Fall | Hours | |
ENGL 1113 or MATH 1513 |
Composition I or College Algebra (A) |
3 |
MATH 1483 or MATH 1513 |
Mathematical Functions and Their Uses (A) or College Algebra (A) |
3 |
General Education courses | 8 | |
Hours | 14 | |
Spring | ||
ENGL 1213 | Composition II | 3 |
STAT 2013 |
Elementary Statistics (A) or Elementary Statistics for the Social Sciences (A) or Elementary Statistics for Business and Economics (A) |
3 |
General Education courses | 10 | |
Hours | 16 | |
Sophomore | ||
Fall | ||
SPM 2843 | Sports and the Media | 3 |
MC 2003 | Mass Media Style and Structure | 3 |
MC 2023 | Electronic Communication | 3 |
1713 First Semester Foreign Language | 3 | |
General Education courses | 3 | |
Hours | 15 | |
Spring | ||
MMJ 3153 | Fundamentals of Video and Studio Production | 3 |
MMJ 3263 | Multimedia Reporting | 3 |
SPM 3813 | Sports Reporting Across the Media | 3 |
1813 Second Semester Foreign Language | 3 | |
College and Elective courses | 3 | |
Hours | 15 | |
Junior | ||
Fall | ||
SPM 3863 | Electronic Sports Reporting (F) | 3 |
SPM 4053 |
Sports Announcing (Sports Production select MMJ 3913) or Sports Information Systems or Advanced Sports Writing or Editing in a Multimedia Environment or Field Production or Public Affairs Reporting |
3 |
2000-level Foreign Language | 3 | |
Major, College, and Elective courses | 6 | |
Hours | 15 | |
Spring | ||
SPM 4053 |
Sports Announcing (Sports Production select SPM 4813) or Sports Information Systems or Advanced Sports Writing or Editing in a Multimedia Environment or Field Production or Public Affairs Reporting |
3 |
MC 4143 | Ethics and Issues in Mass Communications | 3 |
Major, College, and Elective courses | 9 | |
Hours | 15 | |
Senior | ||
Fall | ||
MMJ 4393 | Data Journalism | 3 |
MC 4163 | Mass Communication Law | 3 |
Major, College, and Elective courses | 9 | |
Hours | 15 | |
Spring | ||
SPM 4883 | Sports Media Capstone | 3 |
Major, College, and Elective courses | 12 | |
Hours | 15 | |
Total Hours | 120 |