Class of 2024 Major Requirements: Photography – Commercial Advertising

First and Second Year:

Course #	Course Title	Credits
	Grammar Competency (note 2)*Students must pass a grammar competency exam in order to graduate. Scroll down to notes section for more detail.
COM 107	Communications and Society	3
COM 117	Multimedia Storytelling	3
JNL 211	Cross-Media News WritingADV 206 should be taken before ADV 208. Junior transfer students only may petition to take them in the same semester.	3
VIS 201	Introduction to Photography for Multimedia (spring 1st year)	3
VIS 207	Introduction to Graphic Design (last name)*A-K fall 2nd year; L-Z spring 1st year	3
VIS 301	Video & Photography (prereq)*VIS 201(fall 2nd year)	3
VIS 324	Light and Concept (prereq)*VIS 301(spring 2nd year)	3

Any semester after First Year:

Course #	Course Title	Credits
	Newhouse elective	3

Third and Fourth Year:

Course #	Course Title	Credits
COM 346 or COM 348	Race, Gender and the Media (prereq)*COM 107 or Beauty and Diversity in Fashion Media (note 10)*Students  may fulfill the Diversity Requirement by taking COM 346: Race, Gender and the Media OR COM 348: Beauty and Diversity in Fashion Media. COM 350: Topics in Media, Diversity and Inclusion may also fulfill the diversity requirement, no petition required.	3
PHI 293	Ethics and the Media Professions (note 4)*PHI 293 is an Arts and Sciences class and may be taken in any semester.EditAdvertising majors must choose an emphasis which complements their career goals, and must declare their emphasis BY PETITION by April 1 of their sophomore year. Faculty advisers will help students select 3 emphasis courses; at least one must be a Newhouse course. Contact the Undergraduate Advising Office for the petition.
	Global Experience (note5)*The Global Experience may be fulfilled by studying abroad or taking an approved class from the list in the Newhouse Guidebook. If a student selects a Newhouse class and has already taken their 42 Newhouse credits, those credit hours will be added to the 122 hours required to graduate.
VIS 405	Photographic Storytelling (prereq)*VIS 304 or VIS 324 (fall 3rd year)	3
VIS 434	Commercial & Advertising Photography and Multimedia (prereq)*VIS 304 or VIS 324 (spring 3rd year)	3
EEE 370	Introduction to Entrepreneurship and Emerging Enterprises (note 6)*EEE 370, while required for your Photography degree, is a Whitman School of Management course and will not count towards either your Newhouse credits or your Arts and Science requirements. If you choose a minor that is outside of Arts and Sciences AND does not include this course, that will increase your total required graduation credits to 124.

Fourth Year:

Course #	Course Title	Credits
COM 505 or COM 506 or COM 507	Communications Law for Journalists (last name)*A-K fall; L-Z spring Senior Standingor Communications Law for TRF Industries (last name)*A-K fall; L-Z spring Senior Standingor Communications Law for Advertising and Public Relations (last name)*A-K fall; L-Z spring Senior Standing	3
VIS 439	Advanced Projects (fall only) (note 7)*Students who choose to study abroad can take VIS 490 Independent Study in place of VIS 439 with departmental approval.	3
VIS 484	CAPSTONE REQUIREMENT Commercial and Advertising Photography Capstone (spring only) (note 8)*VIS 489 Photography and Multimedia Capstone (Prereq: VIS 425 or VIS 434) may also fulfill the capstone requirement if taken during spring of senior year. No petition is required.commADV 509 or PRL 215 & PRL 315	3

Total credits: 42

Notes

1. Students may devote no more than 42 of the 122 total credits to Newhouse School courses. Any courses taken above the 42-credit hour limit will be added to the total hours required for graduation.
2. Students must complete a grammar competency as part of their degree requirements. There will be two ways students can satisfy this competency:
   • First, by passing a grammar competency exam during their first semester on campus. The exam will be given twice – once before the end of the first week of classes and a second time prior to registration the next semester.  A passing grade on the exam will fulfill the competency requirement.
   • Secondly, by passing COM 101, a 0-credit remedial grammar course which will be mandatory for students who fail the grammar competency exam.  This course can be repeated until a passing grade is earned and the competency is met.
3. Photography students are limited to 3 internship credits in communications out of the 122 credits required for graduation. Sophomores and up may receive credit for internship experiences with departmental approval. Singly enrolled Newhouse students are not permitted to enroll in non-communications experience credit.
4. PHI 293 is an Arts and Sciences class and may be taken in any semester.
5. The Global Experience may be fulfilled by studying abroad or taking an approved class from the list in the Newhouse Guidebook. If a student selects a Newhouse class and has already taken their 42 Newhouse credits, those credit hours will be added to the 122 hours required to graduate.
6. EEE 370, while required for your Photography degree, is a Whitman School of Management course and will not count towards either your Newhouse credits or your Arts and Science requirements. If you choose a minor that is outside of Arts and Sciences AND does not include this course, that will increase your total required graduation credits to 124.
7. Students who choose to study abroad can take VIS 490 Independent Study in place of VIS 439 with departmental approval.
8. VIS 489 Photography and Multimedia Capstone (Prereq: VIS 425 or VIS 434) may also fulfill the capstone requirement if taken during spring of senior year. No petition is required.
9. Students who begin their PHO major after their fourth semester will have to add an extra year to their schedules since six semesters on main campus are necessary to complete the required classes, which are not offered at any off-campus programs or during the summer.
10. Students  may fulfill the Diversity Requirement by taking COM 346: Race, Gender and the Media OR COM 348: Beauty and Diversity in Fashion Media. COM 350: Topics in Media, Diversity and Inclusion may also fulfill the diversity requirement, no petition required.