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The completed plan of study is sent to the Graduate College and then to the graduation office. The Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication has a student-centered culture focused on helping students complete their degrees in a timely manner. Mass Communication was awarded the prestigious 2010 International Architecture Award by the Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design in conjunction with The European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies. Changes in the plan of study may be made by using the form Course Changes to the Graduate Plan of Study available online on My ASU at Students who need to file a plan of study will be notified by the Graduate College via email. The Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication is widely recognized as one of the nation’s premier professional journalism programs. These students must meet with an adviser to have the hold removed.Specific requirements for the Journalism and Mass Communication degree can be found at Specific requirements for the Sports Journalism degree can be found at Specific requirements for the Mass Communication and Media Studies degree can be found at Specific requirements for the Digital Audiences degree can be found at The primary degree is the one that shows at the top of a student's transcript. Cronkite News is the news division of Arizona PBS. It must be signed by the professor.Credit earned in graduate‐level courses (per the Graduate College pre-admission policy) by undergraduate students may count toward their graduate degrees at ASU provided the credit hours have not been used toward a previously awarded degree. The dean of the Graduate College makes the final determination.In addition to the Graduate College satisfactory academic progress policies, the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication has adopted the following:Students who want to appeal a course grade must first discuss the issue with the instructor. Your generosity has great impact at ASU and beyond. To that end, zero tolerance for academic dishonesty is enforced for every course and educational activity offered or sanctioned by the school.Any allegations of academic dishonesty automatically is referred to the standards committee of the school for review and recommendation to the dean of the school. Students should be aware the standards committee may recommend a grade lower than the one awarded by the course instructor.If a student fails to make satisfactory academic progress and a recommendation is made to the Graduate College to remove the student from their graduate program, the student has 10 business days to file a written appeal with the dean. For a full list of ACEJMC values and competencies, students should see The Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication practices inclusivity in student, staff and faculty populations in order to create an academic environment that embraces diversity of thought and acceptance of all people regardless of societal, political, cultural, economic, spiritual or physical difference, age or sexual orientation.To this end, the school directs efforts to the following four principles:The Cronkite School encourages participants in its professional programs to make use of social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter, which are valuable reporting tools and promotional and distribution channels for the school's content. If this results in a GPA of less than 3.00, a recommendation to withdraw the student from the program is made to the Graduate College.Students have three years from the start of their program to complete the Master of Science in digital audience strategy, six years from the start of their program to complete other Cronkite School master's degrees, and 10 years from the start of the program for doctoral degrees.Students enrolled in the 30 credit hour mid-career Master of Mass Communication program have the option of completing an applied project and are eligible to enroll in MCO 593, Applied Project, when they have no more than six credit hours of coursework remaining on their plan of study. If any student is found to have engaged in academic dishonesty in any form --- including but not limited to cheating, plagiarizing and fabricating --- that student shall receive a grade of "XE" (academic dishonesty) for the class and is dismissed from the school. Students interested in completing an applied project are encouraged to meet with the assistant dean no later than the end of their first year in the program.As a member of the Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, the Cronkite School is committed to classroom learning that achieves ACEJMC professional values and competencies. Your gift helps students get through times of uncertainty, contributing to their overall health, well-being and academic success when, where and how they need it most.

Students must receive permission from the assistant dean prior to enrolling in any 400-level course they intend to include in their plans of study. If this standard is not maintained, the student is placed on probation. An “E” cannot be used to meet the requirements for a graduate degree, but it is used to calculate the student’s GPA.