Associate in Arts for Transfer - Journalism

The AA-T in Journalism provides students with a strong academic foundation in the field and preparation for upper division baccalaureate study. Students who have completed the AA-T in Journalism will have satisfied the lower division requirements for transfer into Journalism or a similar major for many campuses in the California State University system. Please consult a GCC counselor regarding specific course requirements for your transfer institution. Program Learning Outcomes: Upon completion of this program, students will be able to Recognize and produce well-written news and feature articles; Ability to visually present news material (articles and pictures) in an appealing way; Demonstrate knowledge of what is newsworthy.

All courses used to satisfy the major for the Associate in Arts degree must be completed with a grade of "C" or better.

Associate in Arts-Transfer Program Map

PREREQUISITE COURSES	REQUIRED COURSES FOR MAJOR		UNITS
	MCOMM 101	Introduction to Mass Communications	3
	JOURN 102	Reporting the News	3.5
	JOURN 103	Student Publications Staff	3
	List A - Select one courses (3 units) from the following
JOURN 103 or equivalent	JOURN 104	Student Publications Editors	3
	MCOMM 120	Introduction to Public Relations	3
	List B - Select two courses (6 - 8 units) from the following
	COMM 104	Argumentation and Debate	3
	COMM 120	Introduction to Communication Theory	3
	ECON 101	Principles of Microeconomics	3
	ECON 102 or ECON 102H	Principles of Macroeconomics or Honors Principles of Macroeconomics	3 or 3
College-level composition (ENGL C1000/C-ID ENGL 100) or equivalent	ENGLC1001	Critical Thinking and Writing	3
	PHILO 117	Introduction to Logic	3
	PHOTO 100 or PHOTO 101	Digital Photography or Traditional Photography I	3 or 3
	POLS C1000	Introduction to United States and California Government and Politics	3
POLS C1000 and POLS 103.	POLS 102	Modern Comparative Governments	3
	STAT C1000 or STAT C1000E or STAT C1000H or ECON 127	Introduction to Statistics or Introduction to Statistics or Introduction to Statistics - Honors or Introductory to Statistics for Economics and Business	4 or 5 or 4 or 4
	TOTAL UNITS REQUIRED		18.5-20.5

Units for the major may be double counted for Cal-GETC. Elective units to reach the 60-unit degree requirement must be CSU transferable.
NOTE: ADDITIONAL COURSEWORK MIGHT BE REQUIRED IF PREREQUISITES ARE NOT MET. SEE A COUNSELOR TO PREPARE A STUDENT EDUCATIONAL PLAN.

February 2026	GCC Catalog Addendum 2025-2026
Important Notice: In the event of a discrepancy between the information presented above and the online and/or print versions of the GCC Catalog, please contact a counselor or the office of Admissions and Records. For previous years requirements please see the catalog from that year.