A checklist is the list of requirements to complete this program and receive the award, as the college publishes it in its catalog. It is the same for everyone. It does not say what you have completed; that comes from applying your own record.
Program
- Award
- BS
- Credential class
- ceterms:BachelorDegree
- CIP
- 30.4901
- Credits (computed from items)
- 91-92
- Catalog edition
- 2026-2027
- Checklist type
- degree-program
Identifiers
- IPEDS UNITID
- 482705
- CourseShelf checklist
- CK_482705_42a6262e
- CollegeTransfer.Net
- Institution Transfer Profile
- Source
- CourseShelf publish 61
Requirements to complete
Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.
Introduction
1 item
- or: JRNL 1000 Journalism at Northeastern1
Co-op Course
1 item
- or: EESH 2000 Professional Development for Co-op1
Economics Requirements
0 items
Required Economics Courses
6 items
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
Economics Electives
electives · 1 item
- Complete three electives from the following ranges with one of those courses, at most, at the 1000 level. Unless otherwise noted in specific combined majors, required core economics courses cannot be counted as electives by students completing Department of Economics programs:Not resolved to a course12
ECON 1200 to ECON 1999
0 items
ECON 2990 to ECON 3559
0 items
ECON 3561 to ECON 4689
0 items
ECON 4900 to ECON 4999
0 items
ECON 5200 to ECON 5999
0 items
Journalism Requirements
0 items
Introductory
1 item
- JRNL 1150Understanding Today’s NewsNot resolved to a course4
Foundation Courses
0 items
A grade of C or higher is required:
4 items
- JRNL 1101and JRNL 1102Journalism 1: Fundamentals of Reporting and Writingand Journalist’s ToolboxNot resolved to a course5
- JRNL 2201Journalism 2: Intermediate ReportingNot resolved to a course4
- JRNL 2301Visual Storytelling in JournalismNot resolved to a course4
- JRNL 3610Digital Storytelling and Social MediaNot resolved to a course4
Law and Ethics
0 items
Taking either course fulfills both the capstone requirement and the journalism law and ethics requirement:
1 item
- JRNL 3550The First Amendment and the MediaNot resolved to a courseor: JRNL 4650 Ethics and Diversity in the News Media4
Journalism Electives
electives · 1 item
- Complete three JRNL electives.Not resolved to a course12
Supporting Courses
0 items
Calculus
1 item
- MATH 1231Calculus for Business and Economics (It is highly recommended that students who take MATH 1231 take sections devoted to ECON students only.)Not resolved to a courseor: MATH 1241 Calculus 1or: MATH 1245 Calculus with Applicationsor: MATH 1340 Intensive Calculus for Engineersor: MATH 1341 Calculus 1 for Science and Engineering4
Computer Science
3 items
- Complete one of the following:Not resolved to a course4-5
- CS 2000and CS 2001Introduction to Program Design and Implementationand Lab for CS 2000Not resolved to a course
- 4
Integrative Courses
9 items
- Complete one of the following (may not overlap with courses used for electives):Not resolved to a course4
- JRNL 3680Investigative ReportingNot resolved to a course
- JRNL 3700Data StorytellingNot resolved to a course
- Complete one of the following (may not overlap with courses used for electives):Not resolved to a course4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
Economics GPA/Credit Requirements
4 items
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 4
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