UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO



NIC - BROADCASTING & DIGITAL MEDIA B.S. PATHWAY 2024-2025

To view the approved curriculum for this degree at U of I, please visit Broadcasting & Digital Media B.S.

To view the approved curriculum for this degree at NIC, please visit General Studies A.A.

The University of Idaho has created transfer pathways to make the transfer process easier for students. Through these pathways, the University of Idaho has created an agreement with other institutions to show a potential pathway to earn a bachelor's degree by starting at your local community college and completing the degree at the University of Idaho. When using these pathways, please remember that this is just one route to completing a bachelor's degree. If you choose to follow a pathway, be sure to save a copy and work with your academic advisor at the University of Idaho. Following a transfer pathway allows you to work with your academic advisor to adhere to the catalog year and requirements listed on the transfer pathway.

All Associate Degree's require a minimum of 60 credits, some programs may require more credits.


Written Communication
6 credits minimum.
NORTH IDAHO COLLEGEUNIVERSITY OF IDAHONote?BeginEnd
ENGL-101 WRITING AND RHETORIC I (3) ENGL 101 WRITING AND RHETORIC I (3) 05/18/2015 
ENGL-102 WRITING AND RHETORIC II (3) ENGL 102 WRITING AND RHETORIC II (3) 05/18/2015 
Oral Communication
2 credits minimum.
NORTH IDAHO COLLEGEUNIVERSITY OF IDAHONote?BeginEnd
COMM-101 FUNDAMENTALS OF ORAL COMMUNICATION (3) COMM 101 FUNDAMENTALS OF ORAL COMMUNICATION (3) 05/18/2015 
Mathematical Ways of Knowing
3 credits minimum.
NORTH IDAHO COLLEGEUNIVERSITY OF IDAHONote?BeginEnd
MATH-123 MATH IN MODERN SOCIETY (3) MATH 123 MATH IN MODERN SOCIETY (3) 05/18/2015 
MATH-130 FINITE MATHEMATICS (4) MATH 130 FINITE MATHEMATICS (3) 05/18/2015 
MATH-143 COLLEGE ALGEBRA (3) MATH 143 COLLEGE ALGEBRA (3) 05/18/2015 
MATH-147 COLLEGE ALGEBRA AND TRIGONOMETRY (5) MATH 143 COLLEGE ALGEBRA (3)
MATH 144 ANALYTIC TRIGONOMETRY (1)
05/18/2015 
MATH-160 SURVEY OF CALCULUS (4) MATH 160 SURVEY OF CALCULUS (4) 05/18/2015 
MATH-170 CALCULUS I (4) MATH 170 CALCULUS I (4) 05/18/2015 
MATH-253 PRINCIPLES OF APPLIED STATISTICS (3) STAT 251 STATISTICAL METHODS (3) 05/18/2015 
Scientific Ways of Knowing
7 credits minimum from two different disciplines, with at least one laboratory or field experience.
NORTH IDAHO COLLEGEUNIVERSITY OF IDAHONote?BeginEnd
BACT-250 GENERAL MICROBIOLOGY (4) BIOL 250 GENERAL MICROBIOLOGY (3)
BIOL 255 GENERAL MICROBIOLOGY LAB (2)
05/15/2017 
BIOL-100 CONCEPTS OF BIOLOGY (4) BIOL 102 BIOLOGY AND SOCIETY (3)
BIOL 102L BIOLOGY AND SOCIETY LAB (1)
05/18/2015 
BIOL-115 INTRODUCTION TO LIFE SCIENCES (4) BIOL 115 CELLS AND THE EVOLUTION OF LIFE (3)
BIOL 115L CELLS AND THE EVOLUTION OF LIFE LABORATORY (1)
05/16/2016 
BIOL-175 HUMAN BIOLOGY (4) BIOL 000 ELECTIVE () 05/18/2015 
BIOL-207 CONCEPTS IN HUMAN NUTRITION (3) FCS 205 CONCEPTS IN HUMAN NUTRITION (3) 06/11/1900 
BIOL-227 HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY I (4) BIOL 227 ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY I (4) 05/18/2020 
BTNY-203 GENERAL BOTANY (4) PLSC 205 GENERAL BOTANY (4) 05/16/2016 
BTNY-241 SYSTEMATIC BOTANY (4) REM 341 SYSTEMATIC BOTANY (3) 05/16/2016 
CHEM-100 CONCEPTS OF CHEMISTRY (4) CHEM 000 ELECTIVE () 05/18/2015 
CHEM-101 INTRODUCTION TO CHEMISTRY (4) CHEM 101 INTRODUCTION TO CHEMISTRY (3)
CHEM 101L INTRODUCTION TO CHEMISTRY LABORATORY (1)
05/14/2018 
CHEM-102 ESSENTIALS OF ORGANIC AND BIOCHEMISTRY (4) CHEM 101 INTRODUCTION TO CHEMISTRY (3)
CHEM 101L INTRODUCTION TO CHEMISTRY LABORATORY (1)
05/13/2019 
CHEM-111 GENERAL CHEMISTRY I (5) CHEM 111 GENERAL CHEMISTRY I (3)
CHEM 111L GENERAL CHEMISTRY I LABORATORY (1)
05/14/2018 
CHEM-112 PRINCIPLES OF GENERAL COLLEGE CHEMISTRY II (5) CHEM 112 GENERAL CHEMISTRY II (4)
CHEM 112L GENERAL CHEMISTRY II LABORATORY (1)
05/14/2018 
ENSI-119 INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE (4) ENVS 101 INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE (3)
ENVS 102 FIELD ACTIVITIES IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES (1)
05/18/2015 
GEOG-100 PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY (4) GEOG 100 INTRODUCTION TO PLANET EARTH (3)
GEOG 100L INTRODUCTION TO PLANET EARTH LAB (1)
05/18/2015 
GEOL-101 PHYSICAL GEOLOGY (4) GEOL 101 PHYSICAL GEOLOGY (3)
GEOL 101L PHYSICAL GEOLOGY LAB (1)
05/18/2015 
GEOL-102 HISTORICAL GEOLOGY (4) GEOL 102 HISTORICAL GEOLOGY (3)
GEOL 102L HISTORICAL GEOLOGY LAB (1)
05/18/2015 
GEOL-123 GEOLOGY OF IDAHO AND THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST (4) GEOL 000 ELECTIVE () 05/18/2015 
GIST-271 INTRODUCTION TO GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY USING GIS (GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS) (4) GEOG 385 FOUNDATIONS OF GIS (3) 05/14/2018 
PHYS-101 FUNDAMENTALS OF PHYSICAL SCIENCE (4) PHYS 100 FUNDAMENTALS OF PHYSICS (3)
PHYS 100L FUNDAMENTALS OF PHYSICS LAB (1)
05/18/2015 
PHYS-103 ELEMENTARY ASTRONOMY (4) PHYS 103 GENERAL ASTRONOMY (3)
PHYS 104 ASTRONOMY LAB (1)
05/18/2015 
PHYS-111 GENERAL PHYSICS I (4) PHYS 111 GENERAL PHYSICS I (3)
PHYS 111L GENERAL PHYSICS I LAB (1)
05/18/2015 
PHYS-211 ENGINEERING PHYSICS I (5) PHYS 211 ENGINEERING PHYSICS I (3)
PHYS 211L LABORATORY PHYSICS I (1)
05/16/2016 
ZOOL-202 GENERAL ZOOLOGY (4) BIOL 114 ORGANISMS AND ENVIRONMENTS (4) 05/16/2016 
Humanistic and Artistic Ways of Knowing - Broadcasting & Digital Media/Journalism B.A./B.S.
6 credits minimum from two different disciplines.

Students are advised to take the following course and will need to select an additional course from the approved list, to fulfill the requirement.

NORTH IDAHO COLLEGEUNIVERSITY OF IDAHONote?BeginEnd
CINA-126 FILM AND CULTURE (3) FTV 100 FILM HISTORY AND AESTHETICS (3) 05/15/2024 
Social and Behavioral Ways of Knowing - Broadcasting & Digital Media/Journalism B.A./B.S.
6 credits minimum from two different disciplines.

Students must take COMJ 140 and then they may choose between POLS 101 OR PSYC 101.

NORTH IDAHO COLLEGEUNIVERSITY OF IDAHONote?BeginEnd
COMJ-140 MASS MEDIA IN A FREE SOCIETY (3) JAMM 100 MEDIA AND SOCIETY (3) 05/18/2015 
POLS-101 AMERICAN NATIONAL GOVERNMENT (3) POLS 101 AMERICAN NATIONAL GOVERNMENT (3) 05/18/2015 
PSYC-101 INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY (3) PSYC 101 INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY (3) 05/18/2015 
Institutionally Designated Courses (4-6 Credits)

Select one Wellness course from the approved list.

Select one course from one of the following approved lists:

    First Year Experience Course

    Institutionally Designated Course

Lower Division Requirements - Broadcasting & Digital Media B.A./B.S. at NIC
In addition to the courses listed below, students need an additional 8-11 elective credits.
NORTH IDAHO COLLEGEUNIVERSITY OF IDAHONote?BeginEnd
COMJ-100 THE SENTINEL (1-2) JAMM 122 MULTIMEDIA STORYTELLING (1) 05/18/2020 
COMJ-121 INTRODUCTION TO MEDIA WRITING (3) JAMM 121 MEDIA WRITING (3) 06/11/1900 
COMJ-222 MODERN REPORTING AND PODCASTING (3) JAMM 225 REPORTING I (3) 06/11/1900 
PHTO-183 INTRODUCTION TO DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY (3) ART 000 ELECTIVE () 08/25/2008 
PHTO-289 PHOTOJOURNALISM (3) JAMM 000 ELECTIVE () 06/11/1900 
Suggested Electives - Broadcasting & Digital Media B.S. at NIC
Courses listed below are suggested electives to fulfill the program elective requirement. Any suggested program electives not taken at NIC, must be taken at U of I.
NORTH IDAHO COLLEGEUNIVERSITY OF IDAHONote?BeginEnd
ENGL-293 CREATIVE WRITING: LITERARY NONFICTION (3) ENGL 293 BEGINNING NONFICTION WRITING (3) 05/14/2012 
University of Idaho Core Degree Requirements - Journalism/Broadcasting B.S.

Required Courses

    JAMM 341 Mass Media Ethics

    JAMM 448 Law of Mass Media

Select two courses in Diversity & Global Perspectives from approved list:

Select six credits of electives in Journalism and Mass Media (three credits of upper-division)

Completion of a second major, academic minor, or area of emphasis outside the School of Journalism and Mass Media

University of Idaho Major Degree Requirements - Broadcasting & Digital Media B.S.

Major Requirements

    JAMM 275 Intro to Film and TV Production

    JAMM 322 Broadcast News

    JAMM 478 Broadcast Management

Select two courses from the following:
    JAMM 323 Sports Reporting

    JAMM 370 Podcasting

    JAMM 374 Intermediate Film and TV Production

    JAMM 473 Cinematography

    JAMM 267 Video Post-Production

    JAMM 477 Documentary Film and TV

3 Additional Humanities credits.

3 Additional Social Sciences credits.

6 Natural Sciences, Mathematics, and Statistics.

Question? Send us an email:


Powered by:
Copyright © CollegeSource, Inc. All rights reserved. Terms of Use.