Computer Literacy Requirements for Recording Industry Majors
To meet the computer literacy requirement, Recording Industry majors should take CSCI 1150 or INFS 2200 or minor in Computer Science. CSCI 1000 will not meet this requirement.
NOTE: INFS 2200 is required for Business Administration minors.
Admission to Candidacy
Students are required to be admitted to candidacy to earn a degree as Recording Industry majors in the College of Mass Communication and as a prerequisite to enrollment in most upper-division courses within the college. To apply for candidacy, a student must have
- completed all academic enrichment requirements;
- completed all high school deficiencies;
- completed 45 hours (not to include academic enrichment courses);
- completed the math requirement (College Algebra or higher level math) with a minimum 2.0 grade;
- completed candidacy courses (JOUR 1020 /EMC 1020 /RIM 1020 ; RIM 3000 , RIM 3010 , RIM 3600 ) with a minimum 2.00 grade in each;
- maintained good standing (not on probation).
The department will open a limited number of candidacy slots in the concentrations each year. Candidacy will be granted three times per year, after the end of the Fall and Spring Semesters and Summer Term. Students may choose a dual concentration. Changing concentrations will require a reapplication to candidacy. Eighty-five percent of available slots in each concentration will be awarded based on the candidacy formula score. The candidacy formula can be found the department website, http://recordingindustry.mtsu.edu/current.html.
Fifteen percent of available slots in each concentration will be awarded based on a faculty committee recommendation on an appeal application. Appeal applications will be accepted after formula slots have been announced early in the Fall and Spring Semester and Summer Term. Appeal recommendations will be based on exceptional circumstances and/or exceptional talent and/or diversity considerations.
Applications for admission to candidacy are available at the Recording Industry Department office and should be submitted by students during the semester in which they will have completed the foregoing requirements.
Students may not take other RIM courses, with the exception of the candidacy requirements, RIM 1230 and RIM 3650 , until they have successfully completed admission to candidacy.
