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St. Cloud State University

St. Cloud State University

Information Media (IM) Undergraduate Programs

110 MILLER CENTER/(320) 308-2062
www.stcloudstate.edu/cim

Programs at a Glance

Degree programs

  • BS – Information Media
  • Certificate – Instructional Technology
  • Minor – Information Media
  • Minor (BES) – Information Media

Program admission and performance requirements

Admission

  • 2.75 GPA or higher overall

Academic Standing

  • 2.75 GPA or higher overall

University minimum requirements for bachelor’s degrees

  • 120 credits
  • 40 credits in General Education
  • 1 credit in PESS 122
  • 45 credits in upper-division (300-400) courses
  • 30 credits in residence at SCSU
  • 2.00 GPA overall, in major, and in minor (departments may set higher standards)

(See this section and the section on the Learning Resources and Technology Services for more information.)

Faculty: Anderson, K. Ewing, R. Ewing, Gorman, Gross, Gruwell, Hergert, Hill, Inkster, Josephson, Miltenoff, Motin, Olivares, Prescott, Quinlan, St. Clair, Steman, M.E. Thompson, M.E. Thompson, Thoms, Williams

The IM major, minor and certificate programs provide critical skills for the Information Age. Employers need people who can analyze problems, access information, validate, select, organize and present information. Information Media incorporates all of these competencies powerfully and effectively in its Information Media major, minor and Instructional Technology certificate. Encompassed in the major, minor and certificate programs are competency development in the theory and practice of education and information technology, instructional systems design, librarianship, and message design and delivery. In addition to the major, minor and certificate programs, the information media general education courses are available to all students interested in using newer technologies of learning.

Bachelor of Science

Information Media Major (36 Credits)
The Information Media major is designed to provide skills needed to prepare students for service within an information-dependent, global society. The Information Media major includes three sequences - instructional media and training, School Library Media and media design - which emphasize both academic and professional preparation for entering the information media professions. A 2.75 GPA is required to apply for an IM major. Students who do not continue to meet this departmental GPA standard may be placed on probation or disqualified from the major. Completion of IM 420 with a grade of "C" or better fulfills the university's upper division writing requirement.
Required: (21) IM 104 or 204, 245, 260, 302, 404, 420, and 455.
Electives: (15 cr. in consultation with adviser) IM 422, 442, 444, 445, 452, 456, 462, 469, and 486.

Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science

Information Media Minor (18 or 24)
This minor complements many majors--mass communications, education, art, business, English, history, music, and communication studies.
Required: (15) IM 104 or 204, 245, 260, 302, and 455.
Electives: (3 or 9) any 200, 300, or 400 level Information Media course with the approval of the minor adviser.

Bachelor of Elective Studies

Information Media Minor (24)
The Information Media minor complements the bachelors of elective studies, giving an edge in the marketplace where skills in information technology, information management, and tools of information are an increasingly important component. IM 302 and completion of 21 additional IM credits with the approval of the minor adviser.

Instructional Technology Certificate (11-12)
This certificate complements other majors, especially those in education, fine arts and humanities, social sciences and business. Applicants planning to work toward the Instructional Technology Certificate must meet with an adviser in the Center for Information Media.

Required (11-12 Cr.)
One course from each of the following groupings:
IM 245 or 260; IM 421 or 422 or 423 or 469; IM 400 or 404; IM 455