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Virginia Tech

JMC-3314: Sports Journalism

Description: Theory and practice of sports journalism, including strategies for writing and broadcasting sports information. Study of ethics and professional standards. Junior standing required. Fee $95.

Pathways: N/A

Course Hours: 3 credits

Prerequisites: COMM-2024 and COMM-2034

Required By: JMC-3344, JMC-4834

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 16

Average GPA: 3.57 (rounds to A-)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 55.59%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 0.31%

Anthony L Amey202482.9%13.6%3.5%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.768
Evan Q Johnson202477.8%5.6%11.1%5.6%0.0%0.0%3.511
Richard L Clark202237.3%46.0%14.1%2.6%0.0%0.0%3.082
William B Roth202073.8%14.6%9.6%0.0%2.1%0.0%3.583
Andrew R Allegretta202120.0%60.0%15.1%0.0%0.0%5.0%3.071
Andrew J Bitter202170.0%20.0%10.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.571

Grade Distribution Over Time

1234GPA
Fall 2019Spring 2020Fall 2020Spring 2021Fall 2021Spring 2022Fall 2022Spring 2023Fall 2023Spring 2024Fall 2024Term050% W