Advising

All MCJ students are assigned a faculty mentor/adviser for their major option when they enter the department. Meeting regularly with faculty to discuss course selection and academic and career goals is crucial to ensure student success. It is important to speak with a major adviser/mentor at least once a semester. You will also be assigned a College of Arts and Humanities academic adviser. These advisers are assigned by the first letters of your last name.  It is important to speak with an adviser at least once a semester, and it is a good idea for students to bring a current Degree Progress Report (DPR) with them to their meeting. The DPR can be pulled online from students’ accounts at http://my.fresnostate.edu.

These are important times to meet with your adviser:

• As soon as you declare MCJ as your major.
• At least once a semester — well before your registration appointment.
• Once you have completed 60-75 units.
• The semester before your planned graduating semester and during the first two weeks of your graduating semester.

For Students Who Entered Fresno State Fall 2025 and after

Click below for your roadmap:

• Advertising and public relations
• Broadcast and digital journalism (coming soon!)
• Film and media arts

For Students Who Entered Fresno State Fall 2020-Spring 2025 

Click below for your roadmap:

• Advertising and public relations
• Broadcast and multiplatform journalism
• Digital journalism
• Film and media arts

View a PowerPoint on how to use the roadmaps and the My Degree Plan feature. 

Major Option Mentors/Advisers

 

For Students Who Entered Fresno State Before Fall 2020

Click below for your roadmap:

• Advertising
• Broadcast Journalism
• Multimedia
• Print/Digital Journalism
• Public Relations 

View a PowerPoint on how to use the roadmaps and the My Degree Plan feature. 

IMPORTANT NOTE ON THE WRITING REQUIREMENT: Broadcast/Multiplatform Journalism, Digital Journalism and Advertising/Public Relations students must take MCJ 102W to satisfy the Upper Division Writing Requirement. Film and Media Arts students may take MCJ 114W.  You must satisfy the UDWS requirement by taking a W class or the writing exam (Title V of the State Writing Requirements) in order to graduate. If you have questions, please contact MCJ department chair Faith Sidlow at: fmsidlow@csufresno.edu. 

Advisers