University of North Texas 
Mayborn Undergraduate Advising
WE ARE CURRENTLY ADVISING FOR SPRING 2024 COURSE PLANNING.
If you are a newly admitted student for the Spring 2024 term, your advising will occur at your new student orientation. Please contact the Office of Orientation and Transition Programs for help booking your orientation time: https://studentaffairs.unt.edu/orientation-and-transition-programs/programs/orientation
Our office is located in SYC 205. We are open during regular business hours, Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
For fastest assistance, please email the advisor on-call at JOURadvising@unt.edu.
Phone calls for advising assistance are also welcome at (940) 565-3365.
Appointment times are open for Spring 2024 course planning. Continuing students can use EAB Navigate to book their advising appointments or can call (940)565-3365 for help booking an appointment.
Digital Drop in Advising is available for students that cannot travel to campus via
this link on the published dates below (see schedule as you scroll further):
https://unt.zoom.us/j/97729162562
In-Person Drop in requests are welcome on all published Digital Drop in Dates in SYC 205 during the same published times.
Upcoming Digital Drop-In Dates
Need immediate advising help? Use this link below to talk with our on-call advisor.
https://unt.zoom.us/j/97729162562
Digital Drop-Ins are available on all the dates and times published below. Just click on the link above and it will open up an instant zoom access link for you to talk with our advisor on call. Early/Regular Registration Drop-in times:
Monday October 2, from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. and again from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Monday October 9, from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. and again from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Monday October 16, from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. and again from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Monday October 23, from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. and again from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Monday October 30, from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. and again from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
After the winter holiday break:
Monday January 8, from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. and again from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Tuesday January 9, from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. and again from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Wednesday Jan. 10, from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. and again from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Thursday January 11, from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. and again from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Late Registration Drop-in times (Late registration fee of $75 will be charged to your account and you MUST pay the same day classes are submitted):
Friday January 12, from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. and again from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
UNT will be closed in observance of the Dr. Martin Luther King Junior Holiday on Monday January 15, 2024.
Classes begin on Tuesday January 16, 2024 for the Fall 2023 Term. We will have drop-in advising for schedule revision available the entire first week of the term.
Tuesday January 16, from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. and again from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Wednesday Jan. 17, from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. and again from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Thursday January 18, from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. and again from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Friday January 19, from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. and again from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Registration assistance ends at 5 p.m. and Tuition and Fees are due by 11:59 p.m. on Friday January 19, 2024. After that, it is no longer possible to register for ANY courses for Spring 2024.
Important Registration Dates and Deadlines
Click the links below to see enrollment deadlines, drop deadlines and payment deadlines.
Summer Registration Guide
Fall Registration Guide
Spring Regisitration Guide
Degree Plans
Looking for more information about our different degree plans? Click on a concentration below:
Advertising
Broadcast Journalism
Digital and Print Journalism
Photojournalism
Public Relations
Journalism Teacher Certification
Minor In Journalism
Want to know what our the requirements to minor in journalism? Click here.
Undergrad Certificates
Undergraduate Academic Certificates allow students to get additional certification in specialized industry skills. Click the links below to review our current certificate offerings:
Media Entreprenuership and Innovation
Transfer Guides
The UNT Registrar has a helpful transfer guide database. Just search "j" for "journalism" in the keyword box to see our transfer guides by major.
Grad-Track Pathway
For currently enrolled undergraduate students interested in graduate degree programs in journalism and mass communications, email Stephanie.Garza@unt.edu.
Journalism, BA with grad track option leading to Master of Arts in Journalism
Journalism, BA with grad track option leading to a Master of Journalism degree
Mayborn Tutoring
The Mayborn Graduate Scholars offers FREE tutoring to all Mayborn Undergrads. If you are in need of receiving tutoring, please contact Kara.Greene@unt.edu.
Admissions
Join a community of storytellers for the digital age at the Mayborn School of Journalism.
How to apply to the undergraduate program:
How to apply to the graduate program:
Paying for College
Estimating Tuition, Costs and Financial Aid
Students in the Mayborn School of Journalism can receive scholarships and financial aid from UNT, the Mayborn School and other Non-UNT financial services. The UNT Office of Admissions has provided a helpful tool for estimating your total cost of attendance. Visit them here for more infomation and resources.
Helpful Links and Resources
To receive first consideration, submit the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) before UNT's Feb. 1 priority deadline for scholarship consideration. The admission application deadline is March 1.
- Scholarships: funds awarded based on merit or need; no repayment required
- Grants: funds awarded based on need; no repayment required
- Loans: funds that must be repaid
- Student employment: jobs on and off-campus