<p>This is not a dumb question at all.</p>
<p>In order to major in journalism, you have to take the following courses:</p>
<p>[Bachelor</a> of Arts in Journalism Indiana University School of Journalism](<a href=“http://journalism.indiana.edu/undergraduate/undergraduate-academics/ba-in-journalism/]Bachelor”>http://journalism.indiana.edu/undergraduate/undergraduate-academics/ba-in-journalism/)</p>
<p>Notice that there are 25 units of required courses (7 or 8 courses)–and it looks like only one course (3 units) applies to business also, so to combine this with the business degree will be pretty difficult, (essentially impossible for accounting or finance or operations management, but possible for a business major like management, business economics, marketing, entrepreneurship, or legal studies). You have to take about 28 courses in business (15 prerequisites for I-core, a one-unit accounting class, 4 I-core classes (together they count as 14 units), 6 courses in your major, a business placement class and a macroeconomic class)–plus general education requirements of about 10 courses (english comp, plus 9 others across Arts & Humanities, Social & Historical, and Natural & Mathematical–the so-called distribution option), plus 2 courses in international studies. Since overall, you will graduate once you get 124 units or so (42 courses), you can see that it is possible to do both majors, but only if you plan your course of study carefully, take more than the minimum number of courses (it looks like you’d have to take about 47 courses versus the 42 required) and don’t take anything but courses required towards these majors and the overall graduation requirement. </p>
<p>The business requirements can be found here:</p>
<p>[Kelley</a> School of Business Undergraduate 2008-2010 Online Bulletin: Bachelor of Science in Business](<a href=“http://www.indiana.edu/~bulletin/iub/business/2008-2010/bachelor.shtml]Kelley”>http://www.indiana.edu/~bulletin/iub/business/2008-2010/bachelor.shtml)</p>
<p>and also look here:</p>
<p>[Departments</a> and Majors: Academics: Undergraduate Program: Kelley School of Business: Indiana University Bloomington](<a href=“Undergraduate | Bachelor's Degree in Business | Indiana Kelley”>Undergraduate | Bachelor's Degree in Business | Indiana Kelley)</p>
<p>Rather than get a minor in journalism (which isn’t offered), students can get a “certificate” in journalism if they want. The rules for that are listed here:</p>
<p>[Certificate</a> in Journalism Indiana University School of Journalism](<a href=“http://journalism.indiana.edu/undergraduate/undergraduate-academics/certificate-in-journalism/]Certificate”>http://journalism.indiana.edu/undergraduate/undergraduate-academics/certificate-in-journalism/)</p>
<p>Notice that both the major in journalism and the certificate require 25 units–so you might as well try to double major (major in business and journalism) and forget about the “certificate program” if you ask me.</p>
<p>Hope this helps. Good luck.</p>
<p>For more on the so-called “Distribution Option” I mentioned above, go here:</p>
<p>[School</a> of Journalism 2007-2008 Online Bulletin: Appendix A](<a href=“http://www.indiana.edu/~bulletin/iu/journalism/2007-2009/appendixa.shtml]School”>http://www.indiana.edu/~bulletin/iu/journalism/2007-2009/appendixa.shtml)</p>
<p>and realize that you either have to take 9 courses all in one of the three areas–or you take 5 courses in one area (two of which have to be at the 300 or 400 level), and then take 2 courses each in the other 2 areas.</p>
<p>For example, take 5 courses in Social and History, then take 2 courses in Arts and Humanities, and 2 in Natural and Mathematical. </p>
<p>You have to do something similar to this for either major (business or journalism).</p>
<p>P.S. Sorry if this is complicated–but getting a degree in many majors at Indiana University is fairly complicated, since there are a large variety of courses that have to be taken in different areas. (This is true for most good universities nowadays.)</p>