Master of Arts (M.A.) Admission Requirements

Candidates for the M.A. in Communication must have:

• Undergraduate GPA of 3.0 minimum
• Degree in Communication or a related field (e.g., English, Political Science, Psychology, Business, and Sociology) or significant communication-related work experience.
• For students who do not have an undergraduate degree in Communication, an undergraduate research methods course is required.
• Candidates from an unrelated undergraduate program without significant communication-related work experience are required to take 15 to 18 undergraduate credits in communication to be considered for the program. In rare cases, there may be some exceptions to the above requirements.

Certificate Admissions Requirements

Candidates for a certificate must have:

• Undergraduate GPA of 3.0
• Degree in Communication or a related field (e.g., English, Political Science, Psychology, Business, and Sociology) or significant communication-related work experience.
• For students who do not have an undergraduate degree in Communication, an undergraduate research methods course is usually required.
• Candidates from an unrelated undergraduate program without significant communication-related work experience are required to take 15 to 18 undergraduate credits in communication to be considered for the program. In rare cases, there may be some exceptions to the above requirements.