Official undergraduate transcript showing the completion of a bachelor's degree (minimum grade point average preferred is 3.0 on a 4-point scale).
Four essay questions (3-4 double-spaced pages):
What factors contribute to your decision to enter graduate school now?
How do studies in communication and media relate to your personal and professional goals?
In your response, identify how our Communication & Media program and its specific areas of study suit your specific needs, goals, interests, etc. and how such studies connect with your future objectives. Which courses would you take and why? Which faculty members in our graduate program have research interests related to your own?
What demonstrates your suitability for graduate study in this program and concentration? What subjects, theories, methods, case studies, etc. do you plan to study, and how will you approach them within our program? Build an argument for your admission.
What understandings should admission reviewers bring to a reading of your application? (What additional information, contexts or explanations seem important?)
Writing sample (research paper that demonstrates the applicant's ability to synthesize and criticize scholarly work).
Applicants without a background in communication or media studies can submit an alternate writing sample.
Two letters of recommendation from faculty members familiar with the applicant's academic achievements (for those who have extensive professional experience, letters from supervisors familiar with the applicant's critical thinking skills and intellectual abilities are acceptable).
Resume or curriculum vitae.
GRE scores are not required, but may be submitted to strengthen an application.
TOEFL Internet-based version 96 (each section at least 22)
TOEFL paper version 590
IELTS 7.5