Admission Requirements:

Applicants must:

1. Meet the admission requirements for the Graduate School and be accepted into the program by the school;
2. Have at least a minor or the equivalent in communication or speech;
3. Have a minimum overall undergraduate GPA of 2.7 (exceptions on recommendation of area faculty); and
4. In the case of international students, have a minimum TOEFL score (see the Admissions web site at www.emich.edu/admissions for minimum scores).

School Information:

School of Communication, Media, and Theatre Arts - College of Arts and Sciences

Advisor Information:

Degree Requirements: 30 hours

The M.A. in Communication requires students to complete the following:

1. Early in their graduate work, prepare an official program of study in consultation with an assigned graduate advisor and file it with the Office of Records and Registration;
2. Successfully meet all conditions stipulated upon entry into the program; and
3. Complete, with an overall GPA of at least 3.0, a minimum of 30 hours of approved course work as identified in the official program of study.

The required 30 hours are to be distributed among required courses, elective courses and cognate courses as follows: