• Statement of interest, including your personal goals and the relevance of the Ph.D. in communication to those goals;
• Original academic10-15 page paper reflecting your ability to articulate and synthesize ideas;
• Three letters of recommendation from sources that are familiar with your potential as a doctoral student in communication;
• Graduate Record Examination Test scores;
• To be considered for a teaching assistantship, you must submit a statement of teaching philosophy and letters of recommendation that must address your teaching abilities. If your native language is not English, you must submit results of the TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language), with a minimum score of 600 to be admitted. In addition, if you are seeking a teaching assistantship and if your native language is not English, you must attain a score of at least 50 on either the SPEAK (Speaking Proficiency English Assessment Kit) or the TSE (Test of Spoken English). The SPEAK test is administered at the University, after you arrive on campus. You are, however, advised to take the TSE in your native country or the nearest venue where it is offered, and have the results reported as part of your application, as early as possible in the application process.

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