Applicants are admitted to the Ph.D. program unconditionally ("approved") or conditionally ("provisionally"). To be admitted unconditionally, the applicant must possess an M.A. or M.S. degree in Communication, with a cumulative grade point average of 3.5 (on a 4.0 scale) in all graduate-level coursework. The applicant's M.A. or M.S. degree program must contain a minimum of 21 hours in communication or communication-related coursework, as determined by the Director of Graduate Studies.

Applicants with degrees in fields other than Communication, or who do not meet the minimum GPA or 21-hour requirement, may be admitted conditionally. Conditional admission will require a maximum of 9 hours of remedial coursework in the School of Communication's M.A. program during the applicant's first year, with a minimum earned GPA of 3.5.

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