Admission is granted only to those with high promise for success in graduate study. Potential may be demonstrated by significant professional experience, previous schooling, and test scores recorded within the past five years on the GRE . A minimum GPA of 3.1 is acceptable, with special consideration given to course work in the broad field of Communication Studies. Generally, students must provide acceptable test scores at the time of enrollment. If students are otherwise highly qualified, they may take the GRE during their first semester of enrollment with continued enrollment contingent upon test results.

The minimum Academic Index required for admission is:

GPA X Average GRE Score [(Verbal + Quantitative)] / Analytical writing minimum of 4.0 = 1350

Up to 10 percent of students in the program may be accepted with less than the minimum index if they demonstrate to the Graduate Communication Committee that they can perform at the graduate level.