Graduate Admission

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Deadline for application

Applications should be submitted as early as possible, and they must, under ordinary circumstances, be received by May 5 for fall admission, November 15 for the spring semester, and April 15 for the summer session. For those candidates who are applying for a teaching assistantship, the application deadline is January 15.

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Grade Requirements

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Regular admission requires a minimum undergraduate average of approximately B (3.1 on a 4.0 scale), overall and in the proposed major, from the University of Kansas or from another institution with substantially equivalent requirements for the baccalaureate degree. If the applicant has already completed a Master's degree, at least a 3.6 grade point average for previous graduate work is required.

If other factors suggest the potential for successful graduate work, applicants with grade averages as low as C+ (2.7 on a 4.0 scale) may be admitted to the Master's program on probation or on a provisional basis.

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Prerequisites

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Since courses relevant to the study of human communication in its various dimensions are offered by a number of academic departments, a background adequate to the beginning of graduate work in Communication Studies may be acquired in a number of ways. As a consequence, each applicant's academic record will be reviewed to determine the sufficiency of his/her background. Ordinarily, 12-15 hours of approved course work dealing with communication and social interaction (courses which can be equated with undergraduate courses in Communication Studies) will be considered to constitute adequate preparation. Under circumstances where an applicant's background is deemed insufficient, additional hours will be required for completion of the graduate degree.