Master of Arts in Speech Communication and Rhetorical Studies

Admission Requirements

The application process includes:

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution. 
•  Transcripts from all previously attended institutions of higher education. 
•  Two letters of recommendations from faculty who can write in support of the applicant’s scholarship and potential ability to complete graduate-level work. 
•  A writing sample (academic or professional). 
•  In order to be adequately prepared for graduate study, entering students should have taken at least 15 semester hours in the following undergraduate communication courses, earning at least a 3.0 GPA: 3 s.h. in basic oral communication (theory and practice) 
  •  3 s.h. in public speaking 
  •  3 s.h. in performance studies 
  •  3 s.h. in interpersonal communication 
  •  3 s.h. in rhetorical studies (in addition to public speaking)