Admission Requirements
Except for incoming freshmen, students wishing to apply for a major in mass communications are required to:
- Complete all academic development courses required by the University
- Complete any required courses to address high school deficiencies
- Achieve a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.2 at SIUE
Transfer
The department will accept a maximum of 18 semester hours transferred from any other accredited higher education institution toward completion of the mass communications major. The remainder of a student’s 39 hour major must be completed in this department.
The department will accept a maximum of nine semester credits transferred from any other accredited higher education institution toward completion of the mass communications minor. The remainder of a student’s 21 hour minor must be completed in this department.
All mass communications courses that a student wishes to transfer should have a minimum grade of C. The burden of proof that a course meets a requirement in the mass communications major is the responsibility of the student and the institution from which the course in transferred. Transfer students should contact the chair of the Department of Mass Communications for a course transfer review.