Admissions
All students (current students, entering freshmen and transfer students) who wish to major in mass communication will be classified as pre-mass communication majors until applying for acceptance into the major and receiving official acceptance by the committee.
Requirements
- 2.5 GPA
- Completion of at least 36 hours
- Passing scores on Regents Exam (both sections)
- Completion with a grade of C or better in all of the following:
- Mass Communication and Society (MSCM 2200)
- Writing for Mass Media (MSCM 2204)
- English 1101
- English 1102
Meeting minimum requirements assures consideration but is not a guarantee of admission. Applicants presenting the highest qualifications will be accepted Fall and Spring semesters of each academic year.
Students wishing to be considered for application must complete the application and submit it to the Mass Communication Office (Terrell 211) no later than 4 p.m. on Friday of the second full week of the semester. Applications can be found in the MSCM Office in the Mass Communication Handbook (pdf).
A committee of the Mass Communication faculty will determine acceptance into the major.
Admit Date
Application deadline: 4 p.m., Friday of the second full week of the semester
Committee decision: Friday of the fourth full week of the semester
Students will be notified in writing of the committee's decision.
Other Information
Any student who receives more than one grade of D or F in any MSCM course will be ineligible to continue in the major, subject to appeal to the program faculty and the department chair.
Students who are found guilty of misconduct at any university level, including but not limited to cheating or plagiarism, will not be allowed to remain in the major.
No more than three journalism and/or mass communication courses totaling 9 hours completed prior to admission to the program may be applied toward requirements for the B.A. in Mass Communication. This includes courses taken at GCSU as well as any taken at other institutions. All courses over three will be placed in excess credit.
(Coursework completed prior to Fall of 2003 by students enrolled in GCSU prior to Fall 2003 will be counted toward the student's major.)
Upon acceptance, students must complete a concentration-specific check sheet before graduation.
