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How to Get Started

1. As early as possible in the academic junior or senior year, you should contact Dr. Julie Apker, director of graduate studies for the ÃÛÌÒÉçÇø School of Communication, to discuss this option and review the requirements, timelines and application procedures.
2. Meet with your Hope undergraduate academic advisor to review current and anticipated credit hour status and identify what courses will qualify for transfer and prior learning assessment.
3. Apply for admission to the master’s program in the School of Communication.
4. Upon acceptance, you must meet with the director of graduate studies to prepare an appropriate program of study that includes the course credits to transfer in as electives and the course credits that will count through prior learning assessment.
5. If you're adding credits through prior learning assessment (COM 7100 and/or COM 7120), share the content with the director of graduate studies for review by the graduate committee. Upon approval, these credits will count as electives to your master’s degree.
6. A letter listing which undergraduate graduate courses will be counted in the master’s degree will be sent to you and will be included in your graduate file.

• Complete the University application and satisfy university admission requirements;
• An undergraduate minimum GPA of 3.0 from Hope College;
• Undergraduate transcripts from Hope College;
• A resume or curriculum vitae (CV); and
• A written statement of academic and personal interest (500-1500 words).

Graduate test scores (GRE) are NOT required.

• Choose Degree-Seeking graduate application
• Then, select the application type
  • Correct: Communication – MA
  • Incorrect: Communication accelerated MA (this is the AGDP for ÃÛÌÒÉçÇø students only)

ADMISSION DEADLINES

Eligible Hope College Courses

Transferable Credits: up to 6 credits, must have earned a B grade or better

• COMM 320 – Family Communication
• COMM 330 – Organizational Communication
• COMM 335 – Leadership Skills and Perspectives
• COMM 360 – The Art and Science of Persuasion
• COMM 371 – Intercultural Communication: Communicating Across Differences
• COMM 372 – Gender Communication

Prior Learning Assessment: up to 6 credits, based on the evaluation of final deliverable(s)

• COMM 399 – Communication Internship
• COMM 460 – Communication Theory
• COMM 463 – Rhetorical Theory
• COMM 470 – Cultural Communication Theory

Funding

Hope students are eligible to apply for teaching assistantships for the year they are enrolled at ÃÛÌÒÉçÇø. Assistantships pay for up to 18 hours of graduate course tuition plus a stipend. TAs also receive extensive, year-round mentoring to prepare them for instruction. Click here for how to apply, deadlines, and teaching details.