Personal interviews with members of the Ph.D. Admissions Committee are recommended and may be required. Professional experience in some field of communications is a highly desirable criterion for admission. A minimum of 87 hours of approved graduate work is required for the Ph.D. 1. Nine hours of electives. Twenty-four hours of dissertation.
All courses require the approval of the student's advising committee.
Admission to candidacy must be attained at least two semesters prior to graduation and requires successful completion of a written comprehensive examination. Each doctoral student's progress will be reviewed annually by the Doctoral Committee of the College of Communications. Candidates without prior teaching experience must register for Communications 521, Tutorial in Communications Teaching. Planned course offerings in the College of Communications for a full calendar year are available the preceding November. See also courses listed under Advertising, Broadcasting, Information Sciences, Journalism, and Speech Communication.