University of South Dakota

Type: Public University

Student Faculty Ratio: 16:1

Founded: 1862

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Communication
College of Arts and Sciences
Masters

Information

Application Fee: $35
Tuition per Year: $12768
Avg. Scholarship: $0
Entry Semesters: Spring Fall
Application Dealine: $Fall Start Priority Deadline: March 31 Final Deadline: Two weeks before the start of the semester Spring Start Final Deadline: Two weeks before the start of the semester

Requirements

Min GPA: 3
Require GRE: No
Require GMAT: No
Required Documents:
Diploma
Transcript
Transcript Evaluation
English Test Report
Resume
Personal Statement
Letters of Recommendation: 3
Additional Admission Requirements: Applicants must have completed a minimum of 15 credit hours of undergraduate coursework in Communication Studies, Mass Communication, or a related discipline, as approved by the department. The coursework usually considered applicable to the 15 credit hour requirement include sociology, psychology, anthropology, and other social sciences or literature. For any student whose undergraduate degree is not in Communication Studies or Mass Communication specifically, we strongly advise enrollment in CMST 505 Theories of Communication (C) in the first semester (offered every fall) to provide a solid background in Communication. This course will be considered part of the 36 hours required in the graduate program.

English Proficiency

English Test Waiver:

Applicants who have obtained a degree from the US, UK, Ireland, Canada (not including Quebec), Australia or New Zealand are not required to submit an approved English Proficiency exam score

PTE Pearson Test of English Academic
Total: 53 Reading/Literacy:  Writing/Production:  Listening/Comprehension:  Speaking/Conversation: 
IELTS International English Language Testing System
Total: 6 Reading/Literacy:  Writing/Production:  Listening/Comprehension:  Speaking/Conversation: 
TOEFL Test of English as a Foreign Language
Total: 79 Reading/Literacy:  Writing/Production:  Listening/Comprehension:  Speaking/Conversation: 
DET Duolingo English Test
Total: 105 Reading/Literacy:  Writing/Production:  Listening/Comprehension:  Speaking/Conversation: