Communications, Mass Communications Research and Theory Concentration, M.A.

(30 units)

Students must meet the CSU requirements for admission to a master’s degree program. Please consult the Graduate Admissions  section in this catalog for complete information. In addition, applicants
must have earned a minimum undergraduate GPA of 3.0 and minimum GRE score of 153 on the verbal portion. If the preparatory work was in a language other than English, a minimum TOEFL score of 550 (paper) or 80 (Internet) is also required. The following courses or their equivalents must be completed before undertaking graduate courses:.

• Communications writing (COMM 201 , COMM 301 , COMM 351  or COMM 362 )
• Introductory course in communications or area of specialty (COMM 233 , COMM 332 , COMM 350  or COMM 361 )
• COMM 410 - Principles of Communication Research (3)  

Note: Undergraduate prerequisite courses must be completed and do not count toward the graduate degree.

University writing requirements must be met as described on the Graduate Studies website: fullerton.edu/graduate/

A study plan must be filed before the first nine units of coursework are completed.