Communications, Professional Communications 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, each applicant must have a minimum undergraduate GPA of 2.75 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. At least one year of professional experience related to the field of communication is 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.