Admission Requirements
First-time freshmen students that meet ONE of the following criteria will be automatically admitted to SIUE and eligible for Direct Entry to the Applied Communication Studies major in the College of Arts & Sciences. Current University admission standards are:
- Cumulative 2.6 high school GPA (4.0 scale)
- Cumulative 2.0 high school GPA (4.0 scale) AND 990 SAT ERW + M OR 19 ACT
- Rank in Top 10% high school graduating class
Transfer students who have attempted at least 30 semester hours in courses at accredited institutions will be automatically admitted to SIUE and eligible for Direct Entry to the Applied Communication Studies major in the College of Arts & Sciences provided they have earned a minimum cumulative 2.0 GPA (4.0 scale) in coursework at the previous accredited school(s) attended.
Transfer students who have attempted fewer than 30 semester hours in courses at accredited institutions must meet transfer admission criteria AND first-time freshmen criteria to be automatically admitted to SIUE and eligible for Direct Entry to the Applied Communication Studies major in the College of Arts & Sciences.
Transfer
Students who choose to take one or more classes at another institution and apply that credit to an SIUE degree should obtain prior approval for the course from the appropriate academic advisor to make sure the course is acceptable for program credit.
- Applied communication studies majors: A maximum of 18 semester hours of transferred applied communication studies coursework could be applied to 36-hour program
- Applied communication studies minors: A maximum of nine semester hours of transferred applied communication studies coursework could be applied to 18-hour program
