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 Mass Communications 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
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 Mass Communications 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 Mass Communications major in the College of Arts & Sciences.
The department will accept a maximum of 18 semester hours transferred from any other accredited higher education institution toward completion of the mass communications major. The remainder of a student’s 39 hour major must be completed in this department.
The department will accept a maximum of nine semester credits transferred from any other accredited higher education institution toward completion of the mass communications minor. The remainder of a student’s 21 hour minor must be completed in this department.
All mass communications courses that a student wishes to transfer should have a minimum grade of C. The burden of proof that a course meets a requirement in the mass communications major is the responsibility of the student and the institution from which the course in transferred. Transfer students should contact the chair of the Department of Mass Communications for a course transfer review.
