This degree allows the student to construct a personalized program that draws from the following areas: rhetorical, interpersonal, organizational, or intercultural communication, performance studies, forensics or instructional communication.
1. Application for Admission to the University. The office of Enrollment Services processes applications to the University and forwards those meeting University criteria to the Department.
2. Application to the Department. In addition to the University application, prospective students are also required to submit an application and supporting materials directly to the Department. An application form along with detailed instructions are available on-line at the Department's website (http://www.csulb.edu/depts/comstudies). Generally, the department accepts students who have a minimum 3.0 Overall Undergraduate GPA and a minimum combined score of 900 on the Verbal and Quantitative sections of the Graduate Record Exam (minimum of 400 per section) on August 1, 2011, the GRE revised the test and scoring system. For tests taken after, August 1, 2011, applicants will need a minimum combined score of 297 on the Verbal and Quantitative sections, with no less than 146 on either section. The decision to admit is never based on a single indicator. Students who do not meet these requirements may seek admission through appeal.
1. Requirements
2. Prerequisites
3. Students must comply with all University regulations outlined in the CSULB Catalog.
Individuals with a Bachelor's degree in Communication Studies (or its equivalent) from a fully-accredited college or university must have approved coursework in the following:
1. A minimum of thirty hours of graduate work in Communication Studies distributed as follows:
2. No more than 3 units may be taken outside the Communication Studies Department or transferred from another institution. The graduate advisor must approve any courses taken outside the department or transferred from another institution.
3. Completion of the Department's Comprehensive Examination or of an acceptable thesis. (Note: In order to satisfy the culminating activity requirement (thesis, project, or comprehensive examination dependent upon the program), students must earn at least three (3) units and no more than six (6) units related to the completion of the culminating activity.)
4. Please note that Internships and student teaching cannot be included in the required thirty units.
Any questions not answered in these pages should be directed to the Department Graduate Advisor.
Students may apply the following graduate courses in Communication Studies toward the Master's Degree:
Undergraduate Core Courses