Communication Studies - Human Relationships

Academic Eligibility

First-year students: To be eligible for admission, freshman students must have met/be on track to meet all upper/senior secondary school requirements with the equivalent of a 2.5 GPA to be automatically considered for admission to undergraduate programs.

Transfer students: Transfer students must have graduated from secondary school and completed at least 12 university-level credits (1 semester) with the equivalent of a 2.0 GPA.

UM Undergraduate Admissions uses a 4.0 unweighted scale to determine GPA. If your school does not calculate GPA, we will calculate it for you when we evaluate your academic records. 

Documents for Admission

Secondary school students/graduates: Please submit academic transcripts/mark sheets for grades 9-12 and secondary school leaving certificates, exam results or diplomas showing secondary school completion (if applicable)

Students who have completed at least one semester (12 U.S. credits) of university or post-secondary study: university transcript/mark sheets/exam results listing all courses, grades and credits/hours and diplomas/graduation certificates (if applicable). Students who qualify for transfer do not need to submit secondary school documents.

English translations: All documents not originally issued in English must also be accompanied by word-for-word English translations. You, the applicant, can make the translations yourself.

Admission consideration for international applicants can proceed with unofficial documents. Unofficial documents are photocopies or scans of original academic documents submitted to University of Montana directly by you, the student. Unofficial documents can be uploaded to your admission portal.

Career development in the communication studies degree

At UM, we want to go beyond helping you succeed in your academic coursework: we want to make sure you hit the ground running in your career once you graduate.

No other local communication studies program gives students the benefit of working with faculty who are so well grounded in the immediate community – with service learning and research partnerships a common occurrence – and so involved in shaping the discipline of communication studies through high-profile research, publications and leadership in academic associations. Throughout your time with us, our faculty will serve as mentors, providing direction from real-world experience.

Clubs and student organizations for communication majors

Student organizations offer the chance to build your professional network and make new friends. Opportunities for majors in communication studies include:

• The National Parliamentary Debate Association (NPDA)
• Pi Kappa Delta
• Net Benefits
• The Council of Forensic Organizations
• The Commission on Presidential Debates
• Lambda Pi Eta (LPH)

1. Complete an online application
2. Pay the application fee
3. Submit required application documents

• English language proficiency requirements
• Academic records
• Financial information
• Copy of passport
• Transfer form (for transfer students only) 

You can also download our International Admissions Checklist to help you submit all required materials.