Technical Communication and Information Architecture (M.S.)

You must have a bachelor's degree from an accredited four-year institution with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0/4.0.

In addition to an application form, you must submit the following:

1. Professional statement discussing your professional and academic preparation and goals.
2. Two letters of recommendation from faculty or supervisors who can evaluate your potential for graduate-level work.
3. Official transcripts, or certified copies thereof, of all academic work at the college level or above.
4. Required test scores.

You are required to submit Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores with minimum scores of 144 in quantitative reasoning and 153 in verbal reasoning, and an analytical writing score of at least 3.0.

If you are an international student you must submit TOEFL scores unless you are exempt as specified in the "International Applicant Requirements" of the Graduate Bulletin. The minimum TOEFL score is 95, with minimum section scores of 20 each in the Listening, Reading, and Writing sections.

Applicants should contact Nathan Robbins, admissions and recruitment specialist in the Office of Graduate Admissions, with any questions about the application system or assistance uploading required files.

Note: Enrolling in courses does not guarantee later acceptance into a degree program, nor does meeting the minimum admission requirements. If you enter as a non-degree or certificate student you should first discuss your plans with the director of graduate studies.

International students who fit into any of the following categories will be considered to have met the requirement:

• Residents of a country where English is the only official language and who is a native English speaker
• Graduates of U.S. high schools
• Completed the equivalent of Iowa State’s English 150 or 250 with a grade of B or better at an accredited U.S. 2 year or 4 year college or university.
  

CONDITIONAL ADMISSION

If you meet all admission requirements but do not meet our English proficiency requirements, Iowa State offers conditional admission to attend our Intensive English and Orientation Program (IEOP). If you would like to enroll in IEOP, on the application choose "I would like to enroll in Iowa State’s IEOP program before I begin the academic study.”

Graduates of the TCIA program have gone onto successful careers in:

• Web design and development
• Quality assurance
• Content strategy
• Social media and marketing
• User experience and interface design