Admissions Requirements
To be eligible for admission to the PhD program in Communication, applicants must have earned an MA or MS degree before beginning the Fall term.
Writing sample (thesis chapters or prospectus preferred)
3 letters of recommendation addressing the applicant's academic and intellectual qualifications
Statement of Purpose (500-2000 words) should be broken into the following sections: (a) your scholarly and research interests in the field of communication, (b) why you wish to pursue graduate study in the Department of Communication at the University of Arizona (including explicit connections between your research interests and our faculty's areas of expertise), and (c) your plans following completion of your graduate degree. Prospective PhD students should incorporate specific information on their plans for doing research in our graduate program into this statement. We encourage applicants to list one or two specific core faculty with whom they wish to work.
GPA: 3.5 minimum
TRANSCRIPTS: For purposes of evlauation, we will accept unofficial transcripts of credits earned from ALL colleges and universities attended, uploaded where indicated on application. If applicant accepts offer of admission, we will require official transcripts sent to the Communication Dept at the University of Arizona.
GRE General Tests: See GRE test score info below.
For International students: English Proficiency Test is required. Please refer to the graduate college webpage shown here for types of tests accepted, as well as required scores: https://grad.arizona.edu/admissions/requirements/international-applicants#english-proficiency. ; Please note: because all of our graduate students are also hired as Graduate Teaching Assistants/Associates, applicants must achieve the higher test scores listed under "Special requirements for students who will be acting as Graduate Teaching assistants".
Standardized Tests
GRE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA CODE: 4832 DEPT GRE CODE: 4507
Required test(s): GRE Geneal Tests: Verbal, Quantitative, Analytical Writing Subtests. INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS also required to take English Proficiency exam: TOEFL preferred.
Minimum GRE Verbal: 156
Minimum GRE Quantitative: 146
Minumum GRE Written: 4.5
Minimum TOEFL: 95 IBT, 250 CBT, 600 PB
IELTS: composite score of 7, with no supject area below 6
Funding Opportunities
Graduate Teaching and Research Associateships, Tuition Scholarships, Graduate College fellowship funding, College of Social and Behavioral Sciences scholarship and fellowship funding
Admissions Deadlines
Domestic and International Applicants:
- Fall Admission: March 1
- Applications not accepted for admission during Spring or Summer semesters.
International Conditional Admission
International applicants will not be considered for conditional admission by this program.
Other Information
The GRE Institution Code for The University of Arizona is 4832
ETS Major Field Code(s) for this program: 4507
NRC Taxon(a) for this program: Communication
