Frequently Asked Questions
Faculty in our department teach and research communication from a variety of perspectives, including media studies, strategic communication, and rhetoric / speech communication, offering majors at the undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral levels.
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Office/Delivery Address (FedEx, UPS, etc.)
Office of Graduate Services
College of Arts and Sciences
25 Park Place, 3rd Floor, Suite 300
Atlanta, GA 30303
Office Hours: M – F 8:30 a.m. – 5:15 p.m.
Phone: 404-413-5040
Fax: 404-413-5036
Email: artsandsciencesgrad@gsu.edu
Mailing Address (U.S. Postal Service)
Office of Graduate Services
College of Arts and Sciences
P.O. Box 3993
Atlanta, GA 30302-3997
- Acceptable GRE* scores on the verbal and quantitative sections. Currently, the median combined verbal plus quantitative score for our students is around 1200. The minimum score for consideration for admission (combined verbal and quantitative) is 1000, with a verbal score of 500 or higher. On the new GRE scale, a typical minimum verbal score would be 153, and a quantitative score of at least 144, with a combined total score of at least 300.) Our applicants typically average higher than these minimums, averaging a combined GRE of 303 or better.
- An undergraduate cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher. (In cases where the cumulative GPA falls slightly below 3.0, but the GPA in the major or in the last two years is above 3.0, the applicant should indicate this in the personal statement.) Because Communication is an interdisciplinary major, we accept students with undergraduate degrees in all areas. We do not require applicants to have an undergraduate major in Communication.
- Two (2) letters of recommendation from individuals who can evaluate the applicant’s potential for creative or scholarly work. Please list your recommenders in the online application (so they receive a prompt for letters via e-mail). If recommenders send letters via regular mail, please have them sent to the Graduate Admissions Office.
- Official transcripts from all colleges/universities the applicant has attended.
- Personal statement of goals for pursuing the degree. The personal statement is generally 1 to 2 pages (single spaced), in essay form, which gives the admissions committee a sense of who you are, your intellectual or artistic formation and interests, and your reasons for wanting to study in our department.
- For international students, the college’s minimum overall score on the internet-based TOEFLis 80. The minimum score on the paper-based TOEFL is 550. The TOEFL is not required of students who have a Masters degree from an institution in the United States.
- A portfolio of your professional work, if you are applying to the Digital Media Track of the MA in Communication Program.
- An assistantship application, if you want to be considered for funding (click here).