Overview

Department of Communication and Dramatic Arts / Department of Communication and Dramatic Arts is located in Mount Pleasant, MI, in a small setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Master of Arts (MA)	Communication	Communication and dramatic arts

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	11

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?
Evening/weekend programs available?
Distance learning programs available?	No

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam ..To be admitted to the program, applicants must have a GPA of 3.0 or higher in the last 60 hours of undergraduate study and at least 3.0 in the last 15 hours of communication courses or courses approved by the department. Students who do not meet the above requirements may be admitted to graduate study on a conditional basis. Comp Exam Required for some Thesis Required for some

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

33

Applied

17

Accepted

13

Enrolled

Applying

40

Application Fee - Domestic

40

Application Fee - International

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	March 15th	March 15th	No
Winter deadline	October 15th	October 15th	No
Spring deadline	October 15th	October 15th	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	..To be admitted to the program, applicants must have a GPA of 3.0 or higher in the last 60 hours of undergraduate study and at least 3.0 in the last 15 hours of communication courses or courses approved by the department. Students who do not meet the above requirements may be admitted to graduate study on a conditional basis.

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 600 TOEFL IBT score: 100
IELTS: Recommended

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Application deadlines for financial awards	March 15
Types of financial support available	Teaching Assistantships Graduate Assistantships Career or field-related internships Federal Work-Study

Student Body

11

Total Graduate Students

Not Reported

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	0%
Black or African American	9.09%
White or Caucasian	90%
American Indian or Alaska Native	18.18%
Asian	9.09%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	0%
Unknown	27.27%

Gender

Male (36%)

Female (63%)

Faculty

10

Total faculty

Full-time - 10

Part-time - 0

Male (3)

Female (7)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Communication Rhetoric Interpersonal communication Political communication Crisis communication
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	0

Location & Contact

Address 1200 South Franklin Street
Mount Pleasant, MI  48859
United States

Contact Dr. William O. Dailey
Chairperson
Email: daile1wo@cmich.edu
Phone: 989-774-3177
Fax: 989-774-2498

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