The application timeframe and cost for the program have changed.
SUMMER 2027 APPLICATION PROCESS
Those interested in enrolling in the Certified Public Communicator® Program at TCU for summer 2027 may apply to the program between August 1 and Dec. 31, 2026, in order to be considered for admission in Summer 2027. All applications will be reviewed together by CPC Board Members in January 2027, with decisions communicated by Feb. 1, 2027, for summer admission. Admitted students will then be given one month to complete registration and arrange payment. Cost of the program for summer 2027 is $4,000.
Application process
Typically, a cohort in the program comprises about 25-28 students. As of 2026, the program has graduated more than 300 professionals from 12 cohorts. Keeping the program small gives faculty and students more connection, which is one of the program’s strengths. Another is the network that professionals gain, since students meet about 25 people from their own cohort, as well as about 50 other people from the cohorts ahead and behind them, too.
The process includes these elements:
- A letter of recommendation from the applicant’s supervisor to demonstrate that the public communicator had support for the program and its requirements in the workplace;
- A statement of interest from the applicant, to ascertain that the applicant understands the rigors of the program and plan-writing;
- A statement from the applicant affirming they have 1.) worked in the public sector for at least three years before the application is submitted and 2.) have earned a bachelor’s degree; and
- A requirement that the applicant must work in a public sector, non-partisan job that receives compensation from a single public-sector entity such as municipal government (city or county), school district, or public-serving agency such as a water district, county hospital, community college district, or similar public-sector entity.
The application form for summer 2027 will be available on this page beginning August 2026.