Spring 2018 Application Sessions
All current TCU students who would like to apply to the Strategic Communication program should plan to attend one of three application essay-writing sessions in February 2017. (To apply, a student must have completed at least one semester at TCU, so that he or she has a TCU GPA; new first-year students should wait until fall 2018 to apply to the program.)
To sign up for a session, current TCU students should visit the program’s main office, Moudy South 211, to register for one of these sessions:
Monday, Feb. 5 at 5pm
Tuesday, Feb. 6 at 5pm
Monday, Feb. 12 at 4pm
Once a current student has signed up to attend one of these sessions, she or he should bring a current resume and an unofficial transcript from TCU, which will be collected along with an essay and creative writing exercise that will be completed during the session.
More information about admission to the major
In 2012, a new admission process for Strategic Communication was put into place. Admission to the major requires multiple steps, and admission is competitive. Students with more than 80 college credits will not be admitted to the major, whether internal or external transfers, because course sequencing in the major requires at least four long semesters to complete.
You may always receive information about the next semester’s application sessions by emailing Nancy Davis at n.a.davis@tcu.edu, and you’ll be placed on an information list.
To be considered for admission to the Department of Strategic Communication, students must complete all of the following, based on their current student status:
INCOMING FIRST-YEAR STUDENTS FOR SPRING 2018: Entering first-year students, once admitted to TCU, may declare the major prior to June 1, before orientation sessions begin, and be directly admitted to the major in only the fall semester if they meet the following requirements: They must have completed no hours at TCU (except for hours awarded for AP or IB courses, or dual-credit hours awarded in high school through another university or college).
INTERNAL TRANSFER STUDENTS: An internal transfer student is one who is currently enrolled in another degree program at TCU. These students must have a 2.5 minimum overall TCU GPA (and should have a 3.0 GPA to be competitive). If you would like to receive a reminder about the fall 2017 application sessions, please email n.a.davis@tcu.edu to be placed on a reminder list.
EXTERNAL TRANSFER STUDENTS: The TCU Office of Admissions makes the decision on all transfer applicants. To be considered for provisional admission to the strategic communication major during the first semester after admission to TCU, students should have at least a 3.0 transfer GPA from a four-year institution and a 3.25 GPA from a two-year institution. If this GPA is in place and spaces are open in the gateway courses (STCO 11103, STCO 16103, STCO 23113 and STCO 23123) in the first semester, students may enroll in these courses after they have met with an academic adviser in the program and have read and signed the ethics and professionalism statement.
Potential internal transfer students should plan to:
- Attend one of the several monitored in-person essay-writing sessions held no later than the first six weeks of each long semester (contact the program’s main office at stratcomm@tcu.eduor visit its website at edu to determine dates and locations for these sessions for upcoming semesters).
- Complete a Personal Creative Narrative about reasons for selecting the strategic communication major and another creative assignment, written on-site.
- Read and sign the Ethics and Professionalism Statement for the Department of Strategic Communication, and complete a basic information form for the advising folder.
- Turn in an application packet at the end of the essay-writing session that includes a resume and transcripts verifying the GPA (for internal and external transfer students only); the Personal Creative Narrative and creative assignment; and the Ethics and Professionalism Statement for the Department of Strategic Communication.
After admittance to the strategic communication major, students must earn a C or higher in each required course and have a combined 2.5 GPA in the four gateway courses before they may enroll in any advanced required courses.