{"id":1658,"date":"2024-05-21T17:54:27","date_gmt":"2024-05-21T22:54:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/schieffercollege.tcu.edu\/stratcomm\/?page_id=1658"},"modified":"2026-02-20T12:31:52","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T17:31:52","slug":"cpc-application-process","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/schieffercollege.tcu.edu\/stratcomm\/resources\/cpc-program\/cpc-application-process\/","title":{"rendered":"CPC Application Process"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The application process for summer 2026 has been concluded. Dates for the summer 2026 class, Cohort 14, will be July 26\u201331, 2026, plus a short mid-winter gathering in January 2027 and another week in July 2027 (dates TBD based on TCU academic calendar, available in summer 2026).<\/p>\n<h2>SUMMER 2027 APPLICATION PROCESS<\/h2>\n<p>Those interested in enrolling in the Certified Public Communicator\u00ae Program at TCU for summer 2027 may apply to the program between June 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.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/schieffercollege.tcu.edu\/stratcomm\/resources\/cpc-program\/cpc-application\/\">A link for the application form for summer 2027 will be available here when available, starting in June 2026.<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>New application process<\/h2>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>Keeping the program small gives faculty and students more connection, which is one of the program\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n<p>The CPC Board in January 2024 voted to adopt a new application process for the program for fully qualified students to be admitted to the program and to ensure their success. It decided that the new process would include these elements:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A letter of recommendation from the applicant\u2019s supervisor to demonstrate that the public communicator had support for the program and its requirements in the workplace;<\/li>\n<li>A statement of interest from the applicant, to ascertain that the applicant understands the rigors of the program and plan-writing;<\/li>\n<li>A new requirement that an applicant must have worked in the public sector for a substantial length of time (at least three or four years) before the application is submitted;<\/li>\n<li>A more explicit requirement that the majority of an applicant\u2019s job responsibilities include communication strategies and tactics;<\/li>\n<li>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; and<\/li>\n<li>Each public-sector applicant must apply on their own for the program, rather than an application being made by an employer for an undesignated employee.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/schieffercollege.tcu.edu\/stratcomm\/resources\/cpc-program\/cpc-application\/\">The application form for summer 2027 will be available on this page beginning June 2026.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The application process for summer 2026 has been concluded. 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