{"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":"2026-07-24T17:33:23","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T22:33:23","slug":"cpc-application-process","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/schieffercollege.tcu.edu\/stratcomm\/resources\/cpc-program\/cpc-application-process\/","title":{"rendered":"CPC Application and Process"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The application timeframe and cost for the program have changed.<\/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 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.<\/p>\n<h2>Application form<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/schieffercollege.tcu.edu\/stratcomm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/07\/2027-CPC-Application.docx\">Download the application form for summer 2027<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>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. 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 process includes these elements:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A <strong>letter of recommendation<\/strong> 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 <strong>completed application<\/strong> form that includes\n<ul>\n<li>A <strong>statement of interest<\/strong> from the applicant, to ascertain that the applicant understands the rigors of the program and plan-writing;<\/li>\n<li>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\u2019s degree;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Candidate\u2019s <strong>resume<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>A requirement that the applicant <strong>must work in a public sector, non-partisan job<\/strong> 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.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/schieffercollege.tcu.edu\/stratcomm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/07\/2027-CPC-Application.docx\">Download the application form for summer 2027<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Completed application packets must be consolidated to one PDF (name file LASTNAME_CPCapp.PDF) and emailed to <a href=\"mailto:cpc-application@tcu.edu\">cpc-application@tcu.edu<\/a> before 11:59 p.m. CST on Dec. 31, 2026.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Questions:<\/strong> Please direct them to Dr. Sarah Maben at 817-257-1765 or <a href=\"mailto:s.maben@tcu.edu\">s.maben@tcu.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The application timeframe and cost for the program have changed. 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