Digital Communication Certificate

Admission Requirements

Consistent with the Graduate School and Department of Advertising and Public Relations criteria.

See the Admission Criteria section of this catalog for more information.

  Regular Admission: An Applicant whose credentials meet the following minimum requirements may be

    considered for regular admission:

• GPA: The applicant must have a grade point average of 3.0 overall, 3.0 in the last 60 semester hours in a degree program, or 3.0 for a completed graduate degree program.
• Admission Test Score: Not required by this certificate program
• Other Requirements: Students must also submit a statement of purpose, resume with two references, and three samples of academic and professional work, in accordance with the MA degree guidelines

Conditional Language Admission:

An international graduate applicant may be considered on an individual basis for conditional language admission if he or she does not meet the minimum TOEFL score requirement of 550 on the paper-based TOEFL or 79 on the iBT, 6.5 on the IELTS of 59 on the PTE.

General Requirements:

• Completed Bachelor’s degree with a 3.0 minimum GPA
• Acceptance into the certificate program
• 15 hours of coursework must be completed to receive the graduate certificate. Hours can be used later towards an MA in Advertising and Public Relations, if desired. Students can also enroll in another MA program concurrently with the certificate program. Transfer credit is not allowed for use towards the certificate program. 
• The certificate program is designed to be completed in one year. Students must complete the program within six years of enrollment. 

​Course Requirements

Certificate in Digital Communication		Hours
APR 522	Media Strategy and Analytics	3
APR 524 or	Reputation Comm Strategy	3
APR 525	Brand Communication Strategy
APR 541	Digital Communication Strategy	3
APR 542	Writing for Digital Comm	3
APR 543	Advanced Digital Marketing	3
Total Hours		15

Fall	Hours	Spring	Hours	Summer	Hours
APR 522	3	APR 524 or 525	3	APR 543	3
APR 541	3	APR 542	3
	6		6		3
Total Hours: 15