Speech Communication Masters Degree

Graduate Program

Graduate Requirements

All candidates for the Master of Arts degree in communication must meet the following requirements: 

1. Completion of a minimum of 36 hours of graduate credit with a cumulative grade-point average of 3.0 in all course work applied towards the degree.
2. No more than six semester hours in independent study courses may be applied to this degree.
3. A grade of “B” or better in each core course. Students choosing the thesis option must submit a standard master’s quality thesis involving original research and satisfactorily defend the thesis. Students choosing the thesis option must complete 30 hours of coursework and COMM 5395 Thesis I and COMM 5396 Thesis II.
4. Students choosing the project option must submit a master’s quality project involving original research and satisfactorily defend the project. Students choosing the project option must complete 30 hours of coursework and COMM 5397 Project I and COMM 5398 Project II.
5. Students choosing the comprehensive examination option must complete 36 hours of coursework and satisfactorily complete a comprehensive examination over coursework taken during the student's last semester of enrollment.

• Graduate Degree Program and Admission
• COMM Degree Plan PDF
• COMM Degree Plan xlsx