Thank you for your interest in the
Graduate Program in Communication. Listed below are the materials that are
required for a complete application. If you decide to apply for our M.A.
or Ph.D. programs, please make sure that you complete all of the requisite
materials and have them in the appropriate office by the deadlines.
Application
Deadlines
Applications
for admission must be received by the following deadlines:
January
15 for Fall admission (Ph.D. and M.A. programs)
October 1 for Spring admission (M.A. program only)
August 1 for the following Spring admission (international students)
Mailing
Addresses U.S. Citizens must submit
the following materials to the Office of Graduate Studies (OGS): The
$50 application fee; the application; the residency information; and
two copies of the official transcripts. Please send to:
The
University of New Mexico
Office of Graduate Studies
107 Humanities Building
Albuquerque, NM 87131-1041
The
GRE test scores, written Statement of Purpose/Letter of Intent, Application
for Teaching or Research Assistantship, Resume or Academic Vita, Writing
Sample, and Letters of Recommendation should be sent directly to the department
at:
Department
of Communication and Journalism
Attn: Graduate Administrator
The University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM 87131-1171
International
Students must submit the following materials to the Office
of International Admissions: The $40 application fee, the application,
the registration form, the official TOEFL/Michigan Test from
ETS, official transcripts (two in the original language and
two in English), and official diplomas or degree certificates
(two in the original language and two in English). Send these
materials to the Office of International Admissions at:
The
University of New Mexico
Office of International Admissions
Student Services Center, Room 140
Albuquerque, NM 87131
The
GRE test scores, written Statement of Purpose/Letter of Intent,
Application for Teaching or Research Assistantship, Resume
or Academic Vita, Writing Sample, and Letters of Recommendation
should be sent directly to the department at:
Department
of Communication and Journalism
Attn: Graduate Administrator
The University of New Mexico
Albuquerque,
NM 87131-1171
What
Happens Next
Once you have sent your materials, please let us know that
you have applied by sending our office a postcard or send us an
If you are an international student, please send us your date of birth
as well. This notification will help us keep track of your application.
We will notify you once we have received your application and let you
know if any materials are missing.
Please note that the respective admissions offices at UNM require a minimum
of two weeks to process your application materials. If you do not have
your application to the admissions office at least two weeks before the
stated deadline, then your file will probably not arrive at the Communication
& Journalism Department in time for review by the Graduate Committee.
Materials received after the deadline will not be considered for admission
(materials must be received by the deadline, not just postmarked.)
If you have a GRE score that you suspect will be late, contact our office
and let us know your scores informally. This will allow us to process
your application while we wait for the official scores. Please note that
the Office of International Admissions will not process applications that
have a late arriving TOEFL score, so please be sure to have that score
in to their office by the deadline. The TOEFL must be sent by ETS.
The Committee meets within two weeks after the deadline date to review
applications. To ensure that you receive the fullest consideration by
our Graduate Committee, please have all materials in the admissions offices
as early as possible.
Application
Materials
All application materials
submitted remain the property of the University of New Mexico and will
not be returned. The University and the Department require a 3.0 GPA for
admission to graduate study. The evaluation of your application will be
based on a composite assessment of the materials listed below.
1. Application
for Admission and Registration Information Form. For a copy
of these forms, go to OGS
Forms. For International students, the application form is available
here. Scroll
to the bottom of the page for the form. Our major code is 284 (#17) and
our graduate unit is communication (#16).
2. GRE General
Test scores (and TOEFL/The Michigan Test for international
students). For a site that carries several practice tests, including the
GRE, click here.
The GRE
General Test
The Communication & Journalism Graduate Committee requires acombined
Verbal and Quantitative scores that equal at least 800 (although 1,000
or above will make you more competitive). The GRE is now available
as a computer-based exam. Information on computerized tests and test
dates for the GRE are available at your nearest University Testing
Center (advanced registration is required) or you may call (609) 771-7670,
Educational Testing Services in Princeton, New Jersey or reach their
website here. The UNM Testing Center's
phone number is (505) 277-5345. When filling out your registration,
you will be asked to write in codes for institutions to which you
want your scores sent. Our Department codes are as follows: Institution
- 4845; Department - 4506 or 4599.
TOEFL or The Michigan Test (for International Applicants only)
International applicants must have, in addition to the GRE scores,
certified results of the TOEFL or The Michigan Test sent to the Office
of International Admissions. These scores will then be forwarded to
the Department. Although the UNM Office of International Admissions
considers a score of 560 on the paper-based TOEFL as a qualification
to process an application for admission, our department requires
a score of at least 600.
If you are taking the computer-based TOEFL, the required score is 250.
On the Michigan Test, your score needs to be at the 80th
percentile or above. All scores must arrive at the Office of International
Admissions before the deadline in order for your file to be reviewed.
For a TOEFL link, go to the international admissions link here.
3.
Two official transcripts from each institution that you have attended
must be sent to the Office of Graduate Studies or the Office of International
Admissions. Specifically, an official transcript must have a seal, stamp
or signature from a designated official. International students must send
two official transcripts in the original language and two official transcripts
in English.
4. Official Diplomas or Degree Certificates (if you are an International
Student) two in the original language and two in English from each institution.
5. Letters
of Recommendation (3-4). Recommendations should come from former professors
or those who are familiar with your academic work. Recommendations from
graduate students (i.e., teaching assistants) are not appropriate. Academic
recommendations are more helpful and carry more weight than do those from
current/previous employers. The writer of the letter should seal the envelope
and sign along the seal. U.S. residents please use the forms that are
available at the OGS website here.
Go to OGS Forms.
6.
Written Statement of Purpose/Letter of Intent Your statement should
be a total of at least three double-spaced typed pages.
Part One:
Identify your specific interests in Communication and any special
areas of study in our Department (intercultural, interpersonal, organizational,
rhetorical, heath, or mass communication). Talk about why you are
interested in our program.
Part Two: Describe a study or project that you would want to
investigate during your graduate studies in Communication. Cite publications
and other resources that you used to develop your statement of purpose.
7.
Résumé or Academic Vita
8. Application for Teaching or Research Assistantship can
be downloaded as a PDF form. Additional information
on asssistantships can be obtained here.
9. All Ph.D.
applicants must also submit a writing sample (i.e., articles submitted
for publication, conference papers, chapters of thesis, paper for a class).
Videotapes are not appropriate.
10. An
application fee of $40.00. A check or money order should be made out
to the University of New Mexico. The fee is non-refundable and cannot
be waived. The University will not process your application until they
receive the application fee. Please note, Do not send the application
fee to the department. Send the application fee to the Office of Graduate
Studies, or the Office of International Admissions.
11. Any
additional material that you think will be useful to us in evaluating
your application should be sent to the department.
If
you have questions regarding the admission process or procedures, please
contact the administrative assistant for the graduate program at (505)
277-1903, or send an e-mail
If you have any questions about
the graduate program as a whole, contact
or
Co-Graduate Directors. For information on reapplications
or readmission applications, or Change of Degree/Major applications, please
see the "Admission/Readmission
Guidelines" in your packet or call or write with your questions.
Catalogs
can be downloaded for no cost here or
purchased from the UNM Bookstore (505) 277-5451.
If you have any questions about
the graduate program as a whole, contact
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