MA in Communication

Bachelor Degree

All transcripts from colleges or universities outside the United States must be translated into English, if applicable, and submitted for evaluation to the Mason Office of Admissions.

Prospective students who seek to enter the United States in F-1 or J-1 immigration status, or who seek to attend Mason following attendance at another US school, must complete the Certificate of Financial Responsibility (CFR), which can be downloaded online. The form and financial support documents must be submitted to the Admissions Office with the application. 1) A Certificate of Financial Responsibility (CFR) Link:- https://admissions.gmu.edu/documents/internationalFinancialResponsibilityCertificate.pdf 2) Financial support documents

Letters of recommendation should speak to the applicant’s character, work ethic, academic or professional achievements, and/or preparedness for graduate study. Ideally, at least 1 of the 2 recommendations will come from someone who can speak directly to the applicant’s previous academic performance.

Provide a copy of the identification page of your passport.

Needs to be between 750-1000 words and uploaded to the online application. The goals statement should include the following information: Your future career goals and how an MA in Communication from Mason can help you achieve these goals.

TOEFL/IELTS/PTE/Duolingo

In 1000-2000 words, respond to the following prompt: What is a current problem related to strategic, health, or science communication that you might be interested in investigating? Why is this problem important? What would we need to know in order to address and help solve this problem? How would you apply your academic examination of the problem to future works, or if you were to design a study that investigates this problem, what would your study look like? The writing sample is limited to 2000 words and must be uploaded to the online application.