For students entering in Fall 2008, the University requires that the applicant for admission to the major must fulfill the following requirements for acceptance:

• satisfactory completion of 42 semester credit hours or more;
• attainment of a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher;
• achievement of grades of "C-" or better in COL 110, COL 111(or COL 115), COL 140, COL 145, and COL 240;
• achievement of passing grades ("D" or better) in COL 105, COL 120, COL 130, COL 135, COL 150, COL 155, COL 230, COL 250  and two Comparative Professional Systems (xxx 125) courses. (Note: COL 260 is also required for graduation but some colleges require that COL 260 be completed within the first 48 credit hours while others specify that COL 260 be completed within the first 63 credit hours.)

COL 260 is required for graduation, and the College will specify whether it must be completed prior to acceptance into the major in Communication and Media Sciences.