ADVERTISING

Interim Head of the Department: Linda M. Scott

Correspondence and Admission Information: Director of Graduate Studies in Advertising, c/o Cinda Robbins-Cornstubble, 119 Gregory Hall, 810 South Wright Street, Urbana, IL 61801; (217) 333-1602; Fax: (217) 244-3348; E-mail: ccornstu@uiuc.edu

URL: www.comm.uiuc.edu/Advertising

GRADUATE DEGREE PROGRAM

The Department of Advertising offers a graduate program leading to the master of science degree.

ADMISSION

Admission to graduate study in advertising requires completion of the requirements for a bachelor's degree in an accredited institution of recognized standing. Applicants are required to submit results from ei ther the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) or the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) and are required to attach to the application a short essay indicating why they want to pursue graduate work in advertising. Non-native English speaking applicants are required to show evidence of English proficiency, which is provided by a satisfactory score on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). Currently, the minimum score of 607 on the paper-based TOEFL (253 on the computer-based TOEFL) is expected by the Department of Advertising. The Graduate College admission requirements also apply.

MASTER OF SCIENCE

Candidates for the M.S. degree must complete at least nine units. Students with an undergraduate major in advertising can usually earn the M.S. degree in one academic year and one summer session if they take a full course of study. Applicants without an undergraduate major in advertising may be required to take as many as nine background courses in addition to the nine un its, making this a two-year program.

Students will be advised of the probable number of units required for graduation at their first advising appointment prior to registration.