Undergraduate Admissions
-- ADMISSION POLICY --
Admission to the University is sufficient for
admission to the College of Communications and Information
Studies as a premajor for students who have completed
less than 45 semester hours. An application must be filed
with the college in order for a student to be considered for
admission as a premajor or major. However, admission as a
premajor does not guarantee admission as a major in one
of the degree programs in the College of Communications and
Information Studies. In general, admission as a major depends
upon the qualifications and preparation of the applicant, as
well as the availability of resources for maintaining quality
instruction. Additionally, depending on the timing of admission
into the major program, students may not have access to major
classes until subsequent semesters.
Upper-division admission into a degree program
is necessary in order to be granted a baccalaureate degree from
the College of Communications and Information Studies.
-- Admission to Degree Programs --
In order to be admitted to any of the four
undergraduate majors (communication, integrated strategic
communication, journalism, and telecommunications) offered by
the College of Communications and Information Studies, an
applicant must fulfill the following requirements:
- Enrollment in the University of Kentucky (Students are
considered for acceptance by the college only after
acceptance by the University.);
- Completion of 45 semester hours of course work;
- Minimum of 2.6 cumulative grade-point average;
- Completion of premajor requirements of the program to
which application is made. Students must attain a minimum
grade-point average of 3.0 on all premajor courses*;
- Completion of the University Studies Program requirements
I (Math), II (Foreign Language), III (Inference), IV
(Written Communication) and VII (Social Sciences), plus six
more hours from VI (Natural Sciences) and/or VIII
(Humanities);
- Submission of an application form.
*For the journalism premajor requirements, the
student's grade in JOU 204 counts double in figuring the
premajor grade-point average.
Students meeting these requirements will be
designated as majors or as students with upper-division
standing in the program to which admission is granted. Any
student not meeting one or more of these requirements may be
granted pre-major status.
In the admission considerations, when personal,
academic, professional, or intellectual circumstances tend to
discount lower academic scores, admission may be granted if
there is other persuasive evidence of both the capability and
motivation to undertake successfully a program in the College of
Communications and Information Studies.
Annually, the College of Communications and
Information Studies faculty will review the minimum standards
required for admission to the college. Any change in
requirements will be implemented at the beginning of the
academic year (fall semester) and will be in effect for the
entire academic year. If the standards are to be changed, the
Dean of the College of Communications and Information Studies
will submit the proposed change by February 1 to the University
Senate Council for approval, with prior circulation to the
University deans and directors.
-- Admissions Process --
Application for admission to the College of
Communications and Information Studies, whether premajor or
major, must be received no later than April 1 for the summer
session, August 1 for the fall semester, and October 1 for the
spring semester. Normally such application will be made
prior to the satisfactory completion of 60 semester hours of
college-level courses. Subsequent transfer between majors will
be permitted only upon application to and acceptance by the
academic unit offering that major.
Each applicant bears the responsibility to see
that the application contains all the requested materials.
Automatic acceptance: Assuming all else
is in order, applicants with a 2.6 or above undergraduate
grade-point average will be accepted. Once accepted, each
student will be assigned a major advisor by the appropriate
department office.
Admission based upon departmental review:
Students who do not meet one or more of the requirements for
admission, but who feel that this is due to extenuating
personal, academic, professional, or intellectual circumstances,
must describe these circumstances in detail in a separate letter
of appeal. These circumstances will be considered by the
Admissions Committee of the appropriate program. The applicant
will be informed in writing of the committee's decision, which
also will be forwarded to the college's Office of Undergraduate
Studies.
-- Enrollment in Upper Division Courses --
Enrollment in College of Communications and
Information Studies courses numbered 300-599 will be limited in
order of priority to:
- majors and minors in College of Communications and
Information Studies degree programs;
- non-College of Communications and Information Studies
students who are registered for specific programs requiring
College of Communications and Information Studies courses;
- other students or categories of students with the express
permission of the department offering the course
(departments may choose to declare certain courses as open
enrollment courses).
-- Academic Advising --
Premajor (freshman and sophomore) advising in
the College of Communications and Information Studies is under
the jurisdiction of the Office of Student Services, 105 Grehan
Building. Premajor advisors are Cathy Hunt, Director of Student
Services, and Ashley Clark, Associate Director of Student
Services.
During advance registration periods, the college
will advise premajors through individual advising sessions with
college and department staff. Between advance registration
periods, including registration at the beginning of each term,
one faculty or staff member from each academic unit will be
available to advise premajors.
When students are admitted to the upper-division
of the college, they are assigned a faculty advisor from their
major program.
For more information about Academic Advising,
visit the "Contact" section
of this website.
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