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Applications are reviewed by the betboom casino review and Media (I&M) Ph.D. Executive Committee and the three participating units - the Department of Advertising + Public Relations, the School of Journalism and the Media and betboom app.

Like other MSU Ph.D. programs, this is a competitive review, with applicants ranked among all that apply for a given year. Admission is for the fall semester only. The review of applications begins December 5, so early applications are encouraged. The deadline for applicants who wish to be considered for funding is December 1 of each year. Late applications are considered on a case-by-case basis after that date.

Next application deadline: December 1, 2024

Steps to Apply

The 4 steps of the application process are listed below. Please review all steps before you begin the application process.

Step 1

Meet Our Faculty

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Step 2

Complete the MSU Graduate School Application

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Step 3

Upload the Following Materials Through the Applicant Portal

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The MSU Graduate Application system will require online submission of the following (NO HARD COPIES accepted):

  • Academic Statement. A concise academic statement of your plans for doctoral study, your career goals and how the betboom casino review and Media Ph.D. program will help you meet your career and educational objectives. Be sure to relate your plans and goals to the interests of the faculty you have contacted. To help us connect you to our faculty please indicate which unit (Advertising and Public Relations, Journalism or Media and betboom casino review) fit you best. Designate multiple units if you see a fit in more than one unit. Tell us which faculty member(s) you would like to work with. We recommend statements be between 250-500 words long.
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  • Sole Authored Writing Sample. For example, a conference paper, journal article, Master's thesis (methods and review literature only), or class project will fulfill this requirement.
  • Resume (CV). Include all activities that account for betboom casino review time since earning a bachelor’s degree (e.g. employment, military service, travel). Include the type of activity, name of employer, city/state and dates. List the most recent activity first. Also include all relevant professional experiences, locations, dates and any scholarly conference presentations or publications.
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*Our program no longer requires the GRE

International Applicants Only

  • Name on Application.Please print your name on the application exactly as it appears in your passport. The betboom casino review will be used to complete the necessary visa documents, so matching your passport betboom casino review is critical.
  • English Language Proficiency. All international students whose first language is not English must demonstrate proficiency in English as a condition for regular admission to MSU. Test scores should be sent from the testing agency directly to MSU. Most testing authorities are able to send scores electronically. In the rare case that a physical copy must be sent, it should be sent to.
    • Office of Admissions
      Hannah Administration Building
      426 Auditorium Road, Room 250
      East Lansing, MI 48824-2604

MSU is currently accepting the following tests for international students applying for Fall 2024. Reported scores must be no older than 2 years.

  • Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) Internet-based test (iBT):No subscore below 19 for reading, listening, and speaking; no writing subscore below 22; with a minimum average of 80.
  • International English Language Testing System (IELTS): A minimum average score of 6.5. No subscore below 6.0.
  • Duolingo English Test: 110 or higher
  • Automatic waivers are permitted only for those who have completed a four-year college degree in the United States or an MAdegree at an AAU Tier I Institution.

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Step 4

Transcripts

The applicant must request each college or university attended to date to submit one copy of the official transcript to the Office of Admissions. The transcripts should show the courses taken and the grades earned.

  • Domestic

Transcripts from domestic institutions can be sent electronically from the institution to the Academic Program Coordinator, Nicole Bond at bondnic@msu.edu.

  • International

Official copies of ALL records from all postsecondary schooling attended/attending. Mark sheets, transcripts, certificates, and diplomas, must be submitted as official documents directly from each institution. In most cases, these documents will need to be sent in official, sealed, issuing institution envelopes. If you are not in betboom casino review home country, you can arrange for a friend or family to pick up the documents, sealed in an envelope from the institution and mail them to the address listed below on betboom casino review behalf. The documents need to be in a sealed envelope from the institution in order for it to be considered official.

Records must show courses taken, grades earned, andmust be translated into Englishif the original records are in another language. Translations must be done by the issuing institution, a certified translator in the country of study, or by an American Translator’s Association certified translator in the US. The original record should be also included.

Note that MSU requires final, degree-granting academic records to be sent as proof of degree award. Many international transcripts do not indicate degree award betboom casino review, and therefore MSU requests applicants send official copies of their final degree diplomas as proof of degree award.

For applicants who have been awarded degrees - final, official records should be sent during the application process. For applicants completing degree programs during the application process, the latest, official, available academic records should be sent, with final records sent as soon as possible after admission.

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Applicants may upload copies of their transcripts to their betboom casino review application portal for the review process only. Official international transcripts will need to be sent from the degree granting institutions themselves directly to MSU in a sealed envelope to be considered official. If admitted, you will have until the end of the first month of your first semester to get all official transcripts turned in to avoid a hold being placed on your account.

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Questions? Additional betboom casino review about the betboom casino review and Media PhD program may be obtained from:

Nicole Bond
Academic Programs Coordinator
bondnic@msu.edu