We will accept up to two courses from another university toward the major. Courses will be evaluated by the Director of Undergraduate programs prior to acceptance toward major requirements. These will count as your non-departmental courses.

We will accept up to two elective courses from another department or university toward the major, this includes study abroad courses. Courses will be evaluated by the Director of Undergraduate programs prior to acceptance toward major requirements. Please see our website regrading transfer courses.

Yes. As soon as you are accepted into the major, you need to set up an appointment with your assigned advisor and together complete a Declaration Form. One copy of the form needs to be turned into the Media Studies office. Declarations appear on SIS typically one week after the declaration was submitted.

Yes, if you are a second year or first semester third year student.

We strive to get our decisions to you as soon as possible. For Fall admissions, we expect decisons to me made within 10 days of the closing of the application.

The application is an online form, linked from our website. It consists of a report of your overall GPA and MDST courses taken to date (and your MDST GPA), two essays, and the contact information (generally email) for one professor or TA who has agreed to act as your reference.  You do NOT need to obtain a letter from this person, but they must have agreed to provide a short reference upon our request.

The application will open on August 1st and close on August 15th at 5:00pm. 

The application is typically due at the beginning of March (prior to Spring break), but the date changes year to year. Check our website.

No. Fourth year students cannot apply to Media Studies

You can only apply in the fall of your third year. You must be enrolled in MDST 2000 to apply.

You can apply in the summer prior to the start of your third year. 

You can apply in either the spring of your second year if you have fulfilled the requirements specified in Q2 OR you can apply in the fall of your third year

In the spring

There are TWO applications each year, one in the spring and one in the fall. The fall application is ONLY for third year and third year transfer students. The spring application is for second year students.

Yes. You must have an average GPA of 2.000 or higher.

You can use all 3000 and above courses that start with MDST. In addition, Media Studies accepts some pre-approved courses from other departments. You can find these in the following lists. Some are in the Non-US Media Approved Course List. Some are in the Practice of Media Approved Course List (note that ONLY one course from this list can be applied toward the MDST major). Some are in the Diversity and Identity Approved Course List. And some are in the Media Concentrations list of courses.

Yes. You can apply to the major ONLY if you have fulfilled one of the following conditions:

·         If you already took either MDST 2000 and your grade was a C+ or higher

·         If you are currently enrolled in MDST 2000

·         If you have completed two courses that can be applied towards the MDST major and you earned a C+ or higher in both

·         If you have completed one course that can be applied toward the MDST major with a C+ or more AND you are enrolled in one course that can be applied toward the major

·         If you are a newly matriculated rising third year transfer student

A matriculated student may apply in the Spring semester of the 2nd year or the summer prior to the start of the Fall semester of your 3rd year. If you are a third year transfer student, you can apply in the fall your third year. (Please note: you must attend the summer orientation and be in enrolled in MDST 2000 in order to apply as a third year transfer.)

Rising fourth year students cannot apply to the major.