Average Time for Completion of Degree
♦  2 years

Size of Department
♦  11 faculty members, 45 M.A. students

Admission Requirements
♦  Minimum TOEFL 600/250 or IELTS 6.5
♦  3-5 years professional experience recommended 
♦  Digital portfolio of images  
♦  Resume
♦  Short essay (500 words) concerning experience, professional interests and career goals

Application Deadlines
♦  Fall Admission only: December 15

Program Costs
♦  General costs plus required photographic equipment based on area of specialization

Financial Aid Opportunities
♦  Types: Graduate Assistantships, Teaching Assistantships, Campus professional employment
♦  Average amount per academic quarter:  
    ♦  Tuition waiver: $16,524 (as of 2005-2006)
    ♦  GA: stipend and partial tuition waiver to equal full tuition waiver: $16,524  
    ♦  TA stipend: $3,000 (full appointment), plus tuition waiver: $16,524  
    ♦  Professional campus employment: $3,000, plus tuition waiver: $16,524

Additional Information    
The School of Visual Communication is recognized for its strengths in development of leaders in all areas of professional communication. Graduates of this program hold positions in the top media in the U.S. and abroad and have won numerous awards including multiple Pulitzer and World Press  Association prizes. This program is designed to help the motivated student further their growth as visual communicators and return to the profession as leader.