Doctoral Program: Feb. 1. Students are admitted to the doctoral program in the Fall and Summer semesters.

Master's program: Feb. 1 for fall admission and academic year financial aid. Application for admission will be considered at other times if space is available.

The TOEFL can be waived if a student received a degree within the last two years from a university where the language of instruction was English. The GRE cannot be waived under any circumstance.

No, they cannot be waived even if you are already a student in the USA, even in the same university.

No. The test scores have to be available for a student to be considered for admission.

Financial aid is awarded to all doctoral students. It is awarded to about 12 of the most qualified master's students who meet the Feb. 1 deadline. Some who are accepted into the master's program do not get aid. For further information, please contact:

Aimee Edmondson, Director of Graduate Studies, E.W. Scripps School of Journalism, Schoonover Center 231, Ohio University, Athens, OH 45701-2979   Voice: 740/597-3336  E-mail: edmondso@ohio.edu