Communication: Corporate and Health Communication

Undergraduate academic requirements

• Obtained a secondary level diploma. This diploma must be eligible to access further academic studies in the country where it has been obtained.

Postgraduate academic requirements

• Earned an undergraduate degree at a higher education institution either in the U.S. or in a foreign country prior to starting a graduate degree at UW-Whitewater
• At least a 3.00 overall grade point average in all the graduate work previously completed at UW-Whitewater, with no grades of I or IP pending
• One of the following

  2.75 overall grade point average in the undergraduate degree program, at least a 2.90 grade point average in the last half of the undergraduate degree program, a master's degree or higher from an institution regionally accredited at the corresponding graduate level, or at least 12 credits of graduate work completed on a regular grade basis at UW-Whitewater

• Any additional requirements set by individual departments or colleges for admission to specific degree programs

English proficiency

Undergraduate

• TOEFL iBT

  71

• IELTS Academic

  6.0

• PTE Academic

  48

• EIKEN

  Pre-1

• iTEP

  3.7

• GTEC

  1150

Postgraduate

• TOEFL iBT

  79

• IELTS Academic

  6.0

English proficiency waivers

Undergraduate

• SAT Evidence-Based Reading & Writing

  430

• ACT English

  17

• International Baccalaureate

  English A1 or A2 with a grade of 4 or higher

• International freshman applicants who attended for at least 2 years and graduated from a US high school
• International transfer applicants who have taken Freshman Composition with a grade of C or better at a regionally accredited college in the US
• International transfer applicants who have taken at least one full year of undergraduate course work) at an accredited college in one of the exempt countries
• All undergraduate international applicants who are citizens of and have resided for the 2 years immediately prior to application for admission in the following countries

  Anguilla, Belize, Dominica, Irish Republic, Saint Lucia, Antigua and Barbuda, Bermuda, Fiji, Jamaica, St Vincent and the Grenadines, Australia, British Virgin Island, Gambia, Liberia, Trinidad and Tobago, Bahamas, Canada (except Quebec), Grenada, New Zealand, Turks and Caicos, Barbados, Cayman Islands, Guyana, Saint Kitts and Nevis, United States

Graduate

• Earned a bachelor’s degree from an English-speaking country
• Attended a U.S. college or university continuously for more than one year or have a completed U.S. undergraduate degree
• Received an undergraduate degree from a foreign institution where English is the language of instruction
• Resided and worked in the U.S. for more than one year without being a student

Documents required

Undergraduate

• Application form
• Academic transcripts
• Transcript evaluation
• Diploma of previous studies
• Translations
• Proof of English proficiency
• Copy of passport
• Certification of Finances Form
• Bank statement

Graduate

• Application form
• Academic transcripts
• Transcript evaluation
• Diploma of previous studies
• Translations
• Proof of English proficiency
• Copy of passport
• Letter of recommendation
• Certification of Finances Form
• Bank statement

Fee information

• Undergraduate tuition

  US$19,436 per year

• Postgraduate tuition

  US$23,134 per year

Funding

Freshman Merit

- **Amount:** US$2,000 per year (US$1,000 in Fall and US$1,000 in Spring)

Eligibility:

• Incoming freshmen starting in either Fall or Spring
• Citizens of countries other than the U.S
• Have an equivalent of a cumulative high school GPA of 2.5 or higher
• Must be admitted by 1st of December for Spring and 15th of July for Fall
• Not open to fully sponsored students
• Must have submitted online application

Freshman Distinction

- **Amount:** US$4,000 per year (US$2,000 in fall and US$2,000 in spring)

Eligibility:

• Incoming freshmen starting in either Fall or Spring
• Citizens of countries other than the U.S
• Have an equivalent of a cumulative high school GPA of 3.0 or higher
• Must be admitted by 1st of December for Spring and 15th of July for Fall
• Not open to fully sponsored students
• Must have submitted online application

Freshman Excellence

- **Amount:** US$6,000 per year (US$3,000 in fall and US$3,000 in spring)

Eligibility:

• Incoming freshmen starting in either Fall or Spring
• Citizens of countries other than the U.S
• Have an equivalent of a cumulative high school GPA of 3.4 or higher
• Must be admitted by 1st of December for Spring and 15th of July for Fall
• Not open to fully sponsored students
• Must have submitted online application