Adv/PR Prospective Students

Links

• Application Form for Advertising
•    Application Form for Advertising (doc.)
•    Application Form For Advertising (PDF)
• Advertising Undergraduate Curriculum Sheet
• Advertising FAQs

• Application Form for Public Relations
•    Application Form for Public Relations (doc.)
•    Application Form for Public Relations (PDF)
• Public Relations Undergraduate Curriculum Sheet
• Public Relations FAQs

High School Students

High school students apply to the University of Tennessee to be admitted as premajors to the College of Communication and Information. Following completion of the first-year curriculum with a GPA of 2.75 or higher, students may apply to be accepted as a major in the School of Advertising and Public Relations. Applications to the school are reviewed only one time each semester.

First-year curriculum

The first-year curriculum, as of Fall 2006, consists of the following courses:

English 101, 102 (6 hours)
Communication 150 (3 hours)
Foreign Language (6 hours at the intermediate level)
Anthropology 130 (3 hours)
Natural Science Electives (8 hours)
Math 119 or 123 and Math 125 or 141 (6 hours)
Total Hours =32

For information about applying to the University of Tennessee visit the Office of Undergraduate Admissions online.

On-campus Students in Other Majors

Current University of Tennessee students who are enrolled in other majors but wish to transfer to the School of Advertising and Public Relations should make an appointment with an advisor in the College of Communication and Information Advising Center. The advisor will help the student to determine if he/she is eligible to transfer into the school.

Regardless of overall GPA, on-campus transfer students must have 2.75 GPA or higher in the first-year curriculum and must become eligible to be admitted to the School of Advertising and Public Relations before completing 80 semester hours at the university. Students who do not have the required GPA in the first-year curriculum may be eligible to repeat one or more of the first-year courses in order to achieve the required GPA. On-campus transfer students should be aware that it takes a minimum of four terms to complete the advertising program and a minimum of three semesters to complete the public relations program.

Transfer Students From Other Universities

Students who are enrolled at other universities or colleges must apply for admission to the university and indicate a preference for the College of Communication and Information. Transfer students will be assigned to the College of Communication and Information Advising Center for at least one semester. GPAs do not transfer with students. Transfer students will be considered for admission to the School of Advertising and Public Relations after they have completed the first-year curriculum or its equivalent at another school and have earned a GPA of 2.75 or higher in their first 15 hours of credit at the University of Tennessee. For information about transferring to the University of Tennessee go to: http://admissions.utk.edu/undergraduate/transfer.shtml

Graduate Students

The Graduate Studies unit in the College of Communication and Information distributes information about and college applications for the MS program and PhD program in Communication and Information with concentrations in either advertising or public relations.

The graduate advisors in the School of Advertising and Public Relations are:

• MS in Communication with a concentration in Public Relations
  Dr. Candace White - white (at) utk.edu
• MS in Communication with a concentration in Advertising
  Dr. Sally McMillan - sjmcmill (at) utk.edu
• PhD in Communication with concentrations in either Advertising or Public Relations
  Dr. Ron Taylor - retaylor (at) utk.edu