{"id":105792,"date":"2026-04-06T14:43:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T18:43:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cci.utk.edu\/adpr\/?page_id=105792"},"modified":"2026-04-06T15:51:28","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T19:51:28","slug":"four-plus-one-guide","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cci.utk.edu\/adpr\/four-plus-one\/four-plus-one-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Four Plus One guide"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull is-light utkwds-billboard\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-large);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-large);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-large);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-large);min-height:430px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-133\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cci.utk.edu\/wp-content\/themes\/utkwds\/assets\/images\/bkg-cot-imagelight.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#eeeeee\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-cover-is-layout-245a7cd6 wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-494b7923 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:45%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Guide for ADPR Undergraduate Seniors Taking Graduate Credits\u00a0<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column utkwds-billboard-divider has-orange-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:2px\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-c7b3064f wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:55%\">\n<p>Taking graduate-level courses during your senior year can help you earn graduate credits and slightly reduce the graduate credits you have to take when completing your master\u2019s degree. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-align-left wp-element-button\">Download this guide (PDF)<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide utkwds-in-page-navigation is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow wp-container-1 is-position-sticky\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list is-style-no-disc utkwds-in-page-navigation-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#courses\">Spring 2026 courses<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#deadlines\">Application deadlines<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#contact\">Contact us<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#planning\">Program planning<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Complete the <a href=\"https:\/\/gradschool.utk.edu\/academics\/forms-central\/senior-requesting-graduate-credit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Senior Requesting Graduate Credit form<\/a>.<\/strong> All seniors interested in taking graduate level courses must complete this.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Check \u201cno\u201d on the question that asks if you are in an accelerated program.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Ensure that the following requirements are true to apply for graduate credit:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>You are currently enrolled as a full-time undergraduate Advertising or Public Relations senior at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, with a minimum 3.0 grade-point average (GPA).&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You need fewer than 30 semester (credit) hours to complete the requirements for your bachelor\u2019s degree.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The total number of credit hours registered will not exceed 18 semester hours for fall\/spring or 12 semester hours for summer.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You understand that courses taken for graduate credit cannot be used toward both a bachelor\u2019s degree and a graduate degree (master\u2019s or doctoral).&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You understand there is a maximum of 9 hours of graduate credit that can be obtained at the 400 and\/or 500 level as an undergraduate student, to be counted as part of the requirements for a graduate level degree.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Decide which of these courses available you want to take.<\/strong> (See courses offered in the upcoming semester in section below these instructions.)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Carefully note which courses you select and if there are restrictions, including:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>You may NOT take the distance education courses. If the campus code is \u201cKTV,\u201d the course is not an option for you. You may take UT Knoxville classes only under \u201ccampus.\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Courses denoted with a (!) are courses that the Graduate School will register students for once the form is processed.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Courses denoted with a (*) are courses that undergraduate students are able to register themselves for and the Graduate School will change it to Graduate credit once the form is processed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Add the course(s) you want to take.<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Begin the workflow by submitting the Senior Requesting Graduate Credit form Sifan Xu\u201d as faculty advisor; net ID is sxu21. You will need to find the NetID for the instructor; this is NOT the full email address.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>If course is unavailable for undergraduate registration, then student waits to be registered by Graduate School. These courses will be denoted with a (!).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>With instructor and school approval, the Graduate School will receive the form and processes, then noti\ufb01es student. Be patient. This may take a couple of days to work through the system.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Verify that the course schedule shows correct course and graduate level credit.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:1px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Please note that approval to take graduate level courses as a senior does not guarantee your admission into the Four Plus One master\u2019s program.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-a89b3969 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/cci.utk.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ADPR-Senior-Requesting-Graduate-Credit_Student-Advising-Guide-Spring-2026.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Download Guide for ADPR Undergraduate Seniors Taking Graduate Credits (PDF)<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading courses\" id=\"courses\">Courses available for spring 2026<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>ADPR 515: Date Analytics<em><sup>!<\/sup><\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ADPR 516: Visual Storytelling Portfolio<em><sup>!<\/sup><\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ADPR 516: Selling Media in the Digital Age<em><sup>!<\/sup><\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ADVT 516: AI in Strategic Communications (Only the campus K-designated section)<em><sup>!<\/sup><\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ADPR 562: Social Media Strategy and Tactics (Only the campus K-designated section)<em><sup>!<\/sup><\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ADVT 560: Account Planning<em><em><sup>!<\/sup><\/em><\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PBRL 400: Ethical and Legal Issues in Public Relations (if not taken for undergraduate credit)*<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PBRL 530: Issues and Crisis Management<em><sup>!<\/sup><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><em><a href=\"#steps\">(See information above on Step 5 for what the <sup>!<\/sup><span style=\"font-family: -webkit-standard;font-size: medium;font-style: normal\"><\/span> and * represent)<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull utkwds-billboard has-white-color has-smokey-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-fc048bcfdd0105bcb3fd3e2928d04bdc has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-245a7cd6 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" id=\"deadlines\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-large);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-large);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-large);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-large)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-494b7923 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-474b0d2812e11186f199cd62df9afc89\">Application Deadlines<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column utkwds-billboard-divider has-orange-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:2px\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-c7b3064f wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>April 1 <\/strong>is the application deadline for summer and fall semesters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>November 1 <\/strong>is the application deadline for the spring semester.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"contact\">Contact us<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>For all Four Plus One ADPR course-related questions, please contact Associate Professor Sifan Xu (<a href=\"mailto:adprgrad@utk.edu\">adprgrad@utk.edu<\/a>), graduate program coordinator for the Tombras School of Advertising and Public Relations.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For all Four Plus One ADPR graduate application questions, please contact CCI Graduate Studies at <a href=\"mailto:ccigradinfo@utk.edu\">ccigradinfo@utk.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"planning\">Program Planning for the ADPR Four Plus One master&#8217;s concentration<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Block 1 (12 hours): Advertising and Public Relations Courses (select four)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>(3) ADVT 510 \u2013&nbsp;Advertising and Society<sup>1<\/sup>&nbsp;(fall)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>(3) ADVT 520 \u2013&nbsp;Advertising and Communication Theory (fall)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>(3) ADVT 540 \u2013&nbsp;Advertising Decision Making (spring)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>(3) ADVT 560 \u2013&nbsp;Account Planning**(spring)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>(3) PBRL 530 \u2013&nbsp;Issues and Crisis Management (spring)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>(3) PBRL 540 \u2013&nbsp;Public Relations Management (fall)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>(3) PBRL 550 \u2013&nbsp;Public Relations Strategies (spring)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Block 2 (3 hours): Additional Strategic Communication Courses (select one)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>(3) ADPR 515 \u2013&nbsp;Social Media Analytics* (fall)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>(3) ADPR 530 \u2013&nbsp;Advertising and Public Relations Research (spring)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>(3) ADPR 562 \u2013&nbsp;Social Media Strategy and Tactics&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>*Cannot take if already completed ADPR 415<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Block 3 (3 hours):\u00a0Concept Application Courses\u00a0(select 1)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>(3) ADVT 470<sup>3<\/sup>&nbsp;\u2013&nbsp;Advertising Campaigns&nbsp;(only if not taken as undergrad)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>(3) PBRL 470S<sup>3<\/sup>&nbsp;\u2013&nbsp;Public Relations Campaigns&nbsp;(only if not taken as undergrad)&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>(3) ADPR 590 \u2013&nbsp;Advertising and Public Relations Project (fall)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Block 4 (12 hours): General Electives <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Select four general electives to fulfill these requirements. Any class carrying graduate credit from ADPR, ADVT, PBRL, CMST, JREM, or INSC may be used. Other electives outside of the college may be taken with the permission of the advisor.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/cci.utk.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ADPR-Four-Plus-One-Planning-Form.docx\">Download Four Plus One planning form (PDF)<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Total course hours<\/strong>&nbsp;must be no less than 30.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><sup>1<\/sup>Cannot take if already completed ADVT 480<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><sup>2<\/sup>Cannot take if already completed ADVT 460<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><sup>3<\/sup>Advertising undergraduate majors take PBRL 470S; Public Relations undergraduate majors take ADVT 470.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Please note that approval to take graduate level courses as a senior does not guarantee your admission into the Four Plus One master\u2019s program. 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