PS An Academic Statement: A concise academic statement of your plans for graduate study, your career goals, and how MSU's COMM MA program will help you meet your career and educational objectives. GPA Average cumulative undergraduate GPA scores range from 3.5 to 4.0. GPA scores range from 3.5 to 4.0. Students with cumulative GPAs lower than 3.5 are considered for admission if the record indicates strong GPA scores and other significant credentials. The Michigan State University Registrar's office web page says this "Admission to regular status in the Master of Arts program is contingent upon a bachelor's degree from an approved college or university, and academic grade-point average of 3.00 or better in the last two years of undergraduate study." CV A Resume: Include all activities that account for your time since earning a bachelor's degree (e.g. employment, military serve, travel). Be sure to include the type of activity, name of employer, city/state, and dates. List the most recent activity first. Also include all relevant professional experiences, locations, dates. Fee The fee is $50 and can be paid with credit card, check (US funds), or money order RL Three (3) letters of recommendation from persons familiar with your academic or professional work and are willing to assess your aptitude for graduate work. Once you have listed your recommenders and their email addresses the system will generate an email to your recommenders explaining the process to submit their letters electronically (NO HARDCOPIES accepted). Transcript One official transcript from each university or college attended. Mailed directly from the university/college to the Communication Masters Program, 404 Wilson Road, 466 Communication Arts & Sciences, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824-1212. NO copies of transcripts will be accepted, only original transcripts sent directly from the university/college to the address above. Applicants from China: During the application process, applicants submit certified copies (sealed and stamped by institutions) of all post-secondary transcripts, graduation certificates and degrees directly to the Communication department within the College of Communication Arts & Science. MSU requires these documents in the original language (Chinese) as well as an official English translation.Effective Spring 2015, Michigan State University will require all incoming ADMITTED students pursuing degrees or who have earned degrees from universities in China to submit a verification report (English version) through the China Academic Degrees and Graduate Education Development Center (CDGDC) for their final bachelor degree transcripts (大學(xué)成績單) and bachelor degree (本科學(xué)位證書). All verification reports need to be sent to the MSU Office of Admissions directly by CDGDC. For those Master degree granted student, we only need the undergraduate level verification report from CDGDC.