BA Communication at University of South Carolina

Programme overview

Learn how people connect through language and technology in a program that emphasizes real-world observation and quantitative data to gain practical insight. Study and practice communication from a social scientific perspective to understand how communication creates, sustains, and transforms personal and public lives while developing skills in corporate communication, interpersonal, or family communication, in-person, virtual, or mass-mediated.

Faculty: College of Information and Communications | Department: Information and Communication Studies | Duration: 120-123 credit hours | Study mode: full-time | Location: Columbia, SC, United States

What you will study

Gain the skills to be an industry-ready communication leader or practitioner. Study aspects of communications from theoretical and applied issues in interpersonal persuasion and persuasion campaigns to managing conflict and negotiations in your personal and professional life.

Career pathways

Potential careers include Market Research Analyst, Marketing Manager, Communications Specialist, Technical Writer, Public Relations Specialist.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Admissions (University of South Carolina Academic Bulletin): New freshmen, transfer, and change of campus students who meet University admissions standards are eligible for admission to the Communication, B.A. A student who wishes to enter the Communication, B.A. from another college on the Columbia campus must be in good standing and have an institutional GPA of 2.00 or higher.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Entry terms for first-year and transfer applicants: Fall (August-December), Spring (January-May) and Summer (June-July). Transfer applications for Spring open Sept. 1 and for Summer and Fall open Feb. 1.

First-year applicants: Early Action deadline Oct. 15 (decision by mid-December, credentials due Nov. 1); Honors College deadline Nov. 15 (decision by mid-February, credentials due Dec. 1); Regular Decision deadline Dec. 1 (decision by mid-March, credentials due Jan. 15). Applicants apply with the USC Application or the Common App. The application fee is $70 for domestic first-year and transfer applicants and $100 for international applicants. USC is test-optional for fall, spring and summer 2027 terms; SAT/ACT scores are not required.

Transfer application deadlines (USC Columbia majors): Spring Nov. 1 (credentials Dec. 15); Summer May 1 (credentials May 15); Fall July 1 (credentials Aug. 1). Business majors: Summer May 1 (credentials May 1); Fall May 1 (credentials June 1); the Darla Moore School of Business does not enroll new spring transfer students. The transfer application fee is $70.

International first-year applicants: Early Action Oct. 15, Honors College Nov. 15, Regular Decision Dec. 1; the application fee is $100. Minimum English proficiency scores: TOEFL iBT 77, IELTS 6.5, PTE 53, Duolingo 115.

Apply through the official page: https://www.sc.edu/admissions-at-sc/applications/index.php

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