Online Bachelor's Degree in Communication

Admissions Criteria

• A completed application to the Undergraduate Program.
• Official transcripts sent directly from all universities or colleges and other post-secondary educational institutions (including trade schools) attended. If you have official transcripts sent to you, they must be sent to Drexel University Online in sealed, unopened envelopes issued to you by the university, college or post-secondary institution. Instead of hard copy transcripts, you may supply official electronic transcripts issued by a post-secondary institution directly to Drexel University Online (use our email address, customerservice@drexel.com). You must supply transcripts regardless of the number of credits earned or the type of school you attended.  If you do not list all post-secondary institutions on your application and these are listed on transcripts received from other institutions, processing of your application will be delayed until you have submitted the remaining transcripts. Click here to use our Transcript Lookup Tool to assist you in contacting your previous institutions.  If a college or university that you attended offers the option to send transcripts in a secure, password-protected electronic format, you may have the transcript sent  to customerservice@drexel.com.
• A minimum of 24 college credits with a grade of C or better.
• College GPA of 2.5 or above.
• International Students:
  The TOEFL examination is required for some non-citizens.  Applicants whose native language is English (who list themselves as born in or citizens of the following countries: American Samoa, Australia, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Botswana, British West Indies, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, England, Ghana, Guam, Ireland, Jamaica, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Malta, Mauritius, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Puerto Rico, Scotland, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Trinidad/Tobago, Uganda, Virgin Islands, Wales, Zimbabwe) are exempt from the TOEFL.  Applicants whose native language is not English are exempt from the TOEFL if the applicant completed 4 years of high school in the United States or completed English 101 and English 102 with a grade of C or better from a US domestic accredited institution. Click Here for additional requirements for international students.
• Note: If you have previously been ENROLLED, ACCEPTED, OR CONFIRMED, click here for more information. 

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This program consists of 182 quarter credits (equivalent to approximately 120 semester credits). You may transfer up to 135 quarter credits (equivalent of 90 semester credits) from other college studies. The number of transferred courses will vary based on previous studies.

Transferring Credits

A typical transfer student with the equivalent of 90 quarter credits (60 semester credits) will need to complete 92 quarter credits at Drexel (approximately 30 courses). Depending on the inclination of the participant and the other demands on a participant's time, a community college graduate can complete the degree in as little as 2 years or over as long as seven years (approximately one course per term for 28 consecutive terms). The fewer college credits a student has coming into the program, the more Drexel courses will be required to complete the program

Transfer credit reviews may be requested by anyone interested in our Online undergraduate degree completion programs. To have your transcripts reviewed, you must submit:

• Transcripts from each college or university you attended.
• Completed Transfer Credit Evaluation Form 
• Click here to download a printable version of the course checklist 

Please fax all transcripts along with the Transfer Credit Evaluation form to the College of Arts and Sciences Online Program Advisor to 215.895.4999.

NOTE: Please allow 30 days for your transfer credit review to be completed. 

Applications are accepted on a rolling basis for all four terms. Apply today! 

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