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Please Note:
Some application materials are to be submitted online and some are to be mailed to the J-School as hard copies. Please read the following instructions carefully and submit materials either online or as hard copies, as required.

Submit Online


Submit the following materials online by the indicated deadline.

As you are completing the MU Graduate School application form, you will be given the opportunity to upload supplemental materials. The J-School requires that applicants upload the following materials into the MU Graduate School application form:

  • Missouri Journalism Master's Application

  • Three Essays. (As indicated at the bottom of the Missouri Journalism Master's Application.)

  • Current Resume

  • Three Letters of Recommendation
    How the online recommendation process works:
    • Click the "Recommendation Provider List" button on the Recommendation Request page within the MU Graduate application.
    • Insert the name and contact information of each recommendation provider.
    • Once the recommendation provider information is saved, an e-mail will be sent to the online recommendation provider with an access code and instructions on how to proceed with the online recommendation.
    • When the recommendation provider submits the form to our office it will become a part of your application.
    • Applicants can view the status of online recommendations by logging into their application account.

Submit by Mail


Submit the following materials as hard copies by the indicated deadline, to the address below.

  • Two Copies of All Official Transcripts

These must be sent directly from the school(s) attended, to the address below. The J-School needs two transcripts from each school attended, including post-undergraduate.

  • Official Results of the Graduate Record Examination
    (GRE Department Code: 4503. Institution Code: 6875)

  • If you are a Permanent Resident Alien of the United States, you must submit a photocopy of your "green card."

Mail Materials To:
Graduate Studies Center
Missouri School of Journalism
University of Missouri
179 Gannett Hall
Columbia, MO 65211-1200

Application Deadlines


Deadlines are firm. All application materials must be received by the following deadlines in order for your application to be considered.

  • January 1 for Fall (August) entry.
  • April 15 for Summer entry into online master's programs.
  • July 1 for Fall (August) entry into online master's programs.
  • September 1 for Winter (January) entry.
  • November 15 for Winter (January) entry into online master's programs.

Questions?


Contact Ginny Cowell at cowellvj@missouri.edu.
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