Prospective Students
The College of Communications at Penn State is the largest nationally accredited communications program in the country.
As such, it is obligated to provide its students with a blend of applied and conceptual courses within its various majors. Also, accreditation means the College of Communications maintains small student-to-teacher ratios in its hands-on, major-specific courses and students receive a broad-based education rooted in the liberal arts and sciences. All these features are designed to assure student success in achieving 12 specific learning objectives.
We take our obligation seriously to provide students with a curriculum that prepares them to enter media-related positions and to become engaged, contributing members of society in a variety of capacities.
As a student of the College of Communications, you will be able to take advantage of our three-pronged approach to success. We stress ..
- the importance of classroom instruction;
- participation in on-campus, discipline-related activities and organizations; and
- off-campus internships, which we will help facilitate.
Most of all, we want you to be engaged fully in the intellectual life of the campus while taking full advantage of our demanding courses and co-curricular opportunities. We urge you to be proactive from the beginning. Acquaint yourself completely with the curricular requirements; work closely with your academic adviser and faculty members; and be productive participants in co-curricular activities that will position you for post-graduation success.
Campus, College of Communications Tours
Please contact our Office of Academic Services at (814) 865-1503.
Academic Programs
Internships
Scholarships
Student Organizations
Study Abroad
Study in Washington, D.C.
John Curley Center for Sports Journalism
First-Year Engagement Plan
Opportunities for first-year students to get acclimated to life at the University.
Opportunities for High School Students
Summer communications camps provide hands-on, on-campus opportunities for students in grades 9 through 12 interested in journalism and film-video each July. Admission to the camps does not guarantee admission to Penn State. For more information, click here.
Summer Camps Social Media -- FACEBOOK / TWITTER
Video from 2011 Summer Journalism Camp
Penn State University 2011 Journalism Summer Camp from psucommedia on Vimeo.
