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Graduate Study in PC: Skills and Competencies

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Jack Hennes
Jack Hennes

This document summarizes the highest ranked criteria for admittance to graduate programs in rhetoric and technical communication at several universities. Across most programs, the top criteria included writing samples, perceived fit of the applicant with program goals, goals/statement of purpose, and letters of recommendation. Teaching experience and graduate GPA were also commonly highly ranked. The document provides a brief overview of factors to consider for graduate study in professional and technical communication.

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Graduate Study in PC: Skills and Competencies A Brief Overview I Jack Hennes
Purdue University PhD in Rhetoric & Composition Highest-ranked criteria for admittance Letters of 1 Writing sample 3 Recommendation 5 Perceived fit of applicant with program goals Goals/Statement Type of MA 6 Teaching 2 4 experience of Purpose degree
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute PhD in Communication & Rhetoric Highest-ranked criteria for admittance Perceived fit of Personal knowledge 1 applicant with 3 GRE scores 5 of applicant program goals Goals/statement 6 Letters of 2 of purpose 4 Graduate GPA recommendation
Texas Tech University PhD in Technical Communication & Rhetoric Highest-ranked criteria for admittance Goals/statement Perceived fir of 1 3 5 Graduate GPA of purpose applicant with program goals 2 Letters of 4 Writing sample 6 Teaching experience recommendation
Michigan Tech University PhD in Rhetoric & Technical Communication Highest-ranked criteria for admittance Letters of 1 Writing sample 3 Recommendation 5 Perceived fit of applicant with program goals Goals/Statement Type of MA 6 Teaching 2 4 experience of Purpose degree
Michigan State University PhD in Rhetoric & Writing Highest-ranked criteria for admittance Goals/statement Perceived fit of Letters of 1 3 applicant with 5 of purpose recommendation program goals 2 Writing sample 4 Teaching experience
Clemson University PhD in Rhetorics, Communication, & Information Design Highest-ranked criteria for admittance Perceived fit of 1 Writing sample 3 applicant with 5 GRE scores program goals Letters of Goals/statement 6 Teaching experience 2 4 of purpose recommendation
Virginia Tech PhD in Rhetoric & Writing Highest-ranked criteria for admittance Perceived fit of 1 applicant with 3 Writing sample 5 Type of MA degree program goals Goals/Statement Letters of 6 Teaching experience 2 4 of Purpose recommendation
Iowa State University PhD in Rhetoric & Professional Communication Highest-ranked criteria for admittance Perceived fit of Letters of 1 applicant with 3 5 Work experience Recommendation program goals 2 Writing sample 4 Graduate GPA 6 Source of MA degree
How do I get involved? 1. Establish strong relationships with your professors and advisors 2. Write every essay as if it were a potential writing sample 3. Maintain a strong GPA 4. Get involved and present at local and regional conferences 5. Get published (book reviews, graduate student journals, etc.)
# Criteria for Admittance Statement of Purpose

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Graduate Study in PC: Skills and Competencies

  • 1. Graduate Study in PC: Skills and Competencies A Brief Overview I Jack Hennes
  • 2. Purdue University PhD in Rhetoric & Composition Highest-ranked criteria for admittance Letters of 1 Writing sample 3 Recommendation 5 Perceived fit of applicant with program goals Goals/Statement Type of MA 6 Teaching 2 4 experience of Purpose degree
  • 3. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute PhD in Communication & Rhetoric Highest-ranked criteria for admittance Perceived fit of Personal knowledge 1 applicant with 3 GRE scores 5 of applicant program goals Goals/statement 6 Letters of 2 of purpose 4 Graduate GPA recommendation
  • 4. Texas Tech University PhD in Technical Communication & Rhetoric Highest-ranked criteria for admittance Goals/statement Perceived fir of 1 3 5 Graduate GPA of purpose applicant with program goals 2 Letters of 4 Writing sample 6 Teaching experience recommendation
  • 5. Michigan Tech University PhD in Rhetoric & Technical Communication Highest-ranked criteria for admittance Letters of 1 Writing sample 3 Recommendation 5 Perceived fit of applicant with program goals Goals/Statement Type of MA 6 Teaching 2 4 experience of Purpose degree
  • 6. Michigan State University PhD in Rhetoric & Writing Highest-ranked criteria for admittance Goals/statement Perceived fit of Letters of 1 3 applicant with 5 of purpose recommendation program goals 2 Writing sample 4 Teaching experience
  • 7. Clemson University PhD in Rhetorics, Communication, & Information Design Highest-ranked criteria for admittance Perceived fit of 1 Writing sample 3 applicant with 5 GRE scores program goals Letters of Goals/statement 6 Teaching experience 2 4 of purpose recommendation
  • 8. Virginia Tech PhD in Rhetoric & Writing Highest-ranked criteria for admittance Perceived fit of 1 applicant with 3 Writing sample 5 Type of MA degree program goals Goals/Statement Letters of 6 Teaching experience 2 4 of Purpose recommendation
  • 9. Iowa State University PhD in Rhetoric & Professional Communication Highest-ranked criteria for admittance Perceived fit of Letters of 1 applicant with 3 5 Work experience Recommendation program goals 2 Writing sample 4 Graduate GPA 6 Source of MA degree
  • 10. How do I get involved? 1. Establish strong relationships with your professors and advisors 2. Write every essay as if it were a potential writing sample 3. Maintain a strong GPA 4. Get involved and present at local and regional conferences 5. Get published (book reviews, graduate student journals, etc.)
  • 11. # Criteria for Admittance Statement of Purpose