Undergraduate Admissions

The Cronkite School is one of three schools at ASU with higher admission standards than the university overall. Eligible students are directly admitted to the school and do not need to submit any additional materials. To be eligible for admission to the Cronkite School entering freshmen must have a minimum 3.0 high school GPA AND no English competency deficiencies AND meet one of the following criteria: an SAT reasoning score of at least 1040 OR an ACT score of at least 22 OR be in the top 25% of their high school graduating class.

If you are a high school student interested in majoring in journalism and mass communication, you should apply to Arizona State University as a degree-seeking student and indicate the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication on your application.

Transfer students and ASU students wishing to change their majors to Journalism and Mass Communication must have at least a 3.0 GPA. Please refer to http://cronkite.asu.edu/undergrad/xfer_major_change.php for information on transfers and changes of major.

The admissions deadline is June 1 for fall and December 1 for spring.

If you are not yet admitted to ASU, click here to complete an application: http://students.asu.edu/undergraduate-admission.