COMMUNICATION ARTS Criteria for Satisfactory Progress To make progress toward a graduate degree, students must meet the Graduate School requirements in addition to the requirements of the department or program. See Graduate School degree requirements in the front of this catalog.
M.A.	PH.D.
Overall GPA 3.25	Overall GPA 3.25
Other Grade Requirements Follow Graduate School policy	Other Grade Requirements Yes Candidates must maintain a 3.5 overall GPA in all communication arts courses.
Probation Policy Follow Graduate School policy	Probation Policy Follow Graduate School policy
Specific Courses Yes Consult M.A. requirements for particular area of study on the department Web site.	Specific Courses Yes Consult Ph.D. requirements for particular area of study on the department Web site.
Specific Credits Yes Consult M.A. requirements for particular area of study on the department Web.	Specific Credits Yes Consult Ph.D. requirements for particular area of study on the department Web site.
Examinations / Time Constraints Yes / Yes Candidates may be required to take M.A. examinations depending on their area of study. Consult M.A. requirements for particular area of study on the department Web site at commarts.wisc.edu/Grad. The M.A. should be completed before the beginning of the fifth semester of study.	Examinations / Time Constraints Yes / Yes Consult Ph.D. requirements for particular area of study on the department Web site at commarts.wisc.edu/Grad.
Other Assessments / Time Constraints Yes / No A thesis or nonthesis degree may be pursued depending on the area of concentration. Consult M.A. requirements for particular area of study on the department Web site at commarts.wisc.edu/Grad.	Other Assessments / Time Constraints Yes / Yes Consult Ph.D. requirements for particular area of study on the department Web site at commarts.wisc.edu/Grad.
Language Requirements No	Language Requirements Yes Consult Ph.D. requirements for particular area of study on the department Web site at commarts.wisc.edu/Grad.
	Minor Requirements Yes Students may pursue a concentrated minor (Option A), a distributed minor (Option B), or an internal minor in another area of communication arts.
Advisor Follow Graduate School policy	Advisor Follow Graduate School policy
Review Policy Yes Area faculty Annually	Review Policy Yes Area faculty and department graduate committee Annually