Joint Undergraduate and Master’s Program (JUMP) in Communication
Graduate School Admission and Academic Policies
The Department of Communication offers a Joint Undergraduate-Master's Degree Program (JUMP) into the Master of Arts in Organizational Communication. The JUMP program provides a unique opportunity for academically outstanding students to complete an advanced degree in five academic years. Qualified students who have been admitted to a JUMP program may begin taking graduate courses as early as their junior year. Contingent on satisfactory academic progress, students will then be admitted into the graduate program upon completion of the undergraduate degree at which point they will be fully classified as graduate students.
Awarding of Degrees
The B.A. degree must be awarded prior to or concurrently with the M.A. in Organizational Communication. The M.A. degree will be awarded on completion of all requirements for that degree and must be awarded concurrently with or after the B.A. degree.
Special Circumstances/Hardship Cases
Special circumstances involving personal hardships may arise affecting a student’s ability to complete the JUMP program. JUMP students who have reached 120 credit hours and the total credit hour requirements for the B.A. degree in Communication Studies or Corporate and Organizational Communication (including joint credit) may appeal to the Department of Communication who may recommend to Potter College of Arts and Letters that coursework taken in the JUMP program for graduate credit be counted toward satisfaction of the undergraduate degree requirements, thereby allowing a B.A. degree to be awarded. Graduate credit used toward completion of the baccalaureate degree must adhere to WKU’s policy for Undergraduate Enrollment in Graduate Courses. Students must document these hardships in their appeal. Poor class performance is not considered a hardship.
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