Admissions Process

The Interactive Media program enrolls in August. Applications are evaluated on a rolling basis throughout the year. Please submit all required application materials as early as possible prior to enrollment, but no later than May 1.

Admissions Requirements

• Evidence of an earned bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university
• Recommended GPA of 3.0 or higher for undergraduate work
• Official transcripts of all undergraduate and any graduate studies completed or taken
• A recommended combined verbal and quantitative score of 1000 or higher on the Graduate Record Exam (GRE), and a score of 3.5 or higher on the 6-point analytical writing scale, taken within the last five years OR a recommended Miller Analogies Test (MAT) score of 400 or higher taken within the last five years
• In certain instances, a student's portfolio of work may be considered instead of scores on standardized tests
• Three letters of recommendation
• A completed application form and personal statement (instructions included with application) with a $50 nonrefundable fee (check or money order made payable to Elon University)
• Resume
• The Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) is required unless English is the student’s native language or the language of instruction. A minimum TOEFL score of 550 (paper-based) or 213 (computer-based) or 79 (Internet-based) is required. English translations of transcripts and explanations of grading systems are required.

Note: Students lacking prerequisite courses in Media Law and Ethics and Media Writing will take these courses at Elon the week prior to the program beginning in August. 

Exceptions to these requirements will be considered under special circumstances.