Admissions

SMU Undergraduate students: Apply to the Advertising program during the Fall 2011 or Spring 2012 onsite applications. Fall 2011 applicants must register for an application session by October 28, 2011. Spring 2012 applicants must register for an application session by February 24, 2012.

For students wishing to pursue a Bachelor of Arts in Advertising or Minor in Advertising, admission is a two-part process. Students are first admitted by the University and later into the Temerlin Advertising Institute (TAI). The steps are as follows:

Step One: Candidates wishing to enter TAI must first complete the following required subset courses with a minimum cumulative G.P.A. of 3.0: STAT 1301, ENGL 1301, ENGL 1302, and ADV 2374. (STAT 2301 or STAT 2331 may replace STAT 1301. No other exceptions will be granted.) Students transferring from other universities must have completed equivalent courses and obtained the equivalent cumulative G.P.A. in those courses before they can progress to Step Two.

Step Two: Advertising major or minor candidates who have fulfilled Step One also must complete a written on-site application that examines grammar, spelling, punctuation, critical thinking and writing skills. The application process is offered once each fall, spring and summer term prior to the preregistration period. Students who are not admitted during an application process may reapply during the next application period. Dates, times and location are posted online at temerlin.smu.edu.