Frequently Asked Questions

Weber State’s MPC program works hard to ensure every student can adapt the program offerings to fit their goals best. At the core of the program, students have the flexibility within core classes to pick courses that most closely match their career goals. For electives, students draw from interesting special topics classes or supplement their communication degree with courses in other graduate programs on the Weber State campus that further their career goals. Students then choose a culminating experience—an academic master’s thesis, an applied professional project or a combination of additional elective classes—to finish in the way that accomplishes their goals.

Suppose you have a particular career track in mind. In that case, we encourage you to consult with your MPC adviser to choose the elective classes, research projects, hands-on applications, and thesis/final project ideas most beneficial to achieving your goals. We also encourage you to network with professional mentors for further direction. 

Master of Professional Communication (MPC) students must receive approval from the program director to register for more than nine credit hours in a semester.

MPC students have a maximum of six calendar years to complete their degree requirements, starting from the first semester they have registered and begun taking classes. Students who exceed this requirement may submit a letter of appeal to the MPC director to waive this requirement. Students who fail to enroll in MPC courses for three consecutive semesters must apply for readmission to the program unless the program director approves a deferment. Students must consult with an MPC advisor every Fall Semester to ensure timely progress through the program. Students on the thesis/project track who, for any reason, do not finish their thesis or project or program of courses within the two-year framework suggested in this program must pay continuing enrollment and tuition the semester they defend their thesis or project.

The current tuition and fees for the two-year MPC program are under $17,000. The tuition and fees table lists costs by the number of credit hours taken in a semester and includes links for payment plans and loan applications.

Our graduates work in public relations, marketing communications, training and development, internal or organizational communication, social media and web communications, journalism and human resources. Multiple MPC graduates have even been elected to public office or started businesses after graduation.

Every organization in every industry needs effective communicators. Numerous employer studies, such as the American Association of Colleges and Universities, show that professional communication skills are in demand. Many recent studies rank communication as the number one skill employers seek. Surveys show that all employers are looking for basic skills, including:

• communicating visually and digitally
• critical thinking
• relational (interpersonal, group/team)
• writing and speaking

You may take two elective courses from other Weber State graduate programs, provided you have met all requirements. Registration is limited to program students, so you must contact the specific department to override the registration. The MPC program director must approve interdisciplinary course electives. Click the "Program Requirements" link to the left for a list of classes offered. You will need to contact the department offering the course for a registration override.

In your final semester, you will apply for graduation by completing the online application. Visit this site for application deadlines, to order graduation announcements, and for information on where to pick up your cap, gown, and hood. Please notify the department if you have any questions about specific graduation requirements. 

The Master of Professional Communication hood color is Crimson.

Start on the Weber State University home page, click the person icon in the upper right corner, and bring up the log-in page. Click on the "Need Your Wildcat Username?" link and fill in your personal information. For additional assistance, please call 801-626-7777 for IT support.

Once you have been accepted to the program and assigned a student ID number, you can register online through your student portal. Log in to eWeber from the Weber State home page, enter your user ID and password, and click the "Register for Classes (Add/Drop)" icon. You can search for MPC classes by selecting Master of Professional Communication from the drop-down list. Please contact the department if you need help registering for courses. link to Contact Us page

Our program keeps the schedules of working professionals in mind. Many of our students choose to take six credits/semester (one class in the first block and one class in the second block). We are making adequate progress in our program. At that pace, students will graduate in less than two calendar years! However, students may take up to nine credits/semester (the Weber State definition of full-time graduate studies). If students wish to take more than nine credits/semester (i.e., more than full-time status), students must petition for an extension of their credit hours limit on a semester-by-semester basis. 

Students may only take more than nine credit hours per semester with permission from the program director and the registration office. Nine credit hours are considered full-time for graduate students.

The process to apply for financial aid is the same for graduate students as for undergraduates. Please visit the Graduate Studies website for more information.

To earn the Master of Professional Communication degree, candidates must complete all Communication courses with a B- or higher grade and have an overall program GPA of 3.0 or higher. Failure to maintain a 3.0 grade point average or two consecutive course sessions resulting in a grade lower than C will result in academic probation per departmental policies.

Our Arts & Humanities librarian is Nicole Beatty. She is located in Stewart Library, Room 146 and her phone number is 801-626-7034. Please see the Stewart Library website for more information.

There are a couple of options for viewing textbook information. When viewing a specific course on the registration page, look for the link "View Textbook Information." Click on this link for textbook titles and pricing for that course. Once logged in to the student portal, you can also go directly to the Wildcat Store website or the eWeber Portal application, Book List and Compare Prices.