4+1 Pathway

How It Works

Hope College and Western Michigan University’s School of Communication have established a partnership that allows Hope students to transfer up to six undergraduate credit hours towards a Master of Arts in Communication degree at WMU. Additionally, Hope students have the opportunity to obtain up to six additional graduate credit hours through credit-by-examination.

Eligible Hope College Courses

Transferable Credits — up to 6 credits, must have earned a ‘B’ grade or better

• COMM 320 – Family Communication
• COMM 330 – Organizational Communication
• COMM 335 – Leadership Skills and Perspectives
• COMM 360 – The Art and Science of Persuasion
• COMM 371 – Intercultural Communication: Communicating Across Differences
• COMM 372 – Gender Communication

Credits-By-Examination — up to 6 credits, based on the evaluation of final writing project(s)

• COMM 399 – Communication Internship
• COMM 460 – Communication Theory
• COMM 463 – Rhetorical Theory
• COMM 470 – Cultural Communication Theory
• COMM 399 – Communication Internship

Learn about application requirements, deadlines and how to apply