graduate study in pc: skills and competencies
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Graduate Study in PC: Skills and Competencies
A Brief Overview I Jack Hennes
Purdue University
PhD in Rhetoric
& Composition
Highest-ranked criteria for admittance
1
4
5
6
Writing sample
Goals/Statement
of Purpose
Letters of
Recommendation
Type of MA
degree
Perceived fit of
applicant with
program goals
Teaching
experience2
3
Rensselaer
Polytechnic Institute
PhD in Communication
& Rhetoric
Highest-ranked criteria for admittance
1
4
5
6
Perceived fit of
applicant with
program goals
Goals/statement
of purpose
GRE scores
Graduate GPA
Personal knowledge
of applicant
Letters of
recommendation2
3
Texas Tech
UniversityPhD in Technical
Communication & Rhetoric
Highest-ranked criteria for admittance
1
4
5
6
Goals/statement
of purpose
Letters of
recommendation
Perceived fir of
applicant with
program goals
Writing sample
Graduate GPA
Teaching experience2
3
Michigan Tech
University
PhD in Rhetoric & Technical
Communication
Highest-ranked criteria for admittance
1
4
5
6
Writing sample
Goals/Statement
of Purpose
Letters of
Recommendation
Type of MA
degree
Perceived fit of
applicant with
program goals
Teaching
experience2
3
Michigan State
University
PhD in Rhetoric & Writing
Highest-ranked criteria for admittance
1
4
5Goals/statement
of purpose
Writing sample
Perceived fit of
applicant with
program goals
Teaching experience
Letters of
recommendation
2
3
Clemson University
PhD in
Rhetorics, Communication,
& Information Design
Highest-ranked criteria for admittance
1
4
5
6
Writing sample
Letters of
recommendation
Perceived fit of
applicant with
program goals
Goals/statement
of purpose
GRE scores
Teaching experience2
3
Virginia Tech
PhD in Rhetoric & Writing
Highest-ranked criteria for admittance
1
4
5
6
Perceived fit of
applicant with
program goals
Goals/Statement
of Purpose
Writing sample
Letters of
recommendation
Type of MA degree
Teaching experience2
3
Iowa State
UniversityPhD in Rhetoric
& Professional Communication
Highest-ranked criteria for admittance
1
4
5
6
Perceived fit of
applicant with
program goals
Writing sample
Letters of
Recommendation
Graduate GPA
Work experience
Source of MA degree2
3
How do I get involved?
1. Establish strong relationships with
your professors and advisors
2. Write every essay as if it were a
potential writing sample
3. Maintain a strong GPA
4. Get involved and present at local
and regional conferences
5. Get published (book reviews,
graduate student journals, etc.)
# Criteria for Admittance
Statement
of Purpose