Students who wish to pursue the five-year B.S./M.S. combination in STAC and DM must apply to the School after completing at least seventy-five hours of work toward the STAC Media Studies degree. Applicants should have a 3.5 GPA.

Students admitted to the five-year program will select the 4400 seminar option and also take a total of twelve hours of graduate coursework during their final undergraduate year. Six hours of that work, in DM media courses, will replace the STAC free electives and will count for both undergraduate and graduate credit. During the summer term after their fourth year, students will participate in an approved internship program. During the fifth year, students will take a total of twenty-four hours, including either LCC 6800 (Project) or LCC 7000 (Thesis), and with no more than three courses taken outside the DM program.