Admission to Online 2nd Bachelor's Program
Requirements
In addition to Utah State University’s admissions requirements, students applying for this program must have a bachelor's degree with a major other than COMD from a regionally accredited university. A minimum 3.0 GPA on that degree is recommended for admission into the COMD 2nd bachelor's program.
For graduation, students must earn a GPA of 3.0 and satisfy any American Institutions educational requirements not met in the first bachelor’s degree.
Acceptance into graduate programs is on a competitive basis. Students are selected on GPA in combination with other indicators of achievement. Students planning on graduate school in speech-language pathology, audiology, or deaf education should carefully and honestly evaluate their potential for excelling in their coursework and maintaining a high GPA.Those students seeking a post-bachelor's degree should do the following
- Apply Online to the University, be sure to choose an undergrad transfer student.
- Wait for Admittance to USU You will receive an email from your Academic Advisor, Brynne Davies, updating you on the status of your application when it is complete and has been reviewed by the Department. Once you are formally admitted to USU, you will receive a confirmation from the University by mail. You are welcome to check the status of your application at any time by contacting Admissions at admit@usu.edu, 435-797-1079 or 800-488-8108). Remember that it can take 6-8 weeks to process your application, so apply early. If you are not admitted by the deadline, you will not be able to register for classes as an admitted student for that semester, and your application will be deferred for the following semester's admission
- After you are admitted, contact your COMDDE advisor: Brynne Davies by email to plan your schedule and register for classes.
Contact the Advisor
Brynne Davies
Academic Advisor/Online Second Bachelor's Degree
Registration
When your application for admission has been completely processed and approved by USU, you will be able to register for classes according to the dates listed here. Use the tuition and fees estimator to calculate tuition. For detailed tuition information please refer to the University Tuition Table (online students page 8.) Chrome is the recommended browser.
Please closely follow the registration instructions below:
- Go to your USU Portal at my.usu.edu Log in with your A number & strong password.
- Click on Banner in the Launchpad in the left hand menu.
- You can browse for classes, or register for classes by clicking “add/drop classes.”
- Choose the Term for Registration (Spring Jan-May/Summer May-Aug/Fall Aug-Dec) and click continue.
- Search for class, click “add” puts on schedule in a color block and says pending.
- Once you click “submit” it should change to green and say “registered.”
Common Registration Errors
- Time date stamp error - means that you aren’t eligible to register yet. Check your earned credits, and the registration calendar.
- Requires readmission - reapply before you can register.
- Non-Degree Seeking students who receive error messages when trying to add a course should complete the Request for Restriction Overrides.
- All online students should register under the “io” sections.
- On the first day of class, log in to begin your courses. Call 435-797-HELP (4357) or 1-877-878-8325 if you have questions about logging in to Canvas.
NOTE: Classes Will Not Show Up In Canvas Until The First Day Of The Semester.
All students are responsible to know the departmental Online Degree Policies.