International Year One in Media and Communications
International Year One in Media and Communications will prepare you to enter your next semester of a bachelor’s degree program at Drew University.
Upon successful completion of International Year One and meeting university requirements for undergraduate admission, you may enter your third year of undergraduate study at Drew University or at a number of well-known US universities. Progression is the transition from an INTO program to a university degree program.
Degree Program Components
4-Semester:
128 credit hour program 64 credit hours apply from Pathway 64 credit hours remaining toward degree
Course features
- Begin earning credits toward your degree even if you don’t meet the academic and English requirements for direct entry.
- Receive additional support to move you successfully through your first year at a US university.
- Graduate in the same amount of time as domestic students.
- Smaller class sizes allow you to spend more time with your teachers.
- Develop the knowledge and skills for your degree through your chosen pathway.
Your course options
View detailed course content by selecting one of the options below:
How do I qualify?
| English language requirements: |
TOEFL 60 (11 minimum subscores), IELTS 5.5 (5.0 minimum subscores), PTEA 44, Password overall level 6, IELA 162 (154 minimum subscores), or Duolingo 50. |
| Age requirements: | 16 years and above |
| Academic requirements: | High school diploma with a US equivalent of a 2.5 GPA. |
We are committed to helping talented and ambitious international students like you achieve their goals of studying at a world-class US university. We award scholarships typically up to $10,000 per year for qualified students entering Drew through the Pathway program.
Dates and prices
Class information
| Class hours: |
12-16 hours per week |
Where will it take me?
How do I qualify?
| English language requirements: |
TOEFL 50 (10 minimum subscores), IELTS 5.0 (4.5 minimum subscores), PTEA 41, Password overall level 5, IELA 154 (minimum subscore of 147), or Duolingo 45. |
| Age requirements: | 16 years and above |
| Academic requirements: | High school diploma with a US equivalent of a 2.5 GPA. |
We are committed to helping talented and ambitious international students like you achieve their goals of studying at a world-class US university. We award scholarships typically up to $10,000 per year for qualified students entering Drew through the Pathway program.
Dates and prices
| Start date | End date | Course length | Tuition |
| 18 August 2019 | 7 August 2020 |
5 Semesters
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* |
| 8 January 2020 | 12 May 2021 |
5 Semesters
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* |
| 13 May 2020 | 12 May 2021 |
5 Semesters
View Term dates |
* |
*Please note that the prices for courses due to commence in the academic year 2019 – 2020 have not yet been confirmed. The prices shown for the current academic year of 2018 – 2019 will be subject to an increase of up to a maximum of 4%. As soon as the prices for 2019 – 2020 are confirmed they will be updated so please continue to check here for the most up to date information*.
Class information
| Class hours: |
12-16 hours per week |
Where will it take me?
How do I qualify?
| English language requirements: |
TOEFL 60 (11 minimum subscores), IELTS 5.5 (5.0 minimum subscores), PTEA 44, Password overall level 6, IELA 162 (154 minimum subscores), or Duolingo 50. |
| Age requirements: | 16 years and above |
| Academic requirements: | High school diploma with a US equivalent of a 2.5 GPA. |
We are committed to helping talented and ambitious international students like you achieve their goals of studying at a world-class US university. We award scholarships typically up to $10,000 per year for qualified students entering Drew through the Pathway program.
Dates and prices
Class information
| Class hours: |
12-16 hours per week |
Where will it take me?
How do I qualify?
| English language requirements: |
TOEFL 50 (10 minimum subscores), IELTS 5.0 (4.5 minimum subscores), PTEA 41, Password overall level 5, IELA 154 (minimum subscore of 147), or Duolingo 45. |
| Age requirements: | 16 years and above |
| Academic requirements: | High school diploma with a US equivalent of a 2.5 GPA. |
We are committed to helping talented and ambitious international students like you achieve their goals of studying at a world-class US university. We award scholarships typically up to $10,000 per year for qualified students entering Drew through the Pathway program.
Dates and prices
| Start date | End date | Course length | Tuition |
| 16 August 2020 | 13 August 2021 |
5 Semesters
View Term dates |
* |
| 13 January 2021 | 11 May 2022 |
5 Semesters
View Term dates |
* |
| 19 May 2021 | 11 May 2022 |
5 Semesters
View Term dates |
* |
*Please note that the prices for courses due to commence in the academic year 2019 – 2020 have not yet been confirmed. The prices shown for the current academic year of 2018 – 2019 will be subject to an increase of up to a maximum of 4%. As soon as the prices for 2019 – 2020 are confirmed they will be updated so please continue to check here for the most up to date information*.
Class information
| Class hours: |
12-16 hours per week |
Where will it take me?
How do I qualify?
| English language requirements: |
TOEFL 60 (11 minimum subscores), IELTS 5.5 (5.0 minimum subscores), PTEA 44, Password overall level 6, IELA 162 (154 minimum subscores), or Duolingo 50. |
| Age requirements: | 16 years and above |
| Academic requirements: | High school diploma with a US equivalent of a 2.5 GPA. |
We are committed to helping talented and ambitious international students like you achieve their goals of studying at a world-class US university. We award scholarships typically up to $10,000 per year for qualified students entering Drew through the Pathway program.
Dates and prices
| Start date | End date | Course length | Tuition |
| 22 August 2021 | 11 May 2022 |
4 Semesters
View Term dates |
* |
| 12 January 2022 | 12 August 2022 |
4 Semesters
View Term dates |
* |
*Please note that the prices for courses due to commence in the academic year 2019 – 2020 have not yet been confirmed. The prices shown for the current academic year of 2018 – 2019 will be subject to an increase of up to a maximum of 4%. As soon as the prices for 2019 – 2020 are confirmed they will be updated so please continue to check here for the most up to date information*.
Class information
| Class hours: |
12-16 hours per week |
Where will it take me?
How do I qualify?
| English language requirements: |
TOEFL 60 (11 minimum subscores), IELTS 5.5 (5.0 minimum subscores), PTEA 44, Password overall level 6, IELA 162 (154 minimum subscores), or Duolingo 50. |
| Age requirements: | 16 years and above |
| Academic requirements: | High school diploma with a US equivalent of a 2.5 GPA. |
We are committed to helping talented and ambitious international students like you achieve their goals of studying at a world-class US university. We award scholarships typically up to $10,000 per year for qualified students entering Drew through the Pathway program.
Dates and prices
Class information
| Class hours: |
12-16 hours per week |
Where will it take me?
How do I qualify?
| English language requirements: |
TOEFL 50 (10 minimum subscores), IELTS 5.0 (4.5 minimum subscores), PTEA 41, Password overall level 5, IELA 154 (minimum subscore of 147), or Duolingo 45. |
| Age requirements: | 16 years and above |
| Academic requirements: | High school diploma with a US equivalent of a 2.5 GPA. |
We are committed to helping talented and ambitious international students like you achieve their goals of studying at a world-class US university. We award scholarships typically up to $10,000 per year for qualified students entering Drew through the Pathway program.
Dates and prices
| Start date | End date | Course length | Tuition |
| 18 August 2019 | 7 August 2020 |
5 Semesters
View Term dates |
* |
| 8 January 2020 | 12 May 2021 |
5 Semesters
View Term dates |
* |
| 13 May 2020 | 12 May 2021 |
5 Semesters
View Term dates |
* |
*Please note that the prices for courses due to commence in the academic year 2019 – 2020 have not yet been confirmed. The prices shown for the current academic year of 2018 – 2019 will be subject to an increase of up to a maximum of 4%. As soon as the prices for 2019 – 2020 are confirmed they will be updated so please continue to check here for the most up to date information*.
Class information
| Class hours: |
12-16 hours per week |
Where will it take me?
How do I qualify?
| English language requirements: |
TOEFL 60 (11 minimum subscores), IELTS 5.5 (5.0 minimum subscores), PTEA 44, Password overall level 6, IELA 162 (154 minimum subscores), or Duolingo 50. |
| Age requirements: | 16 years and above |
| Academic requirements: | High school diploma with a US equivalent of a 2.5 GPA. |
We are committed to helping talented and ambitious international students like you achieve their goals of studying at a world-class US university. We award scholarships typically up to $10,000 per year for qualified students entering Drew through the Pathway program.
Dates and prices
Class information
| Class hours: |
12-16 hours per week |
Where will it take me?
How do I qualify?
| English language requirements: |
TOEFL 50 (10 minimum subscores), IELTS 5.0 (4.5 minimum subscores), PTEA 41, Password overall level 5, IELA 154 (minimum subscore of 147), or Duolingo 45. |
| Age requirements: | 16 years and above |
| Academic requirements: | High school diploma with a US equivalent of a 2.5 GPA. |
We are committed to helping talented and ambitious international students like you achieve their goals of studying at a world-class US university. We award scholarships typically up to $10,000 per year for qualified students entering Drew through the Pathway program.
Dates and prices
| Start date | End date | Course length | Tuition |
| 16 August 2020 | 13 August 2021 |
5 Semesters
View Term dates |
* |
| 13 January 2021 | 11 May 2022 |
5 Semesters
View Term dates |
* |
| 19 May 2021 | 11 May 2022 |
5 Semesters
View Term dates |
* |
*Please note that the prices for courses due to commence in the academic year 2019 – 2020 have not yet been confirmed. The prices shown for the current academic year of 2018 – 2019 will be subject to an increase of up to a maximum of 4%. As soon as the prices for 2019 – 2020 are confirmed they will be updated so please continue to check here for the most up to date information*.
Class information
| Class hours: |
12-16 hours per week |
Where will it take me?
How do I qualify?
| English language requirements: |
TOEFL 60 (11 minimum subscores), IELTS 5.5 (5.0 minimum subscores), PTEA 44, Password overall level 6, IELA 162 (154 minimum subscores), or Duolingo 50. |
| Age requirements: | 16 years and above |
| Academic requirements: | High school diploma with a US equivalent of a 2.5 GPA. |
We are committed to helping talented and ambitious international students like you achieve their goals of studying at a world-class US university. We award scholarships typically up to $10,000 per year for qualified students entering Drew through the Pathway program.
Dates and prices
| Start date | End date | Course length | Tuition |
| 22 August 2021 | 11 May 2022 |
4 Semesters
View Term dates |
* |
| 12 January 2022 | 12 August 2022 |
4 Semesters
View Term dates |
* |
*Please note that the prices for courses due to commence in the academic year 2019 – 2020 have not yet been confirmed. The prices shown for the current academic year of 2018 – 2019 will be subject to an increase of up to a maximum of 4%. As soon as the prices for 2019 – 2020 are confirmed they will be updated so please continue to check here for the most up to date information*.
Class information
| Class hours: |
12-16 hours per week |