Public Relations Program Application

Application to the Public Relations Program

Thank you for your interest in majoring in Public Relations. To be considered a candidate, please complete this application and submit to Regina A. Bell, Davis Hall, Room 105A by February 8, 2013.

Please be informed of the following details:

• Formal admission to the Public Relations Major is not automatic A maximum of 25 applications are accepted annually. Admission is based on grade point average (refer to URI Catalog for specifics).
• The Major requires a minimum GPA of 2.0 overall and 2.5 in the pre-major courses.
• Formal admission to the Public Relations Major is required for enrollment in PRS 340 in the Fall of 2013..

I. BIOGRAPHICAL DATA

Please print:

Name: _____________________________________

Student ID Number: ________________

E-Mail Address: _____________________________

Phone Number: ____________________

Current Mailing Address:_________________________________________________________________

Expected Month/Year of Graduation:________________________________________________________

II. EMPLOYMENT/INTERNSHIP EXPERIENCE

List any employment or internship experience in the Public Relations field.

III. ACADEMIC PROFILE

Attach a current copy of your transcript from E-Campus.

^**If you have taken a different course, please indicate________________

IV. ESSAY

As the final part of your application, please respond to the following essay statement:

According to Public Relations - The Profession and The Practice (Lattimore, 2008), "Public relations work is all about developing effective relationships between organizations and groups that are important to them, including the media, customers, employees, investors, community leaders, activist groups and government agencies". This statement can be illuminated by the strategic efforts of a local public relations/marketing agency, North Star Marketing, Inc.

In preparing your essay, the first step is to review the website for North Star Marketing, Inc. (fortheloveofmarketing.com). Based on your review of the website, convey your interpretation of the statement by Lattimore by formulating a well-written essay (no more than 2 typed pages, double spaced). Your essay should reflect your analytical and writing style and should be free of grammatical and punctuation errors.

Lattimore, D. (2008). Public Relations - The Profession and the Practice. 3rd ed. (p. 5). New York, NY: McGraw Hill.