This study aims to identify the emotional intelligence level of students in Islamic Communication and Broadcasting study program with major counseling of cohort 2016, identify student’s academic achievement, and testing the correlation between its emotional intelligence and academic achievement. Data of students emotional intelligence level obtained using a Likert model questionnaire/scale constructed based on Goleman’s theory. Based on the theory, there are five constructs of emotional intelligence, i.e. self-awareness, self-regulation, social skill, empathy, and motivation. Student’s academic achievement is based on their GPA (Grade Point Average) in the first semester of academic year 2017/2018. The correlation tested by Product Moment Correlation Test. The research method in this study is the quantitative research method. Subjects of this study are students of Islamic Communication and Broadcasting with major counseling in cohort 2016 at academic year 2017/2018 (n=69). Statistical analysis shows that level of significance of the correlation between emotional intelligence level of students in Islamic Communication and Broadcasting study program with major counseling of cohort 2016 and their academic achievement is p=0,029. The level of significance lower than 0,05 show that there is a significant correlation between two variables. The positive value of coefficient correlation shows that the correlation between two variables is a positive correlation. The result of the study shows that there is a significant correlation between emotional intelligence level ofstudents in Islamic Communication and Broadcasting study program with major counseling of cohort 2016 and their academic achievement at academic year 2017/2018. The higher the level of emotional intelligence, the higher the academic achievement and conversely.