Graduate School Bulletin

Admission to the Ph.D. and M.A. Program in Sociology

Applicants should specify on the application which degree program they wish to enter. Applicants seeking a Ph.D. degree should apply directly for acceptance to the Ph.D. program. (Applicants need not have an M.A. degree to apply to the Ph.D. program.) For admission to graduate study in sociology, the following, in addition to the minimum Graduate School requirements, are normally required:

A. A bachelor's degree or its equivalent, as attested to by transcripts of previous academic work.

B. Undergraduate statistics course.

C. Undergraduate grade point average of 3.0 or above.

D. If your native or primary language is not English, English proficiency must be established based on the results of the TOEFL or IELTS exam. Language exams are not required for international students who have a degree from an institution where the primary instruction was in English.

E. Three strong recommendations from former instructors.

F. Acceptance by both the Department and the Graduate School.