Graduate Degrees Offered

Application Checklist

• Online Application for Graduate Admission
• $45 non-refundable application processing fee
• Two (2) sets of official transcripts
• If your native language is not English: verification of English proficiency
• If you are not a US citizen and you expect to hold an F or J visa: financial resource information

• Entrance exam(s): GRE
• Minimum TOEFL:  Paper-550  Computer-213  Internet-81
• Letter of intent
• Writing sample
• Three letters of recommendation

Description of Program

The Department of Sociology provides a unique opportunity to work with a strong group of active research scholars. The department offers especially strong programs in the following areas: sociology of the family; inequalities; race, ethnicity, class and gender; and health, mental health, and substance abuse. Regular colloquia are scheduled to consider issues and discuss research in the department's main areas of concentration.

Resources and training opportunities include: major data sets that provide students with opportunities to do independent or collaborative research; outstanding survey research and statistics/methods training; excellent computer facilities; and a department library. Students are encouraged to do independent or collaborative research projects. Graduate students in the department also obtain significant teaching experience and participate in a series of formal seminars on professional development issues. Associated interdisciplinary programs include women's and gender studies (Ph.D.), survey research and analysis (M.A.), survey research (Ph.D.), and environmental studies.