Graduate College

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Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo MI 49008-5242 USA
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Sociology (M.A. & Accelerated)

Sociology (M.A. & Accelerated)

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  Application deadlines

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 Admissions are for fall semester only. Applications must be received by February 1 to be considered for a graduate assistantship. All other applications, including Accelerated considered until June 30.

 

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  Resume/Curriculum Vitae (CV)

A resume or curriculum vitae (CV) is required; please submit within the online application system.

 

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  Graduate test

This program does not require the General GRE.

Note: International applicants may have to provide evidence of English language proficiency. More information can be found within the online application.

 

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  Recommendations

This program requires three recommendations. Please send email requests for such recommendations from within the online system.

 

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  Written statement

This program does not require a supplemental written statement.

 

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  Previous written work

This program does not require any previous written work be submitted.

 

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  Other program materials

This program does not require any other program materials to be submitted.

 

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  Transcript requirement

An official transcript from the institution from which you received your bachelor degree is required, as well as a transcript from the institution(s) where any additional graduate level courses or degrees have been taken/completed. Applicants are not required to submit an official transcript of courses taken/completed at WMU.

 

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  Additional information

For admission to the master's program in sociology, you must:

  • Complete 24 semester hours in undergraduate social science, with at least 15 semester hours in sociology, including courses in theory and research methods. If you do not have the requisite hours of undergraduate sociology curses you may be required to make up deficiencies as a condition of matriculation.
  • Have a grade point average of 3.0 or better in undergraduate sociology courses.

No single requirement is sufficient to guarantee an offer of admission or to dictate a denial of admission. The information you submit is carefully evaluated by the Central Graduate Committee to ascertain if you are likely to succeed in graduate studies in sociology and you have the intellectual interests which can be cultivated by the department's areas of strength.

If you have any questions, please review the website below for program and contact information.

Department of Sociology — College of Arts and Sciences

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