Most of these go on to university or college teaching positions or postdoctoral programs at other universities. A few enter government service or business. Undergraduate grade point average of 3.0 or above. Satisfactory recommendations from former instructors. Acceptance by both the Department of Sociology and the Graduate School.
Minimum residence is one year of full-time study.
Students may be admitted to the Ph.D. program on a part-time basis, but these arrangements usually require that the students appear on campus during certain periods of the normal working day. Full-time study entails 12 or more graduate credit hours per semester for those students entering without prior graduate study or fewer than 24 graduate credit hours, and nine or more graduate credit hours per semester for those students entering with more than 24 graduate credit hours or with advanced standing provided by prior graduate work. Since a graduate traineeship is considered part of the academic program, credit hours will be given for teaching or research assistantships as well as supervised teaching. Under specific conditions credit may be given for individual research work outside formal courses but under the supervision of faculty members. Of an additional ten required courses, one must provide additional methodological training and can be chosen by the student from a variety of suitable offerings specified by the department.