The Ph.D. degree requires a minimum of 48 hours of course work beyond the B.A., plus 18 hours of dissertation work. All students must obtain a Master's degree before pursuing a Ph.D. Students currently in the doctoral program may apply for a Masters degree once they have passed the comprehensive exams and have been advanced to candidacy.
Required courses are generally closed to non-degree students.
The professor teaching the course will have discretion over enrollment decisions, prerequisites, etc. All Ph.D. candidates must successfully complete comprehensive examinations in two areas in sociology. An area is defined as a recognized subdiscipline in sociology. Although the department has faculty resources and course offerings in each of the above areas, the student should note that faculty resources and course offerings are subject to change, and not all areas may be covered at any given time. Any area not from this list must be approved by the Graduate Committee and be within the limits of departmental resources.