Prospective Graduate Students

View the printable MA Program Brochure here.

Admission Requirements 

  1. Students must complete a bachelor's degree, preferably with a major in Sociology.
  2.  Students must complete and score competitively on the Graduate Record Exam (GRE). GRE scores over five years old will not be accepted.

  3. Students must have a minimum 3.0 grade point average for the last 60 credits of undergraduate work leading to the bachelor's degree.

  4. Students must submit directly to the Department of Sociology:  

a.) A Statement of Purpose (500 to 1000 words in length, outlining their goals and interests in subject areas within sociology) 

b.) A Writing Sample (e.g., a paper from an undergraduate course) 

      5. Sociology majors at FAU should submit the names of two sociology faculty members as their referees. All other students must obtain two letters of recommendation and have them sent by the recommenders directly to the Department of Sociology.

      6. Applicants who apply after March 1 (for Fall admission) or after November 1 (for Spring admission) may be admitted to the graduate program but may be too late to be considered for an assistantship award.