Graduate Booklet Graduate Students Graduate Students' Publications Our Recently Conferred PhDs Interdisciplinary Program in Social Psychology Center for Teaching - Future Faculty Preparation Program Sociology Graduate Student Association Graduate Student Professional and Personal Development Collaborative Form Locator College and University Resources for Graduate Students Grant Resources for Graduate Students (contact person: Susan Kuyper) Vanderbilt Enhancing Diversity in Graduate Education (VU-EDGE; contact person: Richard Pitt)| |
An undergraduate degree from an accredited, four-year institution (or a course of study that is the equivalent of such a degree) |
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A minimum of a B average in undergraduate work, and a minimum of a B average in the field of expected graduate study. |
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GRE verbal and quantitative scores (the subject test is not required). Information about the GRE can be obtained from: Graduate Record Examinations, Educational Testing Service, Box 6000, Princeton, NJ, 08541-6000, USA. |
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Applicants whose first language is not English must include a TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) score with their application. The Graduate School requires a minimum score of 550, although individual departments may require higher scores. Information about TOEFL can be obtained from TOEFL, Box 6151, Princeton, NJ, 08541- 6151, USA. |
Soc. 301, Classical Sociological Theory Soc. 302, Contemporary Sociology Theory Soc. 310, Sociological Inquiry: Introduction to Research Methods Soc. 311, Statistics (Multivariate Analysis I) Soc. 312, Statistics (Multivariate Analysis II) One additional methods seminar Two survey seminars One special topic seminar 9 hours of elective course work Pass the Masters Paper Soc. 323, Teaching Workshop 33 additional hours of electives Pass two Special Area Exams Satisfactory defense of dissertation proposal Completed dissertation Satisfactory defense of dissertation
