For prospective students who meet the Graduate School admissions requirements, admission is usually routine for those who also meet the following requirements and standards: 30 or more semester hours in the social sciences (anthropology, political science, economics, psychology, history) including 21 hours in sociology, six of those hours being sociological theory and sociological statistics or methods, with grades of B or better. A final requirement is an overall grade point average of at least 2.7 (A=4.0).

Students may be admitted to the program at the beginning of any semester, but because of course sequencing, we encourage applications for admission in the fall semester. Persons seeking admission for fall semester should apply no later than July 10th of the year in which they wish to begin their studies. Although as noted above all applicants are encouraged to apply to begin their studies in the fall semester, applications for other semesters will be considered up to the following deadlines: For spring semester: November 15th; for summer term: April 1st.