{"id":714,"date":"2012-06-11T15:46:09","date_gmt":"2012-06-11T19:46:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/10.171.92.38\/~sociolog\/?page_id=714"},"modified":"2026-01-26T13:39:00","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T18:39:00","slug":"considering-graduate-school","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/sociology\/graduate\/considering-graduate-school\/","title":{"rendered":"Prospective Students"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"heading-underline\">aPPLIED SOCIOLOGY m.a<\/h2>\n<p>This program emphasizes methodological skills and academic scholarship for career success. Coursework offers advanced training across key areas, including crime and deviance, domestic violence, and social inequality.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Application Deadlines<\/h3>\n<table class=\"table\" style=\"height: 173px\" border=\"0\" summary=\"This table lists a summary of admission requirements\" width=\"538\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Application Deadline<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Spring<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Fall<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">Domestic Applicants<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">November 1<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">July 1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">International Applicants<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">July 1<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\">December 1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h6 class=\"font-size-sm h6 blockquote-footer\"><\/h6>\n<div>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"color: inherit;font-family: inherit;font-size: 1.45rem;font-weight: 600\">Application Requirements<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The GRE is not required for admission to this program.<\/li>\n<li>Three letters of recommendation, including at least two from academic sources familiar with the applicant\u2019s academic abilities.<\/li>\n<li>A personal statement of 250-500 words identifying areas of research interest as it connected to thematic areas of UCF Sociology, faculty with whom they would like to work,\u00a0and describing the applicant\u2019s academic and professional experience and goals.<\/li>\n<li>Applicants applying to this program who have attended a college\/university outside the United States must\u00a0provide one official transcript and official certification of degree, with date awarded. See the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apps.graduate.ucf.edu\/countryrequirements\/?_ga=2.75789526.219936966.1740660535-1191226074.1735915132\">Sample Country Requirements<\/a>\u00a0page for country specific requirements.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The applicant\u2019s records will be reviewed on an individual basis for academic deficiencies and evaluated to assess their potential for success in the program. Supplemental course work may be recommended.<\/p>\n<p>Meeting minimum UCF admission criteria does not guarantee program admission. Final admission is based on evaluation of the applicant\u2019s abilities, past performance, recommendations, match of this program to the applicant\u2019s career\/academic goals, and the applicant\u2019s potential for completing the degree. Note also that there is no automatic connection between acceptance as a non-degree-seeking student and acceptance into this degree-granting program.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div>\n<h2 class=\"heading-underline\">Sociology Ph.D.<\/h2>\n<p>This program prepares students for careers in academia, as well as research and other applied settings in the private, public, and nonprofit sectors. 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