Graduate Program

Prospective Students - Procedure to Apply

Degrees Offered

• M.S. Sociology
• Ph.D. Sociology

Application

Applicants must apply to both the Graduate College and the department. February 15 is the deadline for applicants who want to be considered for admission for the following fall semester.

Browse to the following links for detailed information:

• Guide for the Prospective Graduate Student
• Prospective International Student Information

Applicants must submit the following materials to the Graduate College:

• Application for Admission Form: either the US citizen, International, or Special Student form.
• Application fee
• Two official transcripts from each university attended.

International applicants must also submit:

• Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) score if English is a second language.
• Confirmation of Resources Form.

Send these materials to:

Graduate College
Oklahoma State University
202 Whitehurst
Stillwater, OK 74078-1019

Applicants must also submit the following materials to the Department of Sociology:

• Three letters of recommendation
• Statement of Purpose.
• Confidentiality of References Form
• Completed Application for Employment Form, if you want to be considered for an assistantship.
• Official GRE scores.
• Vita
• Optional supporting information

Send these materials to:

Director of the Graduate Program
Oklahoma State University
Department of Sociology
006 CLB
Stillwater, OK 74078-4062

For More Detailed Information...

Contact the Graduate College

Phone: (405) 744-6368
Fax: (405) 744-0355
E-mail: grad-i@okstate.edu (no attachments, please)

If you cannot access PDF / Acrobat files, please contact the Graduate Advisor, Dr. Stephen Perkins, and ask that hard copies of all of the graduate application forms be US mailed to you.

Admission

To be considered for admission to either the Master's or doctoral program, the department's Graduate Committee will evaluate all materials submitted to both the Graduate College and the department. Applicants who have been admitted to the graduate program can enroll by phone by calling 800-227-GRAD.

Degree Requirements

• The M.S. in Sociology requires a minimum of 31 hours of course work, including core courses in theory, research methods, and social statistics. Students must prepare a thesis.
• Requirements for the Ph.D. in Sociology include core courses in theory, research methods, and social statistics and courses in two specialty areas (Complex Organizations; Deviance & Criminology; Environmental Sociology; Social Inequality; Social Psychology). Students must take preliminary examinations in Theory and Methods/Statistics and two comprehensive examinations in their specialty areas and prepare a doctoral thesis.

Assistantships & Financial Aid

Teaching and Research Assistantships are awarded competitively to students. In addition to an assistantship, a student may receive other kinds of financial aid through in-state and out-of-state tuition waivers, fellowships, and scholarships. Limited fee waivers are available to the majority of full-time graduate students who are eligible. Work study and student loans are also available to students (contact the Department of Financial Aid for more information).