Department of Sociology

The graduate program is designed to prepare scholars for teaching and research in the discipline of sociology. As such, it is organized primarily for students seeking the Ph.D. degree, although the M.A. degree may be awarded in the course of a student's progress.

Admission to graduate status in the Department of Sociology is based upon four criteria:
(1) the applicant's prior academic performance, especially in Sociology; (2) the student's performance on the Graduate Record Examination; (3) letters of reference from persons familiar with the applicant's potential for achieving academic excellence; and (4) the extent to which the student's areas of expressed interest coincide with departmental emphases.

In addition, students are encouraged to submit a copy of one professional or term paper with their application; written work, if submitted, will be considered in admission decisions. Normally, students are admitted for the fall quarter of each academic year. Although students may petition to be admitted to the program during the academic year, mid-year admissions are not recommended because the sequence of core courses is designed to begin with the fall quarter. The deadline for applications for admission for the fall quarter is March 1, and for various University fellowship programs, January 5.

Students who lack adequate undergraduate preparation in sociology will be required to make up such deficiencies before work can be credited toward the graduate program. A detailed statement of degree requirements and procedures for the graduate degrees is available at the departmental office. General University requirements of the Graduate Division can be found in the Graduate Studies section of the UCR catalog.

The graduate program is constructed so that all students normally proceed through three distinct stages in their movement toward the Ph.D degree: the basic core program, the period of specialization, and writing the dissertation.

Program Summary

Program Name:	Sociology
Contact Address:	Sociology Department 1206 Watkins Hall University of California, Riverside Riverside, CA 92521
Contact Phone & E-Mail	Professor Jonathan Turner Phone: (951) 827-4622 Fax: (951) 827-3330 E-mail: jonathan.turner@ucr.edu Graduate Affairs Assistant Anna Wire Phone: (951) 827-5445 Fax: (951) 827-3330 E-mail: socgrad@ucr.edu
Leading to the degree of	Ph.D.
Period of Specialization	1) Criminology and Socio-Legal Studies 2) Family and Social Psychology 3) Gender Studies 4) Organizations and Institutions 5) Political Economy and Global Social Change 6) Race and Class Inequality 7) Sociological Theory
Admission Limited to	Fall. Winter and Spring are not recommended because the sequence of core courses is designed to begin with the fall quarter.
Deadline to apply	Fellowships are applied for by January 5 of the year you intend to register Admission Only: Fall quarter - March 1 (domestic applicants), February 1 (foreign applicants); Winter quarter - September 1 (domestic applicants), July 1 (foreign applicants); Spring quarter - December 1 (domestic applicants), October 1 (foreign applicants)
GRE (General and/or Subject), TSE, TWE, TOEF	GRE. ALL applicants whose first language is not English must submit scores from the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL).
Letters of Recommendation	3
Other Requirements	Students are required to submit a copy of one professional or term paper with their application; written work, if submitted, will be considered in admission decisions.