M.A. in Sociology

University of Nebraska at Omaha

Baccalaureate degree or previous masters degree with a minimum 3.0 GPA.
Applicants for admission to the graduate program in sociology should present a minimum of 15 undergraduate credit hours in the following social science courses:

Statistics, research methods, and social theory
A minimum of six additional hours of sociology or other social science courses

Undergraduate courses in statistics, research methods, and social theory are required before the student can enroll in the graduate courses in the same areas.

Students without the specific prerequisite courses may be admitted provisionally, but deficiencies should be removed in the first year of graduate study.
All prerequisite courses must be passed with a grade of “B” (3.0 on a 4.0 scale) or better.

English Language Proficiency:

Internet-based TOEFL: 80 (no sub-score under 15), IELTS: 6.5, PTE: 53, Duolingo: 110