Admission to the Program

Open to students with a bachelor's degree or equivalent from an accredited institution. 

Certificate Requirements

• 15 credit hours of approved course work with at least 6 credit hours at the 600-level or above, with grades of C or better 

Grades of C- or D in certificate program courses are not accepted toward the fulfillment of certificate requirements, although these grades will be included in the calculation of the GPA. Students must have at least a 3.0 GPA in certificate courses in order to be awarded a certificate. Students in certificate programs must take a minimum of 6 credit hours during each 12-month period and complete the certificate in four years. International students must enroll in 9 credit hours each semester (except for summer). A maximum of 3 credit hours earned at an accredited college or university may be applied toward the certificate as transfer credit. 

Prerequisite

• STAT-514 Statistical Methods (3),  or other graduate-level statistics course, or statistics examination 

Course Requirements (15 credit hours)

• SOCY-620 Social Research I (3) 
• SOCY-621 Social Research II (3) 
• 9 credit hours from graduate-level sociology courses selected in consultation with the graduate director. Courses outside the Sociology Department may substituted with the approval of the graduate director.