Admission to graduate study is competitive and is based on evaluation of the total record of the applicant: statement of purpose, career plans, letters of recommendation, and GPA. Applicants generally have an undergraduate major or MA in Sociology, or have an undergraduate major or MA in a related social science discipline with substantial coursework in sociology.
The department determines your eligibility for the sociology graduate program and the UF Office of Admission at UF’s Graduate School determines your eligibility to the university. For an introduction to the UF Graduate School, facts and figures about what awaits you as a UF graduate student, instructions on how to apply and other useful information, please visit the UF Graduate School Admissions Brochure.
There are additional requirements for international students. If you are a non-US applicant, the UF International Center determines your eligibility for a student visa after you are admitted and on the basis of your reported preexisting funds.
Admission begins with the fall term; students are not permitted to begin graduate study in the spring term. Once admitted, all graduate students are guaranteed funding.
The deadline for submission of all application materials for the subsequent fall semester is January 15.