Arkansas State University
Department of Criminology, Sociology and Geography
P.O. Box 2410
State University, AR 72467
Phone (870) 972-3163
Fax (870) 972-3694
http://www2.astate.edu/a/chss/degree-programs/graduate.dot

Dr. Doris Chu
Email: dchu@astate.edu

Dr. Gretchen Hill
Email:  ghill@astate.edu

Admission Requirement
Students seeking admission into the Master of Arts degree program in Sociology must meet the admission requirements of the Graduate School and the specific program requirements.

In addition, applicants must have completed a minimum of 18 undergraduate semester hours in Sociology with a grade of B or better in each course including courses in Social Theory, Methods of Social Research and a statistics course. If the student is deficient, these courses must be taken in addition to the graduate course requirements specified below. Such undergraduate deficiencies must be completed prior to or during the first graduate enrollment period whenever possible.

For unconditional admission, a student must have a minimum cumulative undergraduateaverage of 3.00.

For conditional admission, a student must have a minimum cumulative undergraduate average of 2.75 (or 3.00 on the last 60 hours).


Deadline: Fall - July 1 and Spring - November 15

gradsch@astate.edu