Sociology/Social Research - Accelerated BA/MS

Five-Year BA/MS Program

For a limited number of qualified students, the department offers an accelerated five-year program leading to a BA in sociology and an MS in social research. The program requires a total of 145 credits of college work (100 undergraduate, 45 graduate), a three month full-time supervised research internship in a non-academic setting (or part-time for six months), and a research paper. In order to be admitted to the program, students must complete their basic requirements, pass an honors course (independent study or honors seminar), and meet the requirements of the MS program as outlined in the graduate catalog except for the GRE examination. Undergraduate students are typically admitted to the program toward the end of their junior year when they have completed 100 credits and they begin their graduate work at the beginning of their senior year. Interested students should consult the program’s adviser at the earliest possible date.