• Concentrations and course offerings may vary by campus and/or by program modality.  Please consult with your advisor or admissions coach for the course availability each term at your campus or within your program modality. 
  • Certain options within the program may be required at certain campuses or for certain program modalities.  Please consult with your advisor or admissions coach for requirements at your campus or for your program modality. 

Bachelor's Degree Entrance 

Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise indicated.

Milestones

Annual review
Two field statements
Dissertation committee
Dissertation proposal
PhD candidacy
Dissertation defense

Core Requirements

Foundations
SOCL 7200Foundations of Social Theory 14
SOCL 7201Foundations of Social Theory 24
Proseminars
SOCL 7001Proseminar 1: Acclimating to Graduate School1
SOCL 7002Proseminar 2: Academic Planning1
SOCL 7003Proseminar 3: Committee, Topics, and Reading Lists1
SOCL 7004Proseminar 4: Field Statement Writing1
Research Methods
INSH 6300Research Methods in the Social Sciences4
INSH 6500Statistical Analysis4
Advanced Methods
Complete 8 semester hours from the following. Courses not listed need approval from student's advisor:8
Qualitative Methods
Analyzing Complex Digitized Data
Advanced Research Methods in the Social Sciences and Humanities
Quantitative Analysis
Advanced Quantitative Analysis
Multilevel Theorizing and Analysis
Qualitative Methods in Health and Illness
Techniques of Program Evaluation

Electives

Complete 32 semester hours in the following ranges. Courses in additional disciplines may be allowed with prior advisor approval:32
CRIM 6000 to CRIM 7999
INSH 6000 to INSH 7999
POLS 6000 to POLS 7999
PPUA 6000 to PPUA 7999
SOCL 6000 to SOCL 7999
WMNS 6000 to WMNS 7999

Dissertation

Exam Preparation
Required for students who must maintain full-time status while completing comprehensive exam. Must take twice:
Exam Preparation—Doctoral
Research
Research
Dissertation
Dissertation Term 1
Dissertation Term 2
Dissertation Continuation
Following completion of two semesters of dissertation, registration in the following class is required in each semester (including the summer if the dissertation is submitted in summer) until the dissertation is completed:
Dissertation Continuation

Progression Requirements

Students who receive two grades below B may be placed on academic probation and risk being separated from the program.

Program Credit/GPA Requirements

60 total semester hours required
Minimum 3.500 GPA required


  • Concentrations and course offerings may vary by campus and/or by program modality.  Please consult with your advisor or admissions coach for the course availability each term at your campus or within your program modality. 
  • Certain options within the program may be required at certain campuses or for certain program modalities.  Please consult with your advisor or admissions coach for requirements at your campus or for your program modality. 

Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise indicated.

Milestones

Annual review
Two field statements
Dissertation committee
Dissertation proposal
PhD candidacy
Dissertation defense

Core Requirements

Foundations
SOCL 7200Foundations of Social Theory 14
SOCL 7201Foundations of Social Theory 24
Proseminars
SOCL 7001Proseminar 1: Acclimating to Graduate School1
SOCL 7002Proseminar 2: Academic Planning1
SOCL 7003Proseminar 3: Committee, Topics, and Reading Lists1
SOCL 7004Proseminar 4: Field Statement Writing1
Research Methods
INSH 6300Research Methods in the Social Sciences4
INSH 6500Statistical Analysis4
Advanced Methods
Complete 8 semester hours from the following. Courses not listed need approval from student's advisor:8
Qualitative Methods
Analyzing Complex Digitized Data
Advanced Research Methods in the Social Sciences and Humanities
Quantitative Analysis
Advanced Quantitative Analysis
Multilevel Theorizing and Analysis
Qualitative Methods in Health and Illness please note this course is only 3 credits
Techniques of Program Evaluation

Electives

Complete 12 semester hours in the following ranges. Courses in additional disciplines need student's advisor approval:12
CRIM 6000 to CRIM 7999
INSH 6000 to INSH 7999
POLS 6000 to POLS 7999
PPUA 6000 to PPUA 7999
SOCL 6000 to SOCL 7999
WMNS 6000 to WMNS 7999

Dissertation

Exam Preparation
Students register for this course while writing each of their two field statements. Must take twice:
Exam Preparation—Doctoral
Research
Research
Dissertation
Dissertation Term 1
Dissertation Term 2
Dissertation Continuation
Following completion of two semesters of dissertation, registration in the following class is required in each semester (including the summer if the dissertation is submitted in summer) until the dissertation is completed:
Dissertation Continuation

Progression Requirements

Students who receive two grades below B may be placed on academic probation and risk being separated from the program.

Program Credit/GPA Requirements

40 total semester hours required
Minimum 3.500 GPA required