Ph.D. Examinations
English Examination:
To ensure competence in written English, all graduate students must take English exams that are required by the Graduate College. In addition, nonnative speakers of English who will have teaching responsibilities are required to take the SPEAK/TEACH tests.
First Year Evaluations:
All first year graduate students in Sociology will be reviewed near the end of their first year of study by the Graduate Program Coordinator in consultation with the core course instructors. Advisors will be informed by the Graduate Coordinator if student performance is considered marginal or unsatisfactory. The advisor will inform the student of the evaluation.
Preliminary Examination Guidelines
Phd Reading Lists
• Criminology
• Economy, Organizations and Work
• Food Systems, Agriculture and the Environment
• Methodology
• Social Change and Development
• Social Inequality
• Social Psychology
• Sociology of Families
