Master of Science in Social Science Degree Plan/Progress Record

Degree Requirements:

1. Official transcript(s)
2. Unconditional Admission
3. 30/36 Semester hours of credit
4. Meet residency requirements
5. No more than two grades below “B”
6. Overall GPA of 3.0
7. Completion of research requirement with a “B” or better
8. All credit earned within 8 years of graduation
9. Successfully complete comprehensive exam
10. Graduation Application filed

Required Core Courses

(9 Semester Hours)

• SS 6690 - Seminar in Social Sciences
• SS 6691 - Survey of Research Methods in the Social Sciences
• SS 6698 - Social Theory

Concentration:

(18 Semester Hours)

See Graduate Catalog for list of required courses and approved electives for the selected concentration.

• Anthropology
• History
• Geography
• Political Science
• Psychology
• Sociology
• Criminology

Electives

(9 Semester Hours)

Items To Be Discussed:

1. Conditional or Unconditional Admission
2. Availability of faculty for academic advising
3. Petition for transfer credit once unconditionally admitted
4. Class attendance
5. Drop and Withdrawal procedures; deadlines and consequences
6. Petition for an incomplete grade
7. Student participation in course and program evaluation
8. Curriculum coursework sequencing

Admission Status: