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Applicants are required to scan official transcripts of all previous academic work from all post-secondary institutions as digital files (.pdfs) and upload them to the online application system (GRASP). If the academic records are in a language other than English or French, students are required to arrange for certified translations to be attached, as well. Applicants who are given offers will be asked to mail their official, original, or certified copies of the original records, in envelopes sealed and endorsed by the issuing institution to the Sociology Graduate Office. Please note that an official degree certificate must also be submitted if the degree granted is not indicated on your transcripts.
Curriculum Vitae:
Curriculum vitae is required.
Recommendation Letter:
Applicants should provide names and contact information for three academic referees via the online application system (GRASP). Once the application fee is paid,the system will automatically generate emails to the referees. Referees will be provided with a link to an online e-reference page where they will have the option to either fill out an online form or upload a letter of reference in Word or PDF format. If your referee would rather complete a paper application you can download the application from the system and send it to them. If they decide on this option we will require the paper reference to be sent to the Sociology Graduate Office in a sealed envelope with the referee's signature across the seal.
Other Document:
Please provide a written prospectus that indicates your proposed area of study for the M.A. or Ph.D. degree in Sociology. What research questions motivate you? What theoretical tradition(s) will likely inform or structure your research? Are there specific methodological skills you hope to develop and apply while in the program? Please also identify one of more potential faculty supervisors with whom you would like to work. Your prospectus should be between 500 and 1000 words in length.
Applicants to the M.A. program who have not completed a B.A. in Sociology and applicants to the Ph.D. program who do not have a B.A. or M.A. degree in Sociology should include with their prospectus an additional statement of 500 words or fewer describing their level of preparedness for graduate study in Sociology, e.g., completed courses with substantial sociological content, sociological research and sociologists that have informed your own work, related research assistantship experiences, etc.