Information for all current students

• Advisors
• Forms and Documents (committees, exams, advancement)
• Registering for Independent Study (SOC 600), Thesis (SOC 700) or Dissertation (SOC 800) credits
• Incomplete coursework
• Maintaining good academic progress
• The annual progress review
• Failure to meet requirements
• Share your accomplishments with the Graduate School
• Leave of Absence
• Recommended timeline
  • Timeline for students admitted as pre-M.A.
  • Timeline for students with an approved non-UW sociology M.A. or non-sociology UW M.A.
• Frequently Asked Questions for Current Students

Information for M.A. students

• Course requirements for the M.A. in Sociology
• M.A. Committee
• The M.A. Thesis and Thesis Defense
• Requesting the M.A. Degree

Advancement to the Ph.D. Program

• Students who receive an M.A. in sociology at UW
• Students who hold a non-UW M.A. in sociology or a non-sociology UW M.A.

Information for Ph.D. students

• Course requirements for the Ph.D. in Sociology
• Ph.D. Supervisory Committee
• Subject area examinations (about the exams, requesting an exam, grading procedures)
  • Minor Area Exam (including Minor in Social Statistics by coursework)
  • Major Area Exam
• Dissertation Prospectus and General Exam (Prospectus Defense)
• Ph.D. Dissertation
• The Reading Committee
• The Final Examination (Dissertation Defense)
• UW Graduate School requirements for the Ph.D. degree
  • Requirements summary
  • Requirements detail

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