The
minor examination is
- Intended to demonstrate
familiarity to teach in the area
- Conducted in a one-day period
- A paper of 15-page maximum
length.
- The student chooses between
two options regarding scope:
- a breadth option: exam
covers the full range of the area, but with a relatively
lesser degree of depth than expected on the major area
exam
- a depth option: exam covers
a subfield within the minor area, as agreed upon by student
and examining area faculty
(View
examples of minor exams )
Qualified
students may elect to complete their minor subject area requirement
through the Minor in Social Statistics:
- The
Minor in Social Statistics is linked to courses offered
by the Center for Statistics and the Social Sciences (many
of which are cross-listed with Sociology).
- This
is the only "minor by coursework" option for
cohorts beginning with the 2001 cohort.
- The minor consists of taking
a coherent set of four courses in social statistics from
an approved list of courses
- Students completing a CSSS Minor may double-count one methods course toward both their minor and their Ph.D methods requirement.
- Cohorts Prior to 2011: Students must earn a
minimum GPA of 3.3.
- 2011 Cohort Forward:
- Students must earn a minimum GPA of 3.5 overall in this coursework.
- A minimum grade 3.0 must be earned in each class applied as part of the Minor.
- Students utilizing this Minor path must enroll in a minimum of one quarter of CSSS Seminar.
- Students are evaluated and
graded on performance by Sociology Department methods area
faculty after the coursework is completed.
- Details are available on
the CSSS website for the Minor
in Social Statistics.
- When approved coursework
is completed, students submit the Minor
in Social Statistics form and any supporting materials
to the chair of the Methods Area Committee in the Sociology
Department.
- The chair submits the completed
form to the Graduate Student Assistant for the student's
file.
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