Special Admissions Requirements for Quantitative Methods in the Social Sciences, Dual-Degree
College description: Master of Education in the Teaching of Social Studies. Urban Education and Leadership requires a minimum of 60 points including an independent integrative research project. The degree is intended for experienced educators it is aimed at developing leaders in social studies education for settings such as community colleges, high schools, curriculum agencies, publishing companies, foundations and museums. Emphasis is on specialized work in curriculum development and the subject matters, methods, and materials of instruction.
In addition to the requirements listed below, all students must submit one transcript showing courses and grades per school attended, a statement of academic purpose, and three letters of evaluation from academic sources.
All international students whose native language is not English or whose undergraduate degree is from an institution in a country whose official language is not English must submit scores of the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or IELTS.
The Admission Deadline for Fall semester is February 17,2017
The admission requirements for Social Sciences Program are:
1. Resume.
2. Writing Samples.
3. The GRE general test scores are required. But, the GRE Subject scores are not required.
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M.A. or Ph.D. in sociology
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Admission requirements for M.A. or Ph.D. in sociology at the University of Iowa:
1.An undergraduate grade-point average of at least 3.25.
2.International students whose native language is not English should submit scores from the TOEFL exam.
3.GRE scores are not required for M.A. or Ph.D. in sociology at the University of Iowa.
4.Applicants must complete a departmental application statement and use its personal reference forms in obtaining three letters of recommendation.
5.Submit prior academic performance.
6.The applicant's statement of reasons for pursuing advanced work in sociology.
PhD Admissions
College description: We are told to strengthen our willpower, but indulge ourselves exercise, but not too much go vegetarian, but eat meat develop our social network, but indulge in me time have great sex, but not too much safeguard our financial health, but spend our money on travel that leaves memories keep our minds active, but empty our minds and meditate volunteer forgive and be grateful. There’s been a lot of ‘expert speak’ on the concept of what it means to be well, says associate professor of psychology and of medicine Catherine Heaney, PhD, who is leading a team at Stanford that has been working to define and measure wellness. Says, is going to ordinary people and trying to get a sense of what being well means to them. Researchers at UC-Berkeley’s Greater Good Science Center, for example, report six major underpinnings of happiness, one component of wellness: compassion, friendship, gratitude, forgiveness, exercise and mindfulness.
The admission requirements for the PhD program in the Department of Sociology at Stanford:
1.Recommendation letters and official test scores from ETS.
2.TOEFL scores are required of all applicants whose first language is not English. Stanford does not accept IELTS scores.
3.The fee to apply for graduate study at Stanford is $125.
4.**The GRE is not required for PhD program in the Department of Sociology at Stanford.
5.Transcripts.
6.Three letters of recommendation are required and they must be submitted using the online service.
7.Writing Sample.
8.CV or Resume is optional.
The application deadline for PhD program in the Department of Sociology at Stanford is December 2.
