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At the core of our department's mission lies the Berkeley Sociology Graduate Program. Through the collaborative work of the University, faculty, and existing graduate students, we consistently attract exceptional candidates each year. Our program provides a thoughtfully structured curriculum that delivers a comprehensive sociological training, while also encouraging students to pursue and cultivate their unique intellectual perspectives.
The minimum graduate admission requirements are: bachelor’s degree or recognized equivalent from an accredited institution; satisfactory scholastic average, usually a minimum grade-point average (GPA) of 3.0 (B) on a 4.0 scale; and enough undergraduate training to do graduate work in your chosen field.
Applicants admitted to a doctoral program that requires a master’s degree to be earned at Berkeley as a prerequisite (even though the applicant already has a master’s degree from another institution in the same or a closely allied field of study) will be permitted to undertake the second master’s degree, despite the overlap in field.
TOEFL at least 90 for the Internet-based test (IBT), and 570 for the paper-based format (PBT); Overall Band score must be at least 7 on a 9-point scale for IELTS