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The Penn Sociology Undergraduate Program aims to equip students with knowledge of social frameworks and how personal experiences connect to these structures. Our curriculum enables students to recognize and interpret societal patterns by demonstrating how broad social forces (like class, racial, and gender disparities) influence individual lives, and how personal actions shape larger systems. Simultaneously, we familiarize students with key social science research techniques, covering qualitative methods like ethnography, quantitative approaches including statistical analysis, and population study methodologies.
International applicant should have completed a program of secondary education that would enable you to enter a university in your own country (e.g., A-levels, Abitur).
A strong command of the English language is necessary for successful study at Penn. Applicants whose families do not speak English at home, or applicants who have not attended a high school or secondary school where the primary language of instruction is English, are asked to take the TOEFL, the Test of English as a Foreign Language, administered by the Educational Testing Service. In the event the TOEFL is not readily accessible, Penn will accept results from the IELTS, the International English Language Testing System.