Kalamazoo,
MI,
United States
Type
Public
Degrees offered
Bachelor's Degree
MA in Sociology (Accelerated) in Kalamazoo United States | Western Michigan University
Western Michigan University
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Kalamazoo United States
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Qualification
Combined Baccalaureate and Master's Prog
Languages
English
Delivery Mode
On-Campus
Tuition (2025)
USD
18,942
Attendance
Full-time
Full-time Duration
60 months
The Department of Sociology offers two accelerated Master of Arts programs, one in criminal justice studies, the other in sociology. Both accelerated programs allow undergraduate students to begin accumulating credits toward the completion of a master's degree in either criminal justice studies or sociology while still enrolled in the Department of Sociology as undergraduate majors. Students participating in this program are allowed to take a maximum of 12 graduate credit hours during their senior year that will count towards completion of their bachelor's degree. After completing the undergraduate degree, students are admitted to their master's program (either criminal justice studies or sociology), at which point the graduate credits they earned as undergraduates are credited towards the completion of their master's degree.
Destination of Study
Subjects of Study
Language Requirements
English
IELTS 6.0
Qualification Requirements
The accelerated graduate degree program in sociology is available for all undergraduate majors in the Department of Sociology: sociology, criminal justice, and sociology-social psychology concentration. Students must have senior status, earned a minimum of 15 credit hours at Western Michigan University, and have taken 20 hours in their major including SOC 2820-Methods of Data Collection, SOC 2830-Methods of Data Analysis, and SOC 3000-Sociological Theory or SOC 3620-Criminology. They also must have a minimum overall undergraduate GPA of 3.5, evidence of strong potential and motivation to pursue graduate work in sociology, and excellent writing skills.
Minimum English proficiency test scores:
Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL): 80 iBT
International English Language Testing System (IELTS) Academic: 6.5
Pearson Test of English, Academic Module (PTE): 54
Michigan English Test (MET): 57
Application deadlines:
Fall: April 1; Spring: August 1
Tuition
USD
18,942