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APPLICATION FOR GRADUATE ADMISSION
Department of Sociology
Michigan State University
Today's
Name________________________________________________________
Date
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Mo Day Yr
Current_____________________________________________________
Address
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City, State (and/or Country, if not USA)
Zip
Telephone Number
NOTE: This form is required by the Department of Sociology, and is a supplement to the University's application for
graduate study. Return this to: Graduate Secretary, Department of Sociology, 509 E. Circle Dr., Room 316 Berkey
Hall, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824-1111.
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The following questions are required to be put on the application by the University.
Michigan State University seeks to admit students who provide evidence of intellectual performance, good
character, and potential which will permit them to profit from programs of the academic rigor of those offered by
Michigan State. The University recognizes that learning opportunities are enhanced by a secure environment. As
part of the admissions process, we require applicants to respond to the following questions. Information provided
in response to these questions needs to be reviewed, but rarely results in denial of admission.
1. Have you ever been expelled, suspended, disciplined, or placed on probation by any secondary school or
college you have attended because of (a) academic dishonesty, (b) financial impropriety, or (c) an offense
that harmed or had the potential to harm others?
2. Have you ever been convicted of a criminal offense (including in juvenile court) other than a minor traffic
violation or are there criminal charges pending against you at this time?
If you answer yes to either of these questions, please submit a letter of explanation. If circumstances arise in the
future (until the time you begin attending classes) that make your answers to the above questions inaccurate,
misleading, or incomplete, you must provide the Office of Admissions with updated information.
Conclusion of questions required by the University.
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U.S. Citizen ___Y ___N
If not U.S., country of citizenship ____________________________
Are you interested in obtaining financial aid through the Department? ___Yes ___No
The department is actively recruiting minority students and we will attempt to provide some kind of financial aid. Are
you a minority? (U.S. Citizens only) ___Yes ___No
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1. Applicants are required to take the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) and have the results sent to the:
Graduate Secretary, Department of Sociology, 509 E. Circle Dr., Room 316 Berkey, Michigan State University, East
Lansing, MI 48824-1111. No one will be reviewed for admittance without GRE scores.
Applicants should take only the general test (an indicator of general aptitude for graduate study). Application
blanks and information may be obtained by writing the Educational Testing Service, Princeton, New Jersey 08540.
Michigan State University students may request forms from the Testing Center, 207 Student Services Building.
Counseling or Testing Centers at other universities may also be able to provide information and forms. The
Graduate Record Examination is given at many times and places throughout the world.
While the Department of Sociology requires all applicants to take the GRE, we are aware that scores on this exam
may have different meaning for people with different backgrounds. Therefore, we use it as only one indicator of
potential for success in graduate study, to be considered along with all other information required from each
applicant.
The University requires TOFEL scores from all international applicants, and you will not
be admitted without it.
All applicants, please check the appropriate space below.
____ A copy of my GRE scores is enclosed.
____ A copy of my TOFEL scores is enclosed.
____ A copy of my GRE scores was sent to MSU on _________________.
____ A copy of my TOFEL scores was sent to MSU on _________________
____ I will take the GRE on _______________ and arrange for the scores to be sent
to you as soon as they are available.
2. Compute your grade point average for the last two years of undergraduate study for (1) all social science courses
(including sociology courses) and (2) all sociology courses. (See GPA Computing Method enclosed.) Applicants
should remedy deficiencies in mathematics, statistics, methods and sociological theory before beginning graduate
study, if possible.
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Social Science
Sociology
(1) Total Grade Points _____
(4) Total Grade Points _____
(2) Total Credits
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(3) GPA (1) - (2)
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(5) Total Credits
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(6) GPA (4) - (5)
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3. Are there any experiences in your career (such as jobs, travel or teaching) in addition to college or university study
which have helped prepare you for graduate study in sociology? Describe these experiences below:
4. You will also find on the website the "Rating of an Applicant" form. It is each applicants' responsibility to (1) send
these forms to three persons capable of supplying the needed information (their names and addresses should
appear in the table under item 18 on the University's "Application for Admission to Graduate Study," [you may also
opt to use the “Letter of Recommendation for Admission” form provided by the University]; and (2) insure that the
persons in question return the form to: Graduate Secretary, Department of Sociology, 509 E. Circle Dr., Room
316 Berkey Hall, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824-1111.
5. The department provides graduate training in five. Please check below which area(s) you would like to specialize
in and be sure to discuss this preference in your statement of educational and career objectives.
_____ Community & Urban
_____ Environment
_____ Family
_____ Health & Medicine
_____ Migration
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6. Write a statement of your educational and career objectives in sociology. Include in this statement your special
areas of interest within the field of sociology, especially as they relate to departmental training areas. (Continue on
additional sheets if you need more space.)
[PLEASE NOTE: If you completed the ‘personal statement’ and ‘academic statement’ on the University
application---you DO NOT need to complete this section.]
NOTE: APPLICATIONS CANNOT BE ACTED UPON UNTIL ALL REQUESTED MATERIALS HAVE BEEN
RECEIVED. [Transcripts, Applications, Recommendation Letters, GRE Scores, TOFEL Scores, etc.]
Revised: 11/2012