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Dec 05, 2025
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2025-2026 Graduate Catalog
Accelerated Sociology (BA)/Sociology (MA)
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The accelerated Accelerated Sociology (BA)/Sociology (MA) will provide high-performing undergraduates the opportunity to pursue an accelerated MA/Master of Arts in Sociology degree with early admission to the graduate program as well as the ability to count nine credit hours of coursework in their graduate program toward their undergraduate degree.
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Application Process
Students should apply to the program by their junior year. Applications should include the following: - A completed on-line application to the K-State Graduate School with paid application fee.
- A statement of objectives indicating professional goals relative to the M.A. degree.
- Three letters of recommendation; at least two of them must be from KSU Sociology faculty who are familiar with the student’s ability.
- Official transcript(s) of all undergraduate course work completed at the time of application.
- A sample of written work (e.g. research paper, essay).
Applications are evaluated by the Graduate Admissions Committee, which will provide a recommendation to the Director of Graduate Studies about an applicant’s suitability for the program. Admission Requirements
Undergraduate students applying for the accelerated program are required to have completed a minimum of 75 credit hours towards their bachelor degree. The following requirements must be met for admission into the accelerated program: - The student must be seeking the bachelor’s degree.
- The student must have completed a minimum of 75 credit hours toward the bachelor degree at the time of application for admission to the accelerated program.
- The student’s cumulative undergraduate GPA must be at least 3.000.
- The student must meet all other Graduate School admission criteria as outlined in the Graduate School Handbook and any graduate program specific requirements.
- A student who has completed all coursework for the bachelor’s degree is not eligible for the accelerated program.
Program Specific Admission Requirements
The bachelor’s degree normally requires 120 undergraduate credit hours and the M.A. degree 30 graduate credit hours. However, a maximum of 9 credit hours of graduate courses may be counted toward both the undergraduate and graduate degrees. - Student must have completed a minimum of 75 credit hours toward the bachelor degree at time of application for admission to the accelerated program.
- Graduate courses must be completed with a minimum GPA of 3.0.
- The bachelor’s degree may be awarded at any time following the completion of the undergraduate degree requirements. Alternatively, the B.A./B.S. degree and the M.A. may be awarded concurrently following the completion of the M.A. degree.
- Students must choose one of four options in the M.A. program – Sociology, Sociology-CAFE, Sociology-Social Inequalities, Criminology.
Please contact Gabriel Bachura gbachura@ksu.edu for further details about requirements and opportunities related to the accelerated B.A./M.A. program. Overlapping Courses
Students may select up to 9 credits from the list of courses below to satisfy the requirements for both their undergraduate and graduate degrees. These courses should be listed at the 600-700 level. Graduation Requirements
- After completion of all undergraduate program requirements, including the up to nine (9) overlapping graduate credit hours that are counted toward the bachelor’s degree, the student must apply to be awarded the bachelor’s degree.
- After receiving the bachelor degree, the student is eligible to be fully admitted into the master program portion of the accelerated bachelor-master program.
- To complete the second part of the accelerated program, the student must complete all master program requirements with a graduate cumulative GPA of at least 3.000.
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