Requirements for Admission:

1.      Admission is based on the entire record of the applicant and availability of departmental resources.

2.      Students must submit a completed admissions form to the UTEP graduate school, including references and statement of purpose, as well as transcripts and GRE scores.

3.      A bachelor’s degree from an accredited U.S. university or proof of equivalent education at a foreign institution. Generally, students should have a 3.0 (B) grade point average, or equivalent, particularly in sociology courses and over the last sixty hours of undergraduate work.

4.      Students must submit scores from the graduate record examination (GRE). However, pursuant to Texas HB 1641 Admission and Scholarship Policies for Graduate and Professional Programs, an applicant's performance on a standardized test may not be used in the admission or competitive scholarship process for a graduate or professional program as the sole criterion for consideration of an applicant or as the primary criterion to end consideration.

5.      The department also grants a limited number of teaching and research assistantships to selected graduate students. Other forms of financial assistance are also available. For further information please contact the graduate advisor.