Program Admission
Students seeking admission to the Master's program are evaluated based on:
- undergraduate record
- GRE's - general test
- recommendation letters
- the quality and appropriateness of their personal essays.
For international students, we
expect a minimum TOEFL score of 650 or 280, which is higher than the
university's standard because of our expectations for considerable
reading and writing at advanced levels.
We look particularly
for evidence of outstanding ability in social sciences and in
quantitative reasoning, as well as for motivation and direction in the
choice of a graduate program. Admission to the program requires
undergraduate preparation in sociology, social psychology, or a related
field and at least one research methods course and one statistics
course. For promising applicants who lack these prerequisites,
additional preparation is required and should be discussed with the
graduate advisor.
Applications are reviewed by the graduate
advisor and department chair, who decide together on admissions. In
some cases, specific faculty members whose research interests
correspond with those of an applicant are consulted for their
assessment of the application.
Applicants to the Masters program should include a letter indicating their interest in the Community Fellows
Program with their application. There is no
direct application to the Community Fellows Program. Students who are
admitted to the Masters program can then be matched to an
agency, contingent on availability and mutual interests.
Application
To download an application form, or to apply online, click here.
To contact us with your questions, write to: insocgrd@lehigh.edu.
We look forward to hearing from you!
|