How to Apply

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Step 1: Apply to the University at Buffalo

Incoming freshman or undergraduate transfer applicants who are interested in pursuing a major or minor in sociology must first apply and be accepted to the University at Buffalo. 

All relevant information, including admissions criteria; the online application; dates and deadlines; and standardized test score requirements, can be found by visiting UB Undergraduate Admissions.

UB Undergraduate Admissions
Office of International Undergraduate Admissions
Information for Undergraduate Transfer Applicants
UB Undergraduate Catalog

Step 2: Declare a Major or Minor

When you are ready to declare a major or minor, please complete and submit the following form:

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Please write "none" if you have no other majors
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Please write "none" if you have not completed any sociology courses yet

Please note: To become a major, students must have completed at least three courses in sociology, including SOC 101 Introduction to Sociology. Applicants must have an overall 2.0 GPA in their completed sociology courses and an overall 2.0 GPA for all undergraduate courses.

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Interested in applying to the combined BA/MA program? Please review the application procedure. 

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