Declare a Major or Minor

We welcome your application and hope you can join our community of scholars!

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*

*If you are interested in the combined Criminology/Law JD or Sociology/Law JD programs, please email ugradsoc@buffalo.edu.

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

I have completed the following sociology courses toward this degree:

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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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Get in touch by email with any questions: ugradsoc@buffalo.edu

Declare a Major or Minor

Step 1: Apply to the University at Buffalo

Step 2: Declare a Major or Minor*

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