Overview

Department of Sociology and Criminology and Law / Department of Sociology and Criminology and Law is located in Gainesville, FL, in a suburban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Master of Arts/Juris Doctor (MA/JD)
Master of Arts (MA)	Sociology	Sociology
Master of Arts (MA)	Sociology	Tropical conservation and development
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Criminology, law, and society
Master of Arts (MA)	Criminology, law, and society
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Sociology	Sociology
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Sociology	Women's and gender studies
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Sociology	Tropical conservation and development

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	4
Doctoral Degrees	7

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?	No
Terminal master's degree available?

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE Thesis Optional
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE Comp Exam Required Thesis Required

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

50

Applied

9

Accepted

3

Enrolled

Applying

30

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	January 15th	January 15th	No
Spring deadline	June 1st	June 1st	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE
Master's Degree Requirements	Minimum GPA of 3.0
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE
Doctoral Degree Requirements	Minimum GPA of 3.0

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 550 TOEFL IBT score: 80
IELTS: Required	IELTS Paper score: 6

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Application deadlines for financial awards	January 15

Student Body

27

Total Graduate Students

Not Reported

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Gender

Male (29%)

Female (70%)

Faculty

22

Total faculty

Male (11)

Female (11)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Law and society, juvenile justice, criminal investigation procedures, deviance, biosocial criminology, environmental sociology, comparative race and ethnic studies, health and aging, families and gender
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	1,103,925

Location & Contact

Address PO Box 117330
Gainesville, FL  32611
United States

Contact Richard Hollinger PhD
Professor and Chair
Email: rhollin@ufl.edu
Phone: 352-392-0265
Fax: 352-392-6568

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