The following represents the minimum standards for regular admission into the ECU Graduate School. Departments/Units may establish higher or additional academic standards for their program(s), but Sociology generally adheres to the Graduate School’s minimum requirements for admission, which allow a small number of admissions by exception. To qualify for regular admission to any graduate degree program at ECU including Sociology, an applicant must: 1) Hold a baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited institution or from an approved foreign college/university. International Students must have their transcript evaluated by an outside accrediting board designated by ECU’s Graduate School 2) Score at or above the 30th percentile on the GRE or Millers (MAT) standardized admissions test, or score an average of the 30th percentile for the combined GRE verbal + quantitative sections. In 2015, the 30% for the GRE was 146 in the Verbal and 147 in the Math or a combined minimum score of 293. 3) Have a minimum overall GPA of 2.7 based on a 4.0 scale or a minimum graduate GPA of 3.0 in a completed graduate degree program. An iBT TOEFL score of 18 on each section for a total minimum score of 78, IELTS score of 6.5, is required to meet the language exam requirement. The paper- or computer-based TOEFL exam is accepted by request only. Official reports of standardized admissions test results must be sent directly to the Graduate School by the testing service (GRE or GMAT).