Admission to the MASS program at Appalachian is contingent upon admission to
the Graduate School. Students who are interested in applying to the MASS
program should hold a B.A. or B.S. degree in a social science or a concentration/minor
in a social science discipline from an accredited college or university.
The general admission criteria includes undergraduate performance (grade point
average), Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores (written exam and quantitative
section), and three letters of reference. Under the new guidelines adopted
by the governing body for MASS, the requirements are as follows: a minimum GPA
of 3.0 in one of the two major areas the student wishes to study; a minimum
500 on the GRE-Q, and; a minimum 4.0 on the written component of the GRE.
Admission is based on the recommendation of committees representing both cognate fields selected by the student and approval by Dr. Ken Muir, MASS Program Director.
For admissions information:
Cratis D. Williams Graduate School
For information on scheduling the Graduate Record Examination: