Apply for a Master's Degree in Family Social Science
How to apply
Start your application at the Graduate School Admissions site. To complete your application process for the Department of Family Social Science, follow the program requirements outlined below.
International students
The Graduate College Admissions site has information, including English Language Proficiency, Transcripts, and Credentials requirements, to help you complete your application.
Application deadline
- MA admissions for fall 2025 are paused.
Apply online
All supplementary information must also be submitted online.
Questions
If you have any additional questions, please e-mail fsosgrad@umn.edu.
Program requirements
The following information is requested specifically by the Department of Family Social Science.
The Graduate Record Examination (GRE) is not required.
- 1. Transcripts/Academic records
- 2. Resume/CV
- 3. English language assessment tests
- 4. Letters of recommendation
- 5. Personal statement
- 6. Diversity statement (all applicants)
- 7. Applicate fee waiver request
1. Transcripts/Academic records
Upload in Academic History section of online application.
You must upload unofficial transcripts or academic records for each higher learning institution where you have earned credit, including partial or incomplete transcripts. Transcripts are evaluated for:
- GPA: 3.0 or higher (on a 4.0 scale) is preferred for admission.
- Significant social and behavioral coursework strongly preferred: i.e., family and consumer sciences, human development, psychology, economics, sociology.
- Coursework in research methods as well as statistics, including one course in advanced undergraduate statistics.