College of Education and Human Development

Family Social Science

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

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.

Learn more about transcripts and academic records.