Certificate & Non-special Degree
The Boson College sociology department also offers graduate coursework for non-degree seeking students, classified as Special.
Quantitative Methods Certificate
How to Apply:
Students interested in the Graduate Certificate in Advanced Quantitative Methods should contact the Director of Graduate Studies. Please note that the certificate is only available to graduate students in the BC Sociology Department.
Certificate in Advanced Quantitative Methods (Sociology)
The Certificate in Advanced Quantitative Methods is designed to provide formal recognition of an M.A. or Ph.D. student's quantitative methods skills. The certificate appears on the M.A. or Ph.D. students’ transcript upon graduation. To meet the requirements to receive the certificate, the student must complete five approved advanced quantitative courses beyond the level of Introductory Statistics (SOCY7702).
Eligible courses include:
- SOCY5516 Survey Methodology
- SOCY7703 Multivariate Statistics
- SOCY7704 Regression Models for Categorical Data
- SOCY7706 Longitudinal Data Analysis
- SOCY7708 Hierarchical Linear Modeling
- SOCY7709 Quantitative Data Management
- SOCY7713 Structural Equation Modeling
- SOCY7717 Event History Analysis and Sequence Analysis
Courses from other departments within BC and within the Graduate Consortium may be counted toward the certificate with the permission of the Director of Graduate Studies.
A student may also count one semester of “Topics in Advanced Quantitative Methods” (SOCY7103) to work individually on quantitative methodological skills and research.
Special Non-degree
Students who wish to do non-degree coursework may apply as special students. Special students may enroll for no more than 6 hours of course work in any given semester, and should contact the professor in the course in which they wish to enroll prior to the first day of class, in order to confirm permission. (International students are not eligible to be admitted as special students.)
How to Apply
Special students may file applications until August 15 for Fall admissions and until December 15 for Spring admissions. For more information, see the Special Students section of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences website.