Handbook and Other Documents

The Emory Sociology Graduate Handbook is the "user's manual" regarding all sorts of information: the timeline for the program of study, required courses, the logistics of the prelim, all the necessary forms, etc.

The Sociology Graduate Handbook is revised occasionally to reflect changes in our program requirements. There are three Handbooks relevant to current students in the Program. 

• The first is for students entering the program Fall 2016 or earlier (Emory Sociology Graduate Handbook 2015-16). 
• The next is for students entering the program Fall 2017 to Fall 2019 (Emory Sociology Graduate Handbook 2017-18). 
• The third is for students entering the program Fall 2020 or later (Emory Sociology Graduate Handbook 2025-27). 
• LGS Student Handbook 2025-2026

Students are subject to the requirements in the Handbook in effect at the time they entered the program, but they may adopt requirements of a more recent Handbook if they so choose. 

Navigating and understanding the doctoral program is made easier when one knows about the track record of that program, such as the average time to completion.

To that end, this Laney Graduate School Dashboard should prove useful. It provides data on applications and admissions in Emory Sociology, as well as the diversity of our cohorts and time to completion.

For information regarding where our PhDs go after graduation, the alumni page should also prove useful.