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Brigham Young University

College of Family, Home, and Social Sciences

Provo, UT

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Overview

College of Family, Home, and Social Sciences / College of Family, Home, and Social Sciences is located in Provo, UT, in a suburban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree Concentration Sub-concentration
Master of Social Work (MSW)
Master of Arts (MA)
Master of Science (MS)
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Degrees Awarded

Degree Number Awarded
Master's Degrees 75
Doctoral Degrees 13
Other Advanced Degrees 0

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available? No
Evening/weekend programs available? No
Distance learning programs available? No
Terminal master's degree available? Yes

Degree Requirements

Degree Requirement
Master's Degrees Entrance Exam GRE
Comp Exam Required
Thesis Required
500 clinical hours
Doctoral Degrees Entrance Exam GRE
Comp Exam Required
Thesis Required
500 clinical hours, portfolio

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

270
Applied
104
Accepted
86
Enrolled
39%

Applying

50
Application Fee - Domestic
Yes
Electronic
applications accepted?

Application Deadlines

Type Domestic International Priority date
Fall deadline January 15th January 15th No

Entrance Requirements

Exam Details
Master's Degree Exam GRE
Master's Degree Requirements Minimum GPA of 3.0
Doctoral Degree Exam GRE
Doctoral Degree Requirements Minimum GPA of 3.0

International Students

Exam Details
TOEFL: Required TOEFL Paper score: 580
TOEFL IBT score: 85
IELTS: Required IELTS Paper score: 7

Tuition & Fees

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Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit: FAFSA
Application deadlines for financial awards March 27
Types of financial support available Fellowships
Research Assistantships
Teaching Assistantships
Institutionally-sponsored Loans
Scholarship and/or loans
Graduate Assistantships
Tuition waivers for student who do not receive fellowships or assistantships
Career or field-related internships

Student Body

230
Total Graduate Students
2%
International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino 6.52%
Black or African American 3.91%
White or Caucasian 80%
American Indian or Alaska Native 1.74%
Asian 6.09%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 2.17%
Two or more races 0%
Unknown 0.43%

Gender

Male (22%)
Female (77%)

Faculty

123
Total faculty
Full-time - 104
Part-time - 19
Male (84)
Female (39)

Research

Focus of faculty research: Archaeology of the Southwest, near East, South America, and Mesoamerica; Mayan glyphs; psychotherapy process, Alzheimer's disease/dementia, psychology and law, health, psychology, addiction; demography, race and ethnicity, gender, rural and community, international development, comparative family; therapy processes and outcomes, family relationships across the life cycle, adjustment to medical illnesses, health family processes; family studies and family process, marriage
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:
744,743

Location & Contact

Address 990 SWKT
Provo, UT  84602-1001
United States
Contact Dr. Benjamin M. Ogles
Dean
Email: ben_ogles@byu.edu
Phone: 801-422-2083
Fax: 801-422-2084

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