Graduate Student Resources

Forms | General Resources | Forms & Readings on Conferences & Presentations
Old Handbooks & Comp Questions

Current Information:

2008 Graduate Student Handbook

Current Comp Reading Lists
Methods Comp Reading List (Updated Fall 2005 : MS Word)
—Qualitative Methods Reading List (Updated April 2007 : MS Word)
Theory Comp Reading List (Updated Spring 2008: MS Word)

Example Specialty Area Reading Lists:
Environmental Soc: Aaron Johnson
Narrative, Social Psychology, Qualitative Methods: Bryce Merrill
Race and ethnicity (focus on racial identity & inequality): Summer woo
Medical Sociology and Medicalization of Deviance, Medicalization and Mental Illness, Social Construction of Knowledge: Dawn Stanley

Current Forms (Alphabetical):

Candidacy Application Form (PDF)
Dissertation Proposal Defense Report (MS Word)
Graduate Program Checklist (PDF: Updated Fall 2000)
Guided Research Agreement (MS Word)
Independent Study Agreement Form (MS Word)
Specifications for Thesis / Dissertations (MS Word: Updated Fall 2006)
Submission Form For Specialy Area Reading List
Transfer of Credit Form (PDF)
Travel Grant Application Form For Grad Students (MS Word)
Yearly Departmental Review Vitae Form (MS Word)

General Resources

The Graduate School- University of Colorado-Boulder
How to Create a Vitae
Graduate Teacher Program- a certificate training program
Graduate Student Bill of Rights- UGGS
Graduation Information- requirements and information for your degree
Preparing and Designing your Curriculum Vitae- a helpful guide
Job Site Links at SOC programs in the U.S.

Readings & Resources on Conferences & Presentations:

The Virtual Presentation Assistant is an online tutorial for improving your public speaking skills.
The Presentation Helper a website from the UK that offers tips on giving presentations in a variety of settings
Coping with presentation disasters
Getting the most out of conferences; a website with sensible advice.
Paul Edwards on How to Give an Academic Talk (PDF)
Mark Hill's Presentation Advice (PDF)
Dealing with Presentation Disasters (PDF)

Archives (for grads entering before 2008):

Graduate Student Handbook (Updated Fall 2007)
Graduate Student Handbook (Updated Fall 2006)
Graduate Student Handbook (Updated Fall 2005)
Graduate Student Handbook (Updated Fall 2004)
Graduate Student Handbook (Updated Fall 2003)
Graduate Student Handbook (Updated Fall 2002)
Graduate Student Handbook (Updated Fall 2000)
Graduate Student Handbook (Updated Fall 1996)
Graduate Student Handbook (Updated Fall 1994)

Past Comprehensive Exams

Methods

Methods Comp 1998 (MS Word)| (PDF)
Methods Comp 1999 (MS Word)| (PDF)
Methods Comp 2000 (MS Word)| (PDF)
Methods Comp 2001 (MS Word)| (PDF)
Methods Comp 2002 (MS Word)| (PDF)
Methods Comp 2003 (MS Word)| (PDF)
Methods Comp 2004 (MS Word)| (PDF)
Methods Comp 2005 (MS Word)| (PDF)
Methods Comp 2006 (MS Word)| (PDF)
Methods Comp 2007 (MS Word)| (PDF)

Theory

Theory Comp 1998 (PDF)
Theory Comp 1999 (PDF) File Missing, Search ongoing.
Theory Comp 2000 (PDF)
Theory Comp 2001 (PDF)
Theory Comp 2002 (PDF)
Theory Comp 2003 (MS Word)
Theory Comp 2004 (MS Word)
Theory Comp 2005 (MS Word)
Theory Comp 2006 (MS Word)|(PDF)
Theory Comp 2007