Don't worry, UConn has a very poor and disorganized sociology grad program. Chances are you will have a very difficult time finding a job in academia coming from this program. They lie to you and make all kinds of promises but in the end they screw you over pretty badly. They don't care much about the grad students and they play favorites (meaning some of you will have a tougher workload than others). I would avoid this grad program based on personal experience. The only pros are decent wages and health insurance, but all that is a pen-swipe away from being non-existent now with budget issues.