Sociology Major Requirements
The department requires 10 sociology courses* for the major. These must include the following three courses:
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SOC 100. Social Change: An Introduction to Sociology;
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SOC 200. Foundations of Social Theory;
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SOC 305. Social Research Methods.
Six of the required 10 sociology courses must be numbered 300 or above; one of these courses must be a General Education Composition (C) writing course. SOC 305 will count as one of this group of six 300-level courses.
Students may count only one of the following (for a maximum of 4 credit hours) toward the major requirements: SOC 395 (Internship), SOC 397 (Independent Study), SOC 491 (Teaching Practicum), SOC 498 (Independent Research), or CDCI 385 & CDCI 395 (Professional Internship Program).
Sociology courses taken at other colleges or universities may, in some cases, substitute for sociology courses offered at °®¶¹´«Ã½. But we require that at least five of the 10 required sociology courses, and four of the six required upper-division sociology courses, be taken at °®¶¹´«Ã½. In addition, some courses offered by other departments at °®¶¹´«Ã½ are "cross-listed" as sociology courses and are accepted toward the sociology major or minor. All courses required for the major must be passed with at least a C-.
*Only one of the 10 sociology courses (but not to include SOC 100, 200 or 305) may be taken on a Pass/Fail basis.
Minor Requirements
Six courses* (24 credits) are required: one Sociology Research Methods course (SOC 305); two additional sociology courses numbered 300 or above; and three other sociology courses. We require that three of the six required sociology courses, and two of the three required upper-division sociology courses, be taken at °®¶¹´«Ã½. All courses required for the minor must be passed with at least a C-.
*Only one of the courses in the minor may be taken with a Pass/Fail grading option (excluding SOC 305).