Major Requirements
Students who major in sociology take a minimum of ten full-credit courses, including:
- Soc 101, 102, or 103 (a prerequisite for all other Sociology courses)
- Soc 296 (a prerequisite for Soc 310, 312, 313 and 315)
(Students must earn a grade of C or better in Soc 101, 102, or 103, and in Soc 296.)
- One social inequality course: Soc 202, 209, 217, 240, 243 or 244
- Soc 298
- Soc 299
- Upper-level theory course: Soc 310, 312, 313, 315, or 318
- Soc 400/Capstone Seminar (with Soc 296, Soc 298, and Soc 299 as prerequisites)
- Three Sociology electives, excluding Soc 470 courses and normally excluding Soc 450 courses. One elective may be an Anthropology course.
- Students must take a 200-level before 296 (theory) and before 298 or 299 (methods).
Sociology majors typically take courses in this order:
- Soc 101, 102, or 103
- An inequality course or a Soc elective course*
- Soc 296
- Soc 298 and Soc 299
- Upper-level theory courses
- Capstone Senior Seminar
*other Soc course requirements can be taken at any time.
Minor Requirements
The Sociology minor consists of six courses:
- Soc 101, 102, or 103 (Students must earn a grade of C or better)
- Soc 296
- Soc 298 or Soc 299
- Three Sociology electives, normally excluding Soc 450 and 470 courses. One elective may be an Anthropology course.
- Students must take a 200-level before 296 (theory) and before 298 or 299 (methods).