General
General Concentration Requirements
Students wishing to concentrate in sociology must complete one prerequisite
plus a total of 30 credits at the 200-level and above, including a course in
Methods (Soc 310), Theory (Soc 305), and Statistics (Soc 210 or Stats 350).
Courses counting toward your concentration cannot be taken pass/fail: all courses
must be taken for a grade.
THE PREREQUISITE
Students planning to concentrate in sociology must elect one of the introductory courses
listed below. The prerequisite does not count toward the 30 credits needed to
complete a concentration in sociology. Seniors must choose Sociology 202 (Contemporary
Social Issues I) or Sociology 300 (Sociological Principles and Problems). Seniors
are not allowed to register for 100-level courses.
- 100 Principles of Sociology
- 101 Person and Society
- 102 Social Issues
- 105 First Year Seminar
- 195 Principles of Sociology (Honors)
- 202 Contemporary Social Issues I
- 300 Sociological Principles and Problems
Note: Soc 122 may not be counted as a prerequisite for the concentration.
THE REQUIRED COURSES
There are three required courses: Statistics, Methods and Theory. All three
courses count toward the 30 sociology credit hours needed at the 200-level and
above.
Sociology 210, Statistics 350, or an approved equivalent, with a grade of “C-”
or better, can count toward the Statistics requirement. Students who have taken
Statistics 100 cannot receive credit for Sociology 210 and therefore must take
Statistics 350.
Sociology 310 (Research Methods), with a grade of “C-” or better,
fulfills the Methods requirement.
Sociology 305 (Introduction to Social Theory) fulfills the Theory requirement. If Soc 305 is
elected during fall or winter term, it also fulfills the upper-level writing requirement (ULWR).
Soc 305 taught during spring or summer term does not count for the ULWR. Please remember to
indicate ULWR preference during registration.
IMPORTANT: Students are required to take Soc 210/Stats 350 and Soc 310 prior
to their senior year, the rationale being that the information taught in these
courses will help your understanding of sociological readings, as well as enhance
your writing skills. A students who declares late with only two or three terms
before graduation, must take Soc 210 or Stats 350 and Soc 310 prior to their
last term before graduation.
ELECTIVE COURSES
The remainder of the required 30 sociology credits can be fulfilled with any
sociology course at the 200-level and above. Please keep in mind that only 8
credits combined of Soc 321 (Intergroup Dialogues), Soc 389* (Project Community)
and Soc 395 (Independent Study) can be counted towards the sociology concentration.
*Only 4 credits of Soc 389 (Project Community) can be used toward the concentration
and a sub-concentration.
TRANSFER CREDIT AND COURSES TAKEN OUTSIDE OF THE SOCIOLOGY DEPARTMENT
The Sociology Department requires that 15 of the 30 credits applied to a sociology
concentration be earned in residence. In some instances, it is also possible
to apply a course taken outside of the department toward your concentration.
The most common instance of this is through a course cross-listed with sociology
and another LSA department. On rare occasion, we are able to count a non-sociology
course towards the concentration.
Please see the section on petitioning the sociology
department for more information.
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