Before you can declare your sociology major, you must take ONE introductory sociology course to prepare for advanced coursework in the discipline. Courses which fulfill the prerequisite are:

SOC 100: Introduction to Sociology
SOC 102: Introduction to Sociology: Special Topics
SOC 195: Honors Introduction to Sociology
SOC 300: Sociological Principles and Problems

Introductory courses at any level cannot be counted toward the 33 credits required to complete the concentration. (30 credits for students who declared before September 1, 2011.)

Students who declare a concentration in sociology after August 31, 2011 must take at least 33 credit hours of SOC coursework at the 200 level or above, excluding SOC 300, to complete the concentration plan. Students who declared a concentration prior to September 1, 2011 must take at least 30 credit hours of SOC coursework at the 200 level or above. These credit hours must include the following three courses: introductory statistics, sociological research methods, and sociological theory. You must earn a C- or better in each required course. Each course is offered every fall and every winter semester, and in at least one half term in every academic year.

Statistics
Either SOC 210: Elementary Statistics or STATS 250: Introduction to Statistics and Data Analysis (previously numbered 350) will fulfill the statistics requirement. Note that if you have already taken STATS 100, you won't receive credit for SOC 210 and must take STATS 250 to fulfill this requirement. You are strongly encouraged to complete the statistics requirement before beginning your senior year; sophomore year is ideal.

Research Methods
SOC 310: Introduction to Research Methods OR SOC 312: Evaluating Evidence in Sociology fulfills the Research Methods requirement. You are strongly encouraged to complete the research methods requirement during your junior year.

Theory
SOC 305: Introduction to Sociological Theory fulfills the Theory requirement. You should avoid taking this course in your final semester.

Grade Requirement
Students who declare after August 31, 2011 must earn a C- or better in every SOC course, including the prerequisite, in order to count the course credits toward their concentration plan.

Credits from the courses listed below are considered experiential or independent credits by the College of LSA.

SOC 389: Project Community
SOC 394: Undergraduate Research
SOC 395: Independent Study 
SOC 396: Undergraduate Internship
SOC 321/PSYCH 321: Practicum in Facilitating Intergroup Dialogues
SOC 324/PSYCH 324: Advanced Practicum in Facilitating Intergroup Dialogues

Only 8 experiential or independent credits may be counted toward your sociology concentration. Only 4 of those credits can come from SOC 389.

No more than 15 transfer credits may be counted toward the sociology concentration. Students who declare the concentration after August 31, 2011 must take the methods (SOC 310 or 312) and theory (SOC 305) requirements on the UM--Ann Arbor campus.

Introductory courses at any level cannot be counted toward the credits required to complete the concentration. 

If you have questions about your concentration or overall degree progress, you can use the My LSA Audit Checklist tool to get a snapshot of your degree progress, broken down into requirement groups. 

If you have more questions about your progress with sociology concentration requirements after you review your audit checklist, schedule a concentration advising appointment. If you have questions about your LSA or distribution requirements, you should call 734-764-0332 and make an appointment with a general LSA advisor at the Newnan LSA Academic Advising Center.