Sociology Minor

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Sstudents may request admission to the minor program in sociology after completing at least 45 credits with a cumulative GPA of 2.0 and at least a 2.5 GPA in their majors. Requests must be approved by the Chair of the Sociology and Anthropology Department.

It is possible to have both a major and a minor in the department, e.g., major in Sociology, minor in Anthropology. Courses used to meet requirements for the minor may not be used to meet requirements of major. Students with majors outside the College of Arts & Sciences may complete a minor without meeting the CAS Distribution requirements. Courses counting for the minor must be completed with a C- or higher.

A minor must be completed at the time of the degree and will be so noted on the student’s transcript. A student cannot be readmitted to the University to complete only a minor.

Requirements

The minor in sociology requires completion of at least eighteen (18) credits in the department, of which 9 must be at the upper division level. All anthropology courses can count for the Sociology minor, as they do for the major.

Introduction

Three (3) credits required.

Note: Sociology majors may not use the same Introduction course for both major and minor.

SOC 101 - Introduction to Sociology Credits: 3
or
SOC 113 - Introduction to Social and Cultural Behavior Credits: 3
or
ANT 111 - Intro Cultural Anthro Credits: 3

Theory

Three (3) credits required.

Note: Sociology and Crime and Justice Studies majors may not use the same Theory course for both major and minor - and will need to substitute another SOC course.

SOC 200 - Introduction to Sociological Thought Credits: 3
- or -
SOC 354 - Sociological Theory Credits: three

Methods

Three (3) credits required. Complete the following course or an equivalent methods course in Psychology, Economics, Crime and Justice Studies, or Political Science can be substituted. In case of a substitution, an additional 300 - 400 level SOC course is required. Sociology and Crime and Justice Studies major must substitute an additional 300 or 400 level SOC course for Methods.

SOC 316 - Research Methods Credits: 3

Sociology Electives