Student ID:__________________________ Student Name:_______________________ Advisor Name:_______________________ Catalog: 2025-26 Catalog Program: Sociology

Sociology

(Sociology major requirements are listed below. Follow this link for the Sociology Minor requirements.)

Students must complete all of the following requirements to graduate with a bachelor of arts in this program. Some courses may apply toward multiple requirements.

College Requirements:

Degree Requirements 

Students are required to complete all standard college requirements.

Division Requirements:

History and Social Sciences 

Students are required to fulfill the division requirements for their major.

Total divisional units: 4

Major Requirements:

Total major units: 9

Seven units of sociology:

Course NameTermCompleted?Group Req.
SOC 211 - Introduction to Sociology

Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing

SOC 311 - Research Methods

Prerequisite(s): SOC 211 and one additional unit in sociology

  • Five additional units of sociology (excluding 470)
  • Junior Year Requirement:

    • Junior qualifying examination

    Two units of Thesis

    Course NameTermCompleted?Group Req.
    SOC 470 - Thesis

    Recommended, but Not Required:

    • Mathematics 141 is recommended and will apply to the Group III requirement.
    • Further work in mathematics and in other fields in the Division of History and Social Sciences is strongly recommended for students planning to continue their studies at the graduate level or in professional schools.
    Notes: