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Oct 01, 2024
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2024-2025, 2nd ed. General Catalog
Sociology, BA
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Program Learning Outcomes
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After completing the Sociology BA, students will be able to:
- Apply sociological theories to understand social phenomena
- Critically evaluate explanations of human behavior and social phenomena
- Apply scientific principles to understand the social world
- Evaluate the quality of social scientific methods and data
- Rigorously analyze social scientific data
- Use sociological knowledge to engage with the world in which they live and work.
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Degree Requirements
See the “Degree Requirements ” in the University Catalog for complete details on general degree requirements.
General Education Requirements (48 units)
See the “General Education ” requirements in the University Catalog for information on General Education requirements. Some major requirements may double count for GE requirements.
Major Requirements (15 units)
Students must complete SOCI 201 with minimum grade of C- before taking SOCI 300.
Students must complete SOCI 201, SOCI 300, SOCI 375, and MATH 165/SOCI 301 (each with a minimum grade of C-), and 12 additional sociology units applicable toward the major requirements before taking SOCI 498.
This is a minimum of 31 of the 43 units required for the major.
Also, to be eligible to take SOCI 498, students must have filed to graduate in the semester in which they wish to take the course. Students must earn a minimum grade of C- or better in each of the six required core courses.
See a faculty advisor in the department for details on these minimum grade requirements.
Statistics Requirement (4 units)
The statistics course requirement provides an opportunity for students to strengthen their quantitative data analysis abilities and to enhance related job skills. Majors must take one of the following courses or another course designated by a sociology advisor as meeting the statistics requirement.
Sociological Experience Requirement (4 units)
The sociological experience requirement provides students with curricular opportunities to develop awareness of social issues, use sociological perspectives and methods to address social problems, engage with the community outside of the university, develop experiences that provide job skills, and enhance their knowledge about careers. Majors must take one of the following courses or another course designated as meeting the sociological experience requirement.
Lower and Upper Division Units
Majors may apply up to 8 units of lower division coursework towards the requirements. Of these 8 units, no more than 4 units may be non-SSU transfer credit. Any lower division units used to meet the major’s statistics requirement will not be included in either of these limits. Units
Total units of GE: 48
Total core units: 23
SOCI Electives units: 43
University Electives: 6
Total units required for graduation: 120
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