Advising Course Plan - Sociology Major 3-Year Plan

This advising plan shows an example of working through the requirements for the major in three years.  It is appropriate for students who have already completed eight units of coursework.  The student’s individual academic plan will be developed in consultation with an adviser and reviewed each semester prior to registering for the next semester.  This plan assumes that the student has not taken any courses for the major prior to the first semester shown in the plan.

Courses for the major that should be completed prior to the first semester of this plan:  none
First Year
FallUnits
SOCI 101SUnderstanding Society: An Introduction to Sociology1
Major Area or Elective Requirement21
General Education Requirement or Elective11
General Education Requirement or Elective11
 Term Units4
Spring
SOCI 398Q3Tools for Quantitative Analysis1
Major Area or Elective Requirement21
General Education Requirement or Elective11
General Education Requirement or Elective11
 Term Units4
Second Year
Fall
SOCI 3944Sociological Theories1
Junior Seminar11
General Education Requirement or Elective11
General Education Requirement or Elective11
 Term Units4
Spring
SOCI 4975Research Methods and Proposal1
Major Area or Elective Requirement21
General Education Requirement or Elective11
General Education Requirement or Elective11
 Term Units4
Third Year
Fall
SOCI 4996Senior Project1
Major Area or Elective Requirement21
General Education Requirement or Elective11
General Education Requirement or Elective11
 Term Units4
Spring
Major Area or Elective Requirement21
Major Area or Elective Requirement21
General Education Requirement or Elective11
General Education Requirement or Elective11
 Term Units4
Total Unit: 24
1

A&S students must take 5 of the 6 Knowledge of Human Cultures courses and 2 Personal and Social Responsibility courses to include a Junior Seminar.

2

One from each of three Area Requirements and Electives. At least 3 Area and Elective courses must be 300-lievel or higher:
Social Structures: SOCI 255S, SOCI 270S, SOCI 370S, SOCI 375, SOCI 379
Social Stratification: SOCI 204, SOCI 247, SOCI 276S, SOCI 302V, SOCI 304S, SOCI 307V
Social Change: SOCI 215V, SOCI 337V

3

Prerequisite: SOCI 101S. SOCI 398Q is only offered in the Spring. 

4

Prerequisites: SOCI 101S and one (1) additional SOCI course.
SOCI 394 is only offered in the Fall. 

5

Prerequisites: SOCI 394 and SOCI 398Q.
SOCI 394 is only offered in the Fall.
SOCI 398Q is only offered in the Spring.

6

Prerequisites: SOCI 394 , SOCI 497, and SOCI 398Q.
SOCI 499 is only offered in the Fall.