All courses taken to fulfill sociology requirements must be taken within CAS (unless transfer-of-credit courses, pending department approval; for other exceptions, see sections on “Metropolitan College” and “College of General Studies” below). The major requirements comprise ten sociology courses and a statistics course, as described below. All courses for the major must be completed with grades of C or higher. All courses taken to fulfill sociology requirements must be taken within CAS with the exception of transfer-of-credit courses, based on department approval. Metropolitan College classes are treated as transfer-of-credit courses, and no more than one will be counted toward the major. College of General Studies students who completed CGS SS 101 and CGS SS 102, each with a grade of C or higher, will receive credit for SO 100 (see “Course Credits for Students Admitted from the College of General Studies” section below).

The sociology major is as follows:

Required Courses

One introductory sociology course from CAS SO 100–115; also CAS SO 201, SO 203, and SO 303, all of which must be taken within CAS. Students are expected to take CAS SO 201 and CAS SO 203 in their sophomore year or the first semester after declaring the major. It is recommended that CAS SO 303 be taken in the semester following completion of CAS SO 203.

Principal Courses

Six additional sociology courses at the 200 level or above; at least four of the six must be at the 300 level or above.

Of these six courses, at least two must be seminars. A seminar typically enrolls no more than 20 students, who participate in the instruction by presenting original research in class. Seminars must be taken in the department.

Statistics Requirement

Students must take one course in statistical analysis from CAS MA 113, 115, or 213.

The minor in sociology is designed for students from other disciplines who are interested in the theoretical ideas and research methods used by sociologists in their study of society. Students have the opportunity to take a wide range of courses, many of which may deal with their own discipline, for example, law and criminology for pre-law students. These courses provide individuals with an alternative and valuable perspective for understanding the social issues many will have to deal with in their own professions. All student minors develop their programs in consultation with the departmental minor advisor. Students must earn a minimum grade of C in courses taken toward the minor. Requirements for the minor follow.

Requirements

Students must complete the basic method and theory requirement by taking CAS SO 201 and 203. In addition, they must take two sociology courses at the 200 level or above (one 100-level course can be substituted here), and two sociology courses at the 300 level or above. All courses for the minor must be taken within CAS with the exception of transfer-of-credit courses, based on departmental approval. MET classes are treated as transfer-of-credit courses. No more than one will be accepted toward requirements for the minor.