Sociology, B.A. - 120 units

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Summary of Units:

Lower Division Requirements	12
Upper Division Requirements	30
Major Elective Requirements	12
General Education and Graduation Requirements	66
Total Units	120

The Sociology Major is a 120 unit major, of which 54 units are earned in Sociology. Students are encouraged to declare a second major or minor in a related discipline, depending on their interests.

Lower Division Requirements - 12 units

SOC 100 - Introduction to Sociology Units: 3
SOC 201 - Social Problems Units: 3
SOC 202 - Introduction to Research Methods Units: 3
Complete one from the following:
MATH 201 - Elementary Statistics Units: 3 (preferred)
MATH 202 - Biostatistics (Cross-listed as PSY 202) Units: 3

Upper Division Requirements - 30 units

SOC 300 - Social Inequalities Units: 3
SOC 305 - Writing in the Social Sciences Units: 3
SOC 311 - Classical Sociological Theory Units: 3
SOC 315 - Contemporary Sociological Theory Units: 3
SOC 321 - Research Methods in Sociology Units: 3
SOC 325 - Statistical Applications in the Social Sciences Units: 3
SOC 327 - Qualitative Approaches to Social Research Units: 3
SOC 450 - Seminar in Sociology Units: 3
SOC 495 - Capstone I Units: 3
SOC 496 - Capstone II Units: 3

Major Elective Requirements - 12 units

SOC 332 - Race and Ethnicity Units: 3
SOC 334 - Gender and Sexuality Units: 3
SOC 352 - Social Movements Units: 3
SOC 355 - Environmental Sociology Units: 3
SOC 357 - Sociology of Globalization and Development Units: 3
SOC 362 - Sociology of the Family Units: 3
SOC 365 - Sociology of Education Units: 3
SOC 367 - LGBTQ Studies Units: 3
SOC 370 - Criminology Units: 3
SOC 372 - Urban Sociology Units: 3
SOC 374 - Sociology of Organizations Units: 3
SOC 380 - Sociology of Immigration Units: 3
SOC 382 - Social Demography Units: 3
SOC 385 - Social Psychology Units: 3
SOC 390 - Sociology of Culture Units: 3
SOC 392 - Political Sociology Units: 3
SOC 395 - Sociology of Work and the Economy Units: 3
SOC 489 - Careers in Sociology Units: 3
SOC 490 - Topics in Sociology Units: 1-3
SOC 494 - Independent Study Units: 1-3

General Education and Graduation Requirements - B.A.

To graduate, students must complete 120 units minimum (21 units must be upper division), including the following General Education Requirements (GE) and Graduation Requirements not met within the major:

American Institutions Requirements
GE Requirements
- General Education Area A-F Requirements
- Upper Division General Education (UDGE) Requirements (minimum of three units in each Area: UDGE-B , UDGE-C , and UDGE-D )
Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement (GWAR) (C- or better grade)
Language Requirement (C- or better grade)
Multicultural Perspectives (MP) Requirement
Free electives as needed to meet minimum units for graduation