The Sociology Program at CSUCI is committed to offering our students a rigorous and developmental major that challenges them while cultivating the sequence of skills and understandings essential to success in the major. Our course of studies emphasizes systematic empirical inquiry which seeks explanations of social phenomena based on the collection and analysis of appropriate evidence and the application of sound reasoning. Our coursework emphasizes critical thinking and the cultivation of the Sociological Imagination. Our goal is to provide an education that is valuable to students who continue on to graduate studies as well to those who complete their formal education with a bachelor’s degree.
Fall Junior
| Course Area | Course Number | Course Title | Units | Notes | Requirements Met | GE Categories |
|---|
| Soc | 300 | Social Stratification (Inequalities) | 3 | Priority to meet prerequisites | Major | |
| Soc | 305 | Writing in the Social Sciences | 3 | Priority to meet prerequisites | Major & GWAR | |
| Language or Free Elective | Varies | See catalog for course titles & descriptions. | 3 - 4 | Take a language course if requirement has not been met; otherwise, take a free elective. | Language or Unit Requirement | |
| POLS 150 or free elective | | American Political Institutions | 3 | If missing take, POLS 150; if not take a free elective | POLS 150 - American Institutions Requirement | |
| SOC elective | Varies | Upper division elective - see catalog for course titles and options | 3 | Must take a total of 5 sociology electives | Major | |
Milestones
- Notes: Lower division core courses that should be completed prior to transfer or during first semester:
- SOC 100 Introduction to Sociology
- SOC 201 Social Problems
- SOC 202 Introduction to Research Methods
- MATH 201 or 202 Elementary Statistics (201) Biostatistics (202)
Spring Junior
| Course Area | Course Number | Course Title | Units | Notes | Requirements Met | GE Categories |
|---|
| SOC | 303 or 325* | Statistical Applications in the Social Sciences | *3-4 | *Starting FA 2021, SOC 303 (4 units) is now SOC 325 (3 units), and SOC 321 is a prerequisite for SOC 325, but it will be waived for students on the 2020-2021 catalog year and prior. | Major | |
| SOC | 311 | Classical Sociological Theory | 3 | Must be completed by second semester to graduate in four semesters | Major | |
| SOC elective | Student Choice | Upper division elective - see catalog for course titles and options | 3 | Students must take a total of 5 Sociology electives. | Major | |
| SOC elective/UDGE-D | 330*, 331*, 333*, 342*, 343*, 448** | Various - see catalog for course titles | 3 | Choose one to double count UDGE-D requirement w/ Sociology electives requirement. | Major & GE | |
| US History or Free Elective | Hist 270 or 271 or 272 or 275 OR free elective | The United States To 1877; The United States From 1877; Constitutional History of the US; The United States to 1900 OR Student Choice Free Elective | 3 | If US History met, take a free elective instead if needed | History - meets the American Institutions requirement or other | |
Milestones
- Notes: *Starting FALL 2021, SOC 330, 331, 333, 342, 343 will no longer be offered
**SOC 448 (FA 21) is now SOC 357, but will not count for UDGE-D (starting FA 21)
***SOC courses meeting UDGE-D & major elective starting FA 21: SOC 332 & SOC 334
It is recommended you meet with an advisor to review course changes
Fall Senior
| Course Area | Course Number | Course Title | Units | Notes | Requirements Met | GE Categories |
|---|
| SOC | 310 or 321* | Research Methods in Sociology | *3-4 | *Starting FA 2021, SOC 310 (4 units) is now SOC 321 (3 units) | Major | |
| SOC | 315 | Contemporary Sociological Theory | 3 | | Major | |
| SOC elective | Student Choice | Upper division elective - see catalog for course titles and options | 3 | Must take a total of 5 Sociology electives | Major | |
| Upper Division GE | Student Choice | See catalog for courses options | 3 | | GE | UDGE-B |
| Multicultural requirement or free elective | Student Choice | See catalog for course titles & descriptions. | 3 | If the multicultural requirement has not been met, choose a multicultural course (SOC 333* & SOC 343* in the major to meet this requirement). If the multicultural requirement has been met, take a free elective | **Multicultural perspectives requirement or free elective | |
Milestones
- Notes: *Starting FA 2021, SOC 333 & 343 will no longer be offered
**Starting FA 2021, SOC 332 meets multicultural perspectives
Spring Senior
| Course Area | Course Number | Course Title | Units | Notes | Requirements Met | GE Categories |
|---|
| SOC | 499 | Capstone | 3 | SOC 300, 303 or 325, 305, 310 or 321, 311 and 315 must be completed to take SOC 499 | Major | |
| SOC elective | Student Choice | Upper division elective - see catalog for course titles and options | 3 | Must take a total of 5 sociology electives | Major | |
| Upper Division GE (UDGE-C) | Student Choice | See catalog for course options | 3 | | GE | UDGE-C |
| Free elective | Student Choice | See catalog for course titles and course descriptions | 3 | | Elective | |
| Free elective | Student Choice | See catalog for course titles and course descriptions | 0-3 | If 16 units were taken for each prior semester, then no extra elective will be needed | Elective | |
