BA: Sociology 2021-2022
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.
Four Year Academic Roadmap
Fall Freshman
Course Area Course Number Course Title Units Notes Requirements Met GE Categories Sociology SOC 100 Introduction to Sociology 3 Major & GE D Mathematics or Psychology MATH 201 or MATH/PSY 202 Elementary Statistics or Biostatistics 3 GE B4 General Education Student's Choice Arts: Arts, Cinema, Dance, Music, Theater 3 See catalog for course titles & descriptions GE C1 English ENGL 105 Composition and Rhetoric 3 GE A2 University Studies UNIV 100 University Life and College Success 1 Unit Requirement Other Free Elective Student's Choice Student's Choice 3 Unit Requirement Other Total Units
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Milestones
- Complete required English and Math course(s)
Spring Freshman
Course Area Course Number Course Title Units Notes Requirements Met GE Categories Sociology SOC 201 Social Problems 3 Major & GE D General Education Student's Choice Oral Communication 3 See catalog for course titles & descriptions GE A1 General Education Student's Choice Physical Sciences 3 See catalog for course titles & descriptions GE B1 Political Science POLS 150 American Political Institutions 3 Major & GE D/AIR Free Elective Student's Choice Student's Choice 3 Unit Requirement Other Total Units
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Milestones
- Join a student group
Fall Sophomore
Course Area Course Number Course Title Units Notes Requirements Met GE Categories Sociology SOC 202 Introduction to Research Methods 3 GE General Education Student's Choice Critical Thinking 3 See catalog for course titles & descriptions GE A3 General Education Student's Choice Life Science 4 Take a B2 with a B3(lab) if missing lab requirement GE B2/B3 General Education Student's Choice Humanities: Literature, Philosophy, Languages Other than English 4 Foreign Language is recommended. If taking foreign language it will also meet Language requirement GE C2 Total Units
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Milestones
- Complete lower-division SOC requirement(s)
Spring Sophomore
Course Area Course Number Course Title Units Notes Requirements Met GE Categories General Education Student's Choice Student's Choice 3 Can be a C1 or C2 GE Additional C General Education Student's Choice Ethnic Studies 3 See catalog for course titles & descriptions GE F History Student's Choice US History - Student's Choice 3 Choose one: HIST 270, 271, 272, 275, 350 Other US History General Education Student's Choice Lifelong Learning and Self-Development 3 See catalog for course titles & descriptions GE E Free Elective Student's Choice Student's Choice 3 Unit Requirement Other Total Units
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Milestones
- Complete lower-division SOC requirement(s)
- Seek a leadership position in a student organization
- Apply for internships, study abroad, or a research opportunity (depending on interests)
- Consider adding a minor
Fall Junior
Course Area Course Number Course Title Units Notes Requirements Met GE Categories Sociology SOC 305 Writing in the Social Sciences 3 Priority to meet prerequisites Major & GWAR Sociology SOC 300 Social Inequalities 3 Priority to meet prerequisites Major Sociology SOC 311* Classical Sociological Theory 3 *Take if you meet prerequisites and/or are also taking SOC 300 or SOC concurrently. Must be taken by 2nd semester to graduate on time. Major Sociology Upper Division Student's Choice 3 Must take a total of 4 Sociology electives. Major Free Elective Student's Choice Student's Choice 3 Unit Requirement Other Total Units
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Milestones
- Seek a leadership position in a student organization
- Prepare a resume
- Apply for internships, study abroad, or a research opportunity (depending on interests)
- Meet with Academic Advising for a degree progress check
Spring Junior
Course Area Course Number Course Title Units Notes Requirements Met GE Categories Sociology SOC 315 Contemporary Sociological Theory* 3 *Enroll if you took SOC 311 1st semester. If not take SOC 311 this semester and SOC 315 3rd semester to graduate on time. Major Sociology SOC 321 Research Methods in Sociology 3 This course must be taken by students' second semester in order to graduate in 4 semesters. Previously SOC 310. Major SOC Elective & UDGE-D SOC 332* or SOC 334 Student's Choice 3 Choose one to double count UDGE-D requirement w/ Sociology electives requirement. *SOC 332 meets multicultural perspectives graduation requirement Major & GE UDGE D Upper Division GE (UDGE-B) Upper Division Student's Choice 3 See catalog for course titles & descriptions GE UDGE B Free elective Student's Choice Student's Choice 3 Unit Requirement Other Total Units
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Milestones
- Explore student research opportunities, Explore Study Abroad opportunities, Explore possible graduate degrees
- Begin graduate school test prep (if applicable)
- Set up an online presence (e.g., LinkedIn, profesional website)
Fall Senior
Course Area Course Number Course Title Units Notes Requirements Met GE Categories Sociology SOC 325 Statistical Applications in Sociology 3 Previously SOC 303 Major Sociology SOC 327 Qualitative Approaches to Social Research 3 Major Sociology SOC 495 Capstone I 3 Must have taken all upper division major requirements except for SOC 450, 496, and major electives (SOC 325 and/or 327 may be taken concurrently). Major Sociology Upper Division Student's Choice 3 Must take a total of 4 Sociology electives. Major Free Elective Student's Choice Student's Choice 3 Unit Requirement Other Total Units
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Milestones
- Apply for graduation
- Present research at the CSUCI Student Research Conference or another undergraduate conference
- Complete an Internship, visit the Career Center to prepare for the job market
- Apply for graduate school (if applicable)
Spring Senior
Course Area Course Number Course Title Units Notes Requirements Met GE Categories Sociology SOC 450 Seminar in Sociology 3 Major Sociology SOC 496 Capstone II 3 Major Upper Division GE (UDGE-C) Upper Division Student's Choice 3 See catalog for course titles & descriptions. GE UDGE C Sociology Upper Division Student's Choice 3 Students must take a total of 4 Sociology electives. Major Free Elective Student's Choice Free Elective 3 Other Total Units
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Milestones
- Attend Grad Fest
- Graduation check with Advising and Faculty advisor
- Complete capstone
- Complete an Internship, visit the Career Center to prepare for the job market, apply for graduate school.