BA: Sociology 2023-2024
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.
Visit the program website: https://sociology.csuci.edu/
Review the Sociology Major Requirements
Four Year Academic Roadmap
Fall Freshman
Course Area Course Number Course Title Units Notes Requirements Met GE Categories SOC 100 Introduction to Sociology 3 Major & GE D ENGL 105 Composition and Rhetoric 3 Please check English Milestone via your Student Center to verify if you need an additional support course. GE A2 MATH or
MATH201 or
202
Math 201: Elementary Statistics or
MATH 202:Biostatistics3 MATH 201 is preferred.
Please check Math Milestone via your Student Center to verify if you need an additional support course
Major & GE B4 GE Student's Choice A3 - Critical Thinking 3 GE A3 GE Student's Choice C1 - Arts: Arts, Cinema, Dance, Music, Theater 3 GE C1 UNIV 100 University Life and College Success 1 Unit Requirement Graduation Unit Requirement Total Units
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Milestones
- Schedule an appointment with a Peer Advisor or Academic Advisor in the Academic Advising Cener
- Attend Major Fair (First Week of October)
Spring Freshman
Course Area Course Number Course Title Units Notes Requirements Met GE Categories SOC 201 Social Problems 3 Major & GE D GE Student's Choice A1 - Oral Communication 3 GE A1 General Ed Student's Choice B1 - Physical Sciences 3 GE B1 GE Student's Choice F - Ethnic Studies 3 Also fulfills Multicultural Perspectives Requirement. GE & Graduation F/Multicultural Perspectives HIST Student's Choice US History 3 Choose one: HIST 270, 271, 272, 275. CHS350 is an option however will need to be taken semester 5. Graduation AIR: US History Total Units
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Milestones
- Join a student group
- Complete Golden 4 GE (A1, A2, A3, and B4)
- Attend Summer Scheduling workshop
- Attend Study Abroad information session (if interested)
Fall Sophomore
Course Area Course Number Course Title Units Notes Requirements Met GE Categories SOC 202 Introduction to Research Methods 3 Major POLS 150 American Political Institutions 3 Double-counts as GE:D and American Institutions Requirements GE & Graduation D/AIR: CA Local & State Govt GE Student's Choice B2- Life Science 4 Take a B2 with a B3(lab) if missing lab requirement GE B2/B3 GE/Language Student's Choice Will vary 3 Units may vary between 3-4 units depending on language chosen. Also double-counts with GE:C2 GE & Graduation C2/Language Free Elective Student's Choice Will vary 1 Needed for 120 Unit Requirement - Can be any class, any major, any level 100-299 that you have not earned previous credit for. Graduation Unit Requirement 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 GE Student's Choice Either C1 or C2 3 Can be a C1 or C2 GE Additional C GE Student's Choice E - Lifelong Learning and Self-Development 3 See catalog for course titles & descriptions GE E Free Elective Student's Choice Will vary 3 Needed for 120 Unit Requirement - Can be any class, any major, any level 100-299 that you have not earned previous credit for. Graduation Unit Requirement Free Elective Student's Choice Will vary 3 Needed for 120 Unit Requirement - Can be any class, any major, any level 100-299 that you have not earned previous credit for. Graduation Unit Requirement Free Elective Student's Choice Will vary 3 Needed for 120 Unit Requirement - Can be any class, any major, any level 100-299 that you have not earned previous credit for. Graduation Unit Requirement 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 SOC 300 Social Inequalities 3 Priority to meet prerequisites Major SOC 305 Writing in the Social Sciences
3 Priority to meet prerequisites Major & GWAR SOC 311 Classical Sociological Theory 3 Take if you meet prerequisites and/or are also taking SOC 300 or SOC 305 concurrently. Must be taken by 2nd semester to graduate on time. Major Major Elective Student's Choice Will vary 3 Must take a total of 4 Sociology electives (12 units total).
See catalog for course titles & descriptions
Major Free Elective Student's Choice Will vary 3 Needed for 120 Unit Requirement - Can be any class, any major, any level 100-499 that you have not earned previous credit for. Graduation Unit Requirement Total Units
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Milestones
- Meet w/Graduate Studies Center to discuss graduate school programs
- Meet w/Career Development & Alumni Engagement to discuss internship/job opportunities
- Meet with your program faculty advisor at least once in your Junior year (either in the Fall or Spring semester)
Spring Junior
Course Area Course Number Course Title Units Notes Requirements Met GE Categories SOC 315 Contemporary Sociological Theory 3 Enroll if you took SOC 311 semester 5. If not, take SOC 311 this semester & SOC 315 in semester 7 to graduate on time. Major SOC 321 Research Methods in Sociology 3 Major Major Elective 332* or
334SOC 332: Race and Ethnicity, or
SOC 334: Gender and Sexuality
3 Choose one to double count UDGE-D requirement w/ Sociology electives requirement.
*SOC 332 meets multicultural perspectives graduation requirement
Major & GE UDGE D UDGE Student's Choice UDGE B - Scientific Inquiry and Quantitative Reasoning 3 See catalog for course titles & descriptions GE UDGE B Free elective Student's Choice Will vary 3 Needed for 120 Unit Requirement - Can be any class, any major, any level 100-499 that you have not earned previous credit for. Graduation Unit Requirement Total Units
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Milestones
Fall Senior
Course Area Course Number Course Title Units Notes Requirements Met GE Categories SOC 325 Statistical Applications in Sociology 3 Major SOC 327 Qualitative Approaches to Social Research 3 Major SOC 495 Capstone I 3 Must have taken all upper division major requirements except for SOC 450, 496 and major electives (SOC 325 and 327 need to be taken concurrently with SOC495 if they have not been taken prior). Major Major Elective Student's Choice Will vary 3 Must take a total of 4 Sociology electives (12 units total).
See catalog for course titles & descriptions.
Major Free Elective Student's Choice Will vary 3 Needed for 120 Unit Requirement - Can be any class, any major, any level 100-499 that you have not earned previous credit for. Graduation Unit Requirement Total Units
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Milestones
- Apply for graduation (Priority deadline – October 1st)
- Attend Grad Check workshop or schedule a Grad Check appointment with Academic Advising
- Meet w/Career Development & Alumni Engagement to learn more about Alumni services
- Meet with your program faculty advisor at least once before you graduate (either in the Fall or Spring semester)
Spring Senior
Course Area Course Number Course Title Units Notes Requirements Met GE Categories SOC 450 Seminar in Sociology 3 Major SOC 496 Capstone II
3 Major Major Elective Student's Choice Will vary 3 Must take a total of 4 Sociology electives (12 units total).
See catalog for course titles & descriptions
Major UDGE Student's Choice UDGE C - Arts and Humanities 3 GE UDGE C Free Elective Student's Choice Will vary 3 Needed for 120 Unit Requirement - Can be any class, any major, any level 100-499 that you have not earned previous credit for. Graduation Unit Requirement Total Units
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Milestones
- Attend Grad Fest