Minor in Sociology

Program Requirements and Policies

Six courses and 18 semester hour units (SHUs) in Sociology are required to complete the minor as outlined below.
All courses and semester hour units used in fulfillment of the minor must be taken for a letter grade (not pass/fail). Grades below C- will not be counted.
Transfer courses are limited to two courses and six semester hour units, and Advanced Placement credits may not be used toward a minor.
Students are encouraged to declare their minor by junior year.

Courses for the minor must include:

Sociology 001: Introduction to Sociology
One research methods course (SOC 100: Research Design and Interpretation or SOC 101: Quantitative Research Methods or SOC 102: Qualitative Research Methods)
Sociology 103: Sociological Theory
Three Sociology elective courses