Program Overview

Both a scientific and humanistic discipline, sociology is concerned with the study of systems of social action and their interrelations. It attempts to discover the factors that determine social organization and behavior and promotes an understanding of the social world from personal problems to public issues.

Requirements

AA-T Degree Requirements Major: Core and Selective Requirements
Required Core, 10 units minimum Units
SOCI C1000 Introduction to Sociology 3 units
SOCI 105 Social Problems 3 units
STAT C1000 Introduction to Statistics 4 units
Selective Courses, choose a minimum of 9 units from the following:
List A, complete 6 units from the following: Units
SOCI 141 Ethnicity and Race in Society 3 units
SOCI 205 Social Science Research Methods 3 units
OR
PSYC 205 Social Science Research Methods 3 units
PSYC 300 Social Psychology 3 units
List B, complete 3 units from the following: Any list A course not selected above
Units
ANTH 110 Cultural Anthropology 3 units
PSYC C1000 Introduction to Psychology 3 units
PHIL 200 Introduction to Logic 3 units
PHIL 240 Introduction to Ethics 3 units
ETHN 108 Rethinking Race, Gender, and Nation 3 units
HIST 101 History of Western Civilization II 3 units
HIST C1001 United States History to 1877 3 units
HIST C1002 United States History since 1865 3 units
COMM 150 Intercultural Communication 3 units
POLS 170 Introduction to Comparative Politics 3 units
POLS C1000 American Government and Politics 3 units
GEOG 110 Cultural Geography 3 units
Total Required Major Units: 19

Completion of Cal-GETC (California General Education Transfer Curriculum)

Elective courses:

Additional CSU or UC transferable courses needed to meet the minimum 60 CSU transferable unit requirement.

Please refer to Associate Degree for Transfer (ADT) Requirements for more information.