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Requirements

Sociology Major 39 units
A total of 39 units is required for the major. A minimum grade-point average of 2.0 is required in these courses.
Core Requirements 12 units
Required courses should be taken in the following sequence:
SOC 120Introduction to Sociology3
SOC 298Basic Sociological Theory3
PSYC 299Applied Statistics3
Select one of the following:
SOC 471Qualitative Social Research Methods3
SOC 472Quantitative Social Research Methods3
***Meets the Upper-Division Writing Intensive requirement.
Elective Courses 27 units
Selected courses from this list complete the required 39 units for a sociology major.
SOC 225Contemporary Social Problems3
SOC 230Comparative Family Systems3
SOC 358Human Diversity3
SOC 359Immigrant L.A.3
SOC 360Sociology of Religion3
SOC 404Community3
SOC 405Women and Men in Society3
SOC 425Social Movements3
SOC 455Crime and Delinquency3
SOC 464Social Stratification3
SOC 496Senior Seminar: Faith and Social Issues3
SOC 497Readings1-4
GLBL 301Anthropology for Everyday Life3
GLBL 345Urban Religious Movements3
PHIL 340Concepts of Human Nature3
PSYC 425Social Psychology*/***3

*Meets a General Studies core (or elective) requirement.
**Meets a General Studies elective requirement.
***Meets the Upper-Division Writing Intensive requirement.

Note: This information is current for the 2009-10 academic year; however, all stated academic information is subject to change. Please refer to the current Academic Catalog for the most current and controlling information. For additional information, please contact the appropriate office.