Sociology BA

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Introduction

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All prospective majors should contact the undergraduate advisor in Sociology as early in their academic careers as possible for information about the degree requirements. Transfer or returning students should consult with the undergraduate advisor in Sociology concerning completion of the core courses.

These degree requirements are subject to periodic revision by the academic department, and the College reserves the right to make exceptions and substitutions as judged necessary in individual cases. Therefore, the College strongly urges students to consult regularly with their Sociology advisor and CLAS advisor to confirm the best plans of study before finalizing them.

Program Delivery

This is an on-campus program.
This program is also offered online.

Declaring This Major

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General Requirements

To earn a degree, students must satisfy all requirements in each of the three areas below, in addition to their individual major requirements.

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Program Requirements

The major requires a total of 32 hours.
A minimum GPA of 2.0 is required for all courses applying to Sociology requirements.
At least 12 of the additional credit hours of sociology electives taken must be at the upper-division (3000-4000) level, with at least 3 credit hours of these 12 being at the 4000-level.
The maximum number of hours allowed in sociology is 56.
The department requires that at least 13 hours of sociology be taken from CU Denver faculty.

Take all of the following courses, earning a grade of C or better in each:
SOCY 1001 - Introduction to Sociology
SOCY 2001 - Inequalities in Social World
SOCY 3111 - Research Methods or SOCY 3119 - Qualitative Methods
SOCY 3121 - Statistics or SOCY 3115 - Quantitative Methods & Analysis
SOCY 3140 - Sociological Theory
SOCY 4830 - Senior Capstone: Worklife Practices & Policies
Note: SOCY 3111 and SOCY 3121 will only be offered through fall 2016. SOCY 3119 and SOCY 3115 will be offered beginning spring 2017.

Take a minimum of 12 hours and a maximum of 27 hours of electives in sociology (with at least 12 of the additional sociology credit hours taken at the upper division (3000-4000) level, with at least 3 credit hours of those at the 4000 level. An average grade of C (2.0) is required in elective courses.