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Undergraduate Record 2024-2025
Sociology Minor
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Program Requirements
Students must complete the following course with a grade of “C” or higher: - SOC 1010 - Introductory Sociology Credits: 3
This course introduces the fundamental and principles of sociology and the major subfields of the discipline.
NOTE: Minors must also complete two electives (6 credits) at the 4000 or 5000 level. The remaining three elective courses (9 credits) can be taken at any level.
Grading Standards
All courses used to meet the 18-credit requirement must be letter-graded.
- Courses taken on a Credit/No Credit or Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory basis do not count toward the major.
- A grade of “C” or better is necessary in every course to be counted toward the minor.
- Students receiving less than a “C” in SOC 1010-Introductory Sociology must retake the course and receive a grade of “C” or better.
- Students receiving less than a “C” in an elective course will be required to take another Sociology course to complete the minor. (Elective courses where a student receives an unsatisfactory but passing grade still count toward the College’s requirement of 120 credits for graduation even though they do not count toward the major. Because the College will not give credit for taking a course twice, if SOC 1010 is re-taken, the second time will not count toward the 120-credit requirement.)
NOTE: Students are required to maintain a GPA of 2.0 or higher in Sociology. Students who fail to do so will be dropped from the minor.
Exemptions and Waivers
Exemption from SOC 1010 Transfer students who have transferred credits for a course in Introductory Sociology taken at another institution prior to matriculation at the University are exempt from the requirement to take SOC 1010-Introductory Sociology. However, the Introductory Sociology course taken at the previous institution does not count toward the 18 credits required for the completion of the sociology minor. Thus transfer students must take an additional sociology course at any level. Other Exemptions and Waivers Students in unusual circumstances may petition the DUP and the Undergraduate Studies Committee for an exemption from a requirement or a waiver of any departmental policy relating to the minor. It is the student’s responsibility to make sure that the Committee has all appropriate materials. |
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