Plan of Study

The bachelor of arts in sociology is most appropriate for the student who seeks a primarily liberal arts education, with a major in sociology and a broad distribution of electives. Changes in the sequence of the plan of study below may be desirable. These must be made in consultation with the student’s academic adviser. To see the title of a course in the plan of study below, simply pass the cursor over the course's number. To see an overview of a course, click on its number. A list of all sociology courses is found on our Course Descriptions page.

 

 ◄ FIRST YEAR ►  

 Fall Semester   Credits 

 Spring Semester 

 Credits 

CLAR 110 

3

CLAR 111 

3

SOC 101 

3

SOC 102 

3

CLAR 101 

3

MATH 107 

3

Foreign Language 202*

3

Core Area Course (Clare)

3

General Elective

3

Sociology Elective

3

Total 

15 

Total 

15 

  

 ◄ SECOND YEAR ►  

 Fall Semester   Credits 

 Spring Semester 

 Credits 
General Electives

6

SOC 207 

3

SOC 206 

3

Core Area Course (Clare)

4

Core Area Courses (Clare)

7

General Elective

3

    Sociology Elective

3

Total 

16 

Total 

13 

 

 ◄ THIRD YEAR ►  

 Fall Semester                          Credits 

 Spring Semester 

 Credits 
Core Area Courses (Clare)

6

SOC 208 

3

Sociology Electives

6

Core Area Courses (Clare)

6

General Electives

6

General Electives

6

Total 

18 

Total 

15 

 

 ◄ FOURTH YEAR ►  

 Fall Semester   Credits 

 Spring Semester 

 Credits 
Sociology Elective

3

Sociology Elective

3

General Electives

7

General Electives

7

SOC 412 

3

Core Area Course (Clare)

3

CLAR 401 

2

   

Total 

15 

Total 

13 

 

* The School of Arts and Sciences requires all majors to complete a foreign language course at the 202 level or higher. Students not prepared to begin at this level will need to take additional courses in the language, which count as general electives.