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Sociology, B.A. + J.D. Partnership with Wayne State Law, University of Detroit Mercy Law or Michigan State Law Schools 3+3
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College of Arts and Sciences (CAS)
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Department of Sociology, Anthropology, Social Work and Criminal Justice
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Catalog Year: 2024
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This is a sample schedule of all general education, CAS Exploratory and major requirements for this degree in a 4-year plan. Courses in bold are designated as critical and may be prerequisites to subsequent major courses or may affect
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timeline for graduation due to specific semester offering. Please see the notes column for further clarification.
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The below plan is based on SAT Writing 410-610, or AP/IB/CLEP equivalents.
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Semester One (16 credit hours) - Course Subject and TitleCreditsMinimum GradeCourse TypePrerequisitesNotes
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SOC 1000 - Introduction to Sociology or SOC 1010 - Intro to Sociology through Health and Medicine4PassingMultipleNo prerequisitePrerequisite to subsequent major courses; General Education (Social Science & U.S. Diversity) course
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General Education Category4PassingGeneral EducationPrerequisite varies with choicehttp://catalog.oakland.edu/
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General Education Category4PassingGeneral EducationPrerequisite varies with choicehttp://catalog.oakland.edu/
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WRT 1050 - Composition I4CElectiveWRT 1020 with a grade of C or higher; placementPrerequisite to subsequent Writing Foundation General Education course.
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Semester Two (16 credit hours) - Course Subject and TitleCreditsMinimum GradeCourse TypePrerequisitesNotes
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SOC Domain Elective 1 of 44PassingMajorPrerequisite varies with choiceInteraction Processes, Social Issues, Social Institutions, or Social Inequality and Change; see catalog for specific course options
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General Education Category4PassingGeneral EducationPrerequisite varies with choicehttp://catalog.oakland.edu/
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WRT 1060 - Composition II4CGeneral EducationWRT 1050 with grade of C or higher; placementPrerequisite to subsequent Writing Intensive courses
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General Education Category4PassingGeneral EducationPrerequisite varies with choicehttp://catalog.oakland.edu/
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Semester Three (16 credit hours) - Course Subject and TitleCreditsMinimum GradeCourse TypePrerequisitesNotes
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SOC 2010 - Introduction to Methods of Social Research4PassingMajorSOC 1000 or SOC 1010Prerequisite to subsequent major courses; Major course
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SOC 2000 - Foundations of Sociological Theory4PassingMajorSOC 1000 or SOC 1010 or SOC 2200Prerequisite to subsequent major courses; Major course
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General Education Category4PassingGeneral EducationPrerequisite varies with choicehttp://catalog.oakland.edu/
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General Education Category4PassingGeneral EducationPrerequisite varies with choicehttp://catalog.oakland.edu/
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Start prep for LSAT
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Semester Four (16 credit hours) - Course Subject and TitleCreditsMinimum GradeCourse TypePrerequisitesNotes
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SOC 2020 - Social Statistics with Computer Applications4PassingMajor(SOC 1000 or SOC 1010) and SOC 2010Prerequisite to subsequent major courses
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SOC Domain Elective 2 of 44PassingMajorPrerequisite varies with choiceInteraction Processes, Social Issues, Social Institutions, or Social Inequality and Change; see catalog for specific course options
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SOC Domain Elective 3 of 44PassingMajorPrerequisite varies with choiceInteraction Processes, Social Issues, Social Institutions, or Social Inequality and Change; see catalog for specific course options
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General Education Category4PassingGeneral EducationPrerequisite varies with choicehttp://catalog.oakland.edu/
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Prep and Take LSAT- Summer Before Year 3
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Semester Five (16 credit hours) - Course Subject and TitleCreditsMinimum GradeCourse TypePrerequisitesNotes
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SOC Elective 1 of 24PassingMajorPrerequisite varies with choice3000- level or above
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SOC Domain Elective 4 of 44PassingMajorPrerequisite varies with choiceInteraction Processes, Social Issues, Social Institutions, or Social Inequality and Change; see catalog for specific course options
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SOC or AN Elective 2 of 24PassingMajorPrerequisite varies with choice3000-level or above.
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General Education Category4PassingGeneral EducationPrerequisite varies with choicehttp://catalog.oakland.edu/
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Apply to law school as soon as application for following fall opens. Recommended to submit no later than end of February.
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Semester Six (14 credit hours) - Course Subject and TitleCreditsMinimum GradeCourse TypePrerequisitesNotes
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SOC 4970 - Applying the Sociological Imagination4PassingMajorSOC 2000, SOC 2010, and SOC 2020; WRT 1060 with grade of C or higherNow offered both Fall and Winter.
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Elective4PassingElectivePrerequisite varies with choice"Elective" may need to include university requirements of G.E. Integration or credits at the 3000-4000 level
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Elective4PassingElectivePrerequisite varies with choice"Elective" may need to include university requirements of G.E. Integration or credits at the 3000-4000 level
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Elective2PassingElectivePrerequisite varies with choice"Elective" may need to include university requirements of G.E. Integration or credits at the 3000-4000 level
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Semester Seven (15 credit hours) - Year One Law School
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Semester Eight (15 credit hours) - Year Two Law School
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Sample Schedule Notes:
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Law partnerships requires a minimum of 75 undergraduate credits for admission.
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Acceptance is done holistically relying heavily on LSAT and undergraduate GPA. Once admitted and the first year of law school successfully completed, students transfer their Law courses (30 credits) back to OU toward fulfillment of their BA degree.
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No more than 8 credits counted toward the sociology major may be taken in SOC 3905, 3930, and 4996.
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SAT (old) refers to exams taken before March 2016. SAT (new) refers to exams taken March 2016 or later.
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Complete the requirements for a major offered by the College of Arts and Sciences with a cumulative grade-point average of at least 2.00.
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Law school first year curriculum varies from institution to institution. Students should work strategically with their adviser to determine how many elective credits they'll need based on law school program selection.
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CAS Exploratory Requirement
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Students who complete the 3+3 program are waived from the CAS exploratory requirement.
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Degree RequirementsCreditsNote
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General Education36
Multiple General Education course are fulfilled with courses in the Major to reach the 40 required credits
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DiversityIncluded
Multiple General Education and/or major courses also fulfill this area
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WIM/WIGE/CapstoneIncluded
Multiple General Education and/or major courses also fulfill this area
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CAS Exploratory RequirementIncluded
Waived for students in 3+3 program
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Major44
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Electives44
Includes first year of law school
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Total Credits:124
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