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Sociology, B.A.
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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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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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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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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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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 2010Prerequisite to subsequent major courses
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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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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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General Education Category4PassingGeneral EducationPrerequisite varies with choicehttp://catalog.oakland.edu/
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Semester Five (16 credit hours) - Course Subject and TitleCreditsMinimum GradeCourse TypePrerequisitesNotes
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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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CAS Exploratory or Elective4PassingExploratoryPrerequisite varies with choiceSee CAS Exploratory Requirement below
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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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General Education Category4PassingGeneral EducationPrerequisite varies with choicehttp://catalog.oakland.edu/
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Semester Six (16 credit hours) - Course Subject and TitleCreditsMinimum GradeCourse TypePrerequisitesNotes
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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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SOC Elective 1 of 24PassingMajorPrerequisite varies with choice3000- level or above
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CAS Exploratory or Elective4PassingExploratoryPrerequisite varies with choiceSee CAS Exploratory Requirement below
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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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Semester Seven (16 credit hours) - Course Subject and TitleCreditsMinimum GradeCourse TypePrerequisitesNotes
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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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CAS Exploratory or Elective4PassingExploratoryPrerequisite varies with choiceSee CAS Exploratory Requirement below
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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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Semester Eight (12 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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Sample Schedule Notes:
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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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CAS Exploratory Requirement
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In addition to satisfying the university-wide general education requirements, all students with majors in the College of Arts and Sciences are required to complete at least three courses outside of their major rubric, for a minimum of 12 credits.
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A student may select these courses from either of the following: A single rubric of their choosing (e.g., HST) within the College of Arts and Sciences. A predefined thematic set of courses identified on the College of Arts and Sciences website.
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Degree RequirementsCreditsNote
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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 Requirement12
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Major44
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Electives32
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Total Credits:124
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