Sociology Concentration, Arts and Sciences, A.A.

The Sociology program provides a sequence of courses for students who plan to transfer into upper division programs in sociology. This program includes electives in anthropology, economics, foreign languages, geography, history, human services, political science, psychology, math, and sociology. Students should identify an intended transfer institution as early as possible and complete appropriate courses.

Program Pathway

First Year Fall			First Year Spring
Course Number	Course Name	Credits	Course Number	Course Name	Credits
ENG 101	English Composition *(ENG 101E and ENG 101P are approved substitutions for ENG 101)	3	Gen Ed	English	3
Gen Ed	Mathematics; 3-4 credits	3	Gen Ed	Arts/Humanities	3
Gen Ed	Arts/Humanities	3	Gen Ed	Behavioral/Social Sciences	3
Gen Ed	Behavioral/Social Sciences	3	Elective	Choose in consultation with an advisor	3
SOC 101	Introduction to Sociology	3	SOC 106	Race and Ethnic Relations in the United States	3
TOTAL		15	TOTAL		15
Second Year Fall			Second Year Spring
Course Number	Course Name	Credits	Course Number	Course Name	Credits
Gen Ed	Biological/Physical Science Gen Ed *(of your two Science requirements, one must have a lab)	4	Gen Ed	Diversity Gen Ed	3
Elective	Choose in consultation with an advisor	3	Gen Ed	Biological/Physical Science; 3-4 credits *(of your two Science requirements, one must have a lab)	3
SOC 102	Sociology of Social Problems	3	SOC 115 or SOC 120	The Consequences of Eating: Sociology of Health or Health and Society	3
Elective	Select in consultation with an advisor	3	Elective	Select in consultation with an advisor	3
Elective	Select in consultation with an advisor	2	Elective	Select in consultation with an advisor	3
TOTAL		15	TOTAL		15

General Education Requirements (31-33 Credits)

Arts/Humanities

Select two courses from the approved General Education course list in the Arts/Humanities category (6 Credits)

Behavioral/Social Sciences

Select two courses from the approved General Education course list in the Behavioral/Social Sciences category (6 Credits)

Biological/Physical Science

Select two courses from the approved General Education course list in the Biological/Physical Science category -one must be a laboratory course (7-8 Credits)

Diversity

Select one course from the approved General Education course list in the Diversity category (3 Credits)

English

*A minimum grade of “C” or better is required for ENG-101, ENG-101E, and ENG-101P

ENG 101 - English Composition (3 Credits)
*( ENG 101E - English Composition for English Language Learners and ENG 101P - English Composition for College Success are approved substitutions for ENG 101)
Select another course from the approved General Education course list in the English category (3 Credits)

Mathematics

Select one course from the approved General Education course list in the Mathematics category (3-4 Credits)

Program Requirements (12 Credits)

SOC 101 - Introduction to Sociology (3 Credits)
SOC 102 - Sociology of Social Problems (3 Credits)
SOC 106 - Race and Ethnic Relations in the United States (3 Credits)
SOC 115 - The Consequences of Eating: Sociology of Health (3 Credits)
OR
SOC 120 - Health and Society (3 Credits)

Free Electives (15-17 Credits)

Electives should be selected in consultation with a transfer advisor and the transfer institution. Some recommended courses are listed below:

ANT 201 - Cultural Anthropology (3 Credits)
COM 103 - Public Speaking (3 Credits)
ECO 201 - Macroeconomic Principles (3 Credits)
OR
ECO 202 - Microeconomic Principles (3 Credits)
Any Foreign Language course (3 Credits)
HCC offers language instruction from elementary to intermediate proficiency in French (FRN 101 , FRN 102 , FRN 201 , FRN 202 ), German (GER 101 , GER 102 , GER 201 , GER 202 ), Japanese (JPN 101 , JPN 102 , JPN 201 , JPN 202 ), and Spanish (SPN 101 , SPN 102 , SPN 201 , SPN 202 )
GEO 105 - World Regional Geography (3 Credits)
HST 103 - Introduction to Human Services and Social Work (3 Credits)
MAT 116 - Statistical Reasoning (3 Credits)
POL 101 - American Government (3 Credits)
PED 132 - Yoga (1 Credit)
PSY 204 - Developmental Psychology: Lifespan Human Development (3 Credits)
PSY 206 - Abnormal Psychology (3 Credits)
SOC 103 - Criminology (3 Credits)
SOC 105 - Juvenile Delinquency (3 Credits)
STU 106 - Professionalism in the Workplace (1 Credit)

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