Bachelor of Arts in Sociology Roadmap – Quantitative Reasoning Category III/IV and ENG 114

120 Total Units Required
Minimum Number of Units in the Major: 42

This roadmap is a suggested plan of study and does not replace meeting with an advisor. Please note that students may need to adjust the actual sequence of courses based on course availability. Please consult an advisor in your major program for further guidance.

Plan of Study Grid
First SemesterUnits
ENG 114 Writing the First Year: Finding Your Voice (A2) 1 3
GE Area A 2 3
GE Area B: Quantitative Reasoning (B4) 3 3
B4 Support Course 3 2-3
GE Area C 3
 Units14-15
Second Semester
GE Area A 3
GE Area C 3
GE Area E 3
Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective - Take Two 4 6
 Units15
Third Semester
GE Area B: Physical Science (B1) and Laboratory Science (B3) 5 3-4
GE Area C 3
GE Area D 3
Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective - Take Two 4 6
 Units15-16
Fourth Semester
Major Electives (23-24 Units Total) - Take One 6 3
GE Area B: Life Science (B2) and Laboratory Science (B3) 5 3-4
GE Area D 3
Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective – Take Two 4 6
 Units15-16
Fifth Semester
Major Electives (23-24 Units Total) - Take Three 6 9
GE Area F ± 3
GE Area UD-B: Upper-Division Physical and/or Life Sciences (Consider SF State Studies Course) 3
 Units15
Sixth Semester
SOC 300GW Sociological Analysis - GWAR (Major Core) 4
Major Electives (23–24 Units Total) - Take One 6 3
GE Area UD-C: Upper-Division Arts and/or Humanities (Consider SF State Studies Course) 3
U.S. and California Government 3
Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective 4 3
 Units16
Seventh Semester
Select One (Major Core): 4
Classical Theories of Society
Contemporary Theories of Society
SOC 392 Introduction to Research Methods (Major Core) 4
Major Electives (23-24 Units Total) - Take One 6 3
GE Area UD-D: Upper-Division Social Sciences (Consider SF State Studies Course) 3
 Units14
Eighth Semester
Select One (Major Core): 4
Quantitative Analysis of Social Data
Sociological Field Methods
Major Electives (23-24 Units Total) - Take Two 6 6
Major Capstone - Select One: 3
Senior Seminar
Internship: Applied Sociology
and Internship Seminar: Applied Sociology
Research Internship Seminar
and Research Internship Experience
Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective 4 3
 Units16
 Total Units120-123
1

ENG 114 can only be taken if you complete Directed Self-Placement (DSP) and select ENG 114; if you choose ENG 104/ENG 105 through DSP you will satisfy A2 upon successful completion of ENG 105 in the second semester; multilingual students may be advised into alternative English courses

2

To avoid taking additional units, it is recommended that you meet the SF State Studies (AERM, GP, ES, SJ) requirements within your GE or major.

3

To determine the best B4 course option, students should complete the online advising activity at mathadvising.sfsu.edu. Questions? Contact Gator Smart Start.

4

Complementary Studies

Bachelor of Arts students must complete at least 12 units of Complementary Studies outside of the primary prefix for the major. (Note: Students may not use an alternate prefix that is cross-listed with the primary prefix for the major.)

Students who complete two majors or a major and a minor automatically complete the Complementary Studies requirement. Additional ways to complete Complementary Studies for students in the Sociology major:

  • Option 1: 12 units of courses in departments or programs in the College of Ethnic Studies that are not cross-listed with SOC
  • Option 2: Partial completion of any minor degree program approved by a sociology advisor
  • Option 3: 12 units of a single foreign language

Students who have earned AA-T or AS-T degrees and are pursuing a similar B.A. degree at SF State are required to fulfill the Complementary Studies requirement as defined by the major department. Students should consult with a major advisor about how transfer units and/or SF State units can best be applied to this requirement to ensure degree completion within 60 units.

5

Consider taking a class combined with a laboratory or a separate lab to fulfill B3 if not already satisfied.

6

Major Electives (23-24 units)*

In fulfilling the elective requirements students must complete at least one course from each of the following two areas:

Area 1: Inequalities in the United States

SOC 272 Social Inequality: Poverty, Wealth, and Privilege (4 units)

SOC 330/RRS 330 Comparative Race and Ethnicity in the U.S.: Class, Gender, and Nation (3 units) (UD-D, AERM, SJ)

SOC 362 ( units)

SOC 400/SXS 400/PSY 450 Variations in Human Sexuality (3 units) (UD-D, SJ)

SOC 455 Punishment and Social Control (3 units)

SOC 467/SXS 667 Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Cultures and Society (4 units)

SOC 469 Gender and Society (4 units) (UD-D)

SOC 490 Sociology of Popular Culture (3 units)

SOC 491/AIS 490/ANTH 490 ( units)

Area 2: Global Inequalities

SOC 461 Ethnic Relations: International Comparisons (4 units)

SOC 471 Societal Change and Development (4 units)

SOC 477 Environmental Sociology (3 units) (UD-D, ES, GP)

SOC 480/USP 470 City in a Global Society (4 units)

SOC 482 Global Immigration and Immigrants (3 units)

SOC 483 Global Sociology (4 units) (UD-D, GP)

SOC 484 ( units)

SOC 645 Sociology of Latin America (3 units)

*

The remaining units may include additional courses from these areas: 3-4 upper-division units outside sociology upon approval of a sociology advisor, any other course with a sociology prefix including SOC 105, SOC 110, SOC 200, and SOC 245, and courses taken at other institutions. A maximum of 12 units may be transferred from other institutions.

±

Given catalog rights, fall 2023 transfer students do not need to complete an Area F course.