Bachelor of Arts in Sociology Roadmap
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.
| First Semester | Units | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| GE Area C | 3 | |
| Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective 4 | 3 | |
| Units | 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 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| 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 | |
| Units | 15-16 | |
| Fourth Semester | ||
| Major Electives (19 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 | |
| Units | 15-16 | |
| Fifth Semester | ||
| SOC 272 | Social Inequality: Poverty, Wealth, and Privilege (Major Core) | 4 |
| Major Electives (19 Units Total) - Take Two 6 | 6 | |
| GE Area F ± | 3 | |
| GE Area UD-B: Upper-Division Physical and/or Life Sciences | 3 | |
| Units | 16 | |
| Sixth Semester | ||
| SOC 300 | Writing Sociological Analysis (Major Core) | 1 |
| SOC 300GW | Sociological Analysis - GWAR (Major Core) | 3 |
| SOC 483 | Global Sociology (Major Core, UD-D, GP) | 4 |
| GE Area UD-C: Upper-Division Arts and/or Humanities | 3 | |
| U.S. and California Government | 3 | |
| Units | 14 | |
| 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 (19 Units Total) - Take One 6 | 4 | |
| Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective 4 | 3 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Eighth Semester | ||
| Select One (Major Capstone): | 3-4 | |
| Quantitative Analysis of Social Data | ||
| Sociological Field Methods | ||
| Comparative Historical Methods and Postcolonial Critique | ||
| Internship: Applied Sociology and Internship Seminar: Applied Sociology |
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| Public Sociology | ||
| Major Electives (19 Units Total) - Take Two 6 | 6 | |
| Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective - Take Two 4 | 6 | |
| Units | 15-16 | |
| Total Units | 120-123 | |
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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
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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.
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To determine the best B4 course option, students should complete the online advising activity at mathadvising.sfsu.edu. Questions? Contact Gator Smart Start.
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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.
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Consider taking a class combined with a laboratory or a separate lab to fulfill B3 if not already satisfied.
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Electives (19 units)
Upper-division SOC courses or courses cross-listed with SOC not used to meet other major requirements. Students may use up to 9 units of lower-division sociology courses or courses cross-listed with SOC not used to meet other major requirements.
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Given catalog rights, fall 2023 transfer students do not need to complete an Area F course.