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Associate in Arts |
Associate in Arts - Sociology for Transfer
Catalog 2012-2013
The sociology major is a valuable liberal arts major for students planning careers in social research, criminology, demography, or social psychology, but also for those pursuing a course of study in public administration, gerontology, education, social work and market research. Sociology provides a useful background for those planning to enter law, business, marketing, medicine, community planning and services, architecture, and politics. In many professional programs in human services, courses in sociology are part of the required training. Sociologists with graduate degrees may teach at the high school, college or graduate levels. They may also become research sociologists in both the public and private sectors and work in areas of public policy, the law and international studies. Applied sociologists may work with social service agencies and community programs on behalf of others, including underrepresented or neglected populations.
Sociology at Diablo Valley College offers a broad range of courses including the urban environment, marriage and families, minority and race relations, social problems, social research and gender studies. This program fulfills typical lower-division requirements at four-year institutions. Some variation in requirements may exist at a particular four year college or university. Therefore, it is essential that the student intending on majoring in sociology refer to the catalog of the prospective transfer institution, consult with a program advisor and consult a counselor.
To receive the Diablo Valley College associate in arts degree in sociology for transfer, students must complete a minimum of 18 units of the required courses as outlined for the sociology major, fulfill the minimum units of the requirements of the CSU general education pattern or the IGETC general education pattern, complete 60 college transfer level units, and obtain a minimum grade point average of 2.0. Students must complete each course used to meet the sociology major requirement with a “C” grade or higher.
Students who intend to transfer must consult with a program advisor or counselor to ensure that the requirements for transfer to four-year institutions of their choice are met. Courses in sociology may satisfy both major requirements and other graduation requirements; however, the units are only counted once.
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Major requirements |
Units |
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SOCIO 120 |
Introduction to Sociology |
3 |
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Plus at least 6 units from: |
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BUS 240 |
Business Statistics with Probability |
3 |
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Or |
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MATH 142 |
Elementary Statistics with Probability |
4 |
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and |
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SOCIO 121 |
Introduction to Social Problems |
3 |
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SOCIO 123 |
Introduction to Social Research |
3 |
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Plus at least 6 units from: |
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Any course not used above, or: |
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PSYCH 225 |
Social Psychology |
3 |
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SOCIO 124 |
Gender, Culture and Society |
3 |
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SOCIO 125 |
Introduction to Marriage and Family |
3 |
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SOCIO 135 |
Patterns of Ethnic Culture in America |
3 |
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Plus at least 3 units from: |
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SOCIO 131 |
The Urban Community |
3 |
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SOCIO 122 |
Critical Thinking about Social and Cultural Issues |
3 |
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SOCSC 120 |
Women and Social Change in the United States: 1890-Present |
3 |
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Total minimum required units |
18 |
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Program-level SLOs. Associate in arts degree in [ (Datatel code AA.SOCT.D)]
SLOs updated May 22, 2013 7:58:43 AM
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