Sociology and Criminal Justice Standard Major: Sociology Emphasis

Program Requirements

All standard majors require a minor in a second discipline or a second major.

A minimum of 39 credits is required including:

SOC 110The Sociological Imagination (GT-SS3)3
SOC 225Self and Society3
SOC 302Origins of Sociological Theory3
SOC 310Interviewing and Field Methods3
SOC 380Social Class, Status, and Power3
SOC 498Capstone3
One of the following:3
PSY 200
Statistics and Data Analysis
SOC 211
Questionnaires and Survey Methods
Select six of the following (minimum 18 credits):18
GEOG 340
Intro Geographic Info Systems
PSY 368
Psychopathology
SOC 120
Communities & Social Change
SOC 150
Environmental Sociology
SOC 259
Introduction to Criminal Justice
SOC 285
Criminology
SOC 303
Contemporary Sociological Theory
SOC 320
Sociology of Families
SOC 322
Sociology of Health, Illness, and Medicine
SOC 340
Social Movements
SOC 349
Law Enforcement
SOC 350
Deviance
SOC 351
Juvenile Delinquency
SOC 355
Drugs and Society
SOC 367
Probation, Parole, and Incarceration
SOC 381
Ethnicity, Race, and Racism
SOC 382
Gender, Sexuality, and Power
SOC 397
Special Topics
SOC 399
Internship in Sociology
SOC 492
Independent Study
Total Credits39

Capstone Course Requirement

The following courses in the Sociology Major fulfill the capstone course requirement: SOC 498 Capstone .

Western Watershed General Education Requirements

Students must complete all Western Watershed General Education requirements to graduate. 

Graduation Requirements

Undergraduate programs require a minimum of 120 semester credits for graduation.  Of those 120 credits, 40 credits must be in upper-division courses (those marked 300 and above).  Fifteen of these 40 upper-division credits must be earned in courses that are part of the standard or comprehensive major program being pursued. 

Students are expected to review all graduation requirements, which can be found in the Western Undergraduate Catalog: Graduation Requirements. 

Sample Plan

Plan of Study Grid
Year One
FallCredits
SOC 110 The Sociological Imagination (GT-SS3) 3
ENG 102 Writing and Rhetoric I (GT-CO1) (Western Watershed Fundamental Skills - Writing I) 3
Western Watershed Western Watershed course 3
Western Watershed Western Watershed course 3
WWGE 101/102/103/104 Headwaters (select one) 2
 Credits14
Spring
SOC 225 Self and Society 3
MATH 113 Statistical Thinking (GT-MA1) (Western Watershed Fundamental Skills - Mathematics) 3
ENG 103 Writing and Rhetoric II (GT-CO2) (Western Watershed Fundamental Skills - Writing II) 3
Western Watershed Western Watershed course 3
Western Watershed Western Watershed course 3
 Credits15
Year Two
Fall
SOC 211 Questionnaires and Survey Methods 3
Western Watershed Western Watershed course 3
Western Watershed Western Watershed course 4
MINOR Minor of Interest 3
SOC 120
or SOC 259
or SOC 320
or SOC 323
or SOC 340
or SOC 350
or SOC 351
or SOC 355
or SOC 397
or GEOG 340
 Communities & Social Change (SOC ELECTIVE - prereqs may apply)
or Introduction to Criminal Justice
or Sociology of Families
or Cultural Studies
or Social Movements
or Deviance
or Juvenile Delinquency
or Drugs and Society
or Special Topics
or Intro Geographic Info Systems
 3
 Credits16
Spring
Western Watershed Western Watershed course 4
Western Watershed Western Watershed course 3
MINOR Minor of Interest 3
SOC 150
or SOC 259
or SOC 285
or SOC 322
or SOC 397
or GEOG 340
 Environmental Sociology (SOC ELECTIVE - prereqs may apply)
or Introduction to Criminal Justice
or Criminology
or Sociology of Health, Illness, and Medicine
or Special Topics
or Intro Geographic Info Systems
 6
 Credits16
Year Three
Fall
Minor should be declared by the beginning of third year.  
SOC 302 Origins of Sociological Theory 3
SOC 380 Social Class, Status, and Power 3
MINOR Minor Course 3
SOC 120
or SOC 259
or SOC 320
or SOC 323
or SOC 340
or SOC 350
or SOC 351
or SOC 355
or SOC 397
or GEOG 340
 Communities & Social Change (SOC ELECTIVE - prereqs may apply)
or Introduction to Criminal Justice
or Sociology of Families
or Cultural Studies
or Social Movements
or Deviance
or Juvenile Delinquency
or Drugs and Society
or Special Topics
or Intro Geographic Info Systems
 6
 Credits15
Spring
SOC 310 Interviewing and Field Methods 3
MINOR Minor Course 3
Elective Elective course 3
Elective Elective course 3
SOC 150
or SOC 259
or SOC 285
or SOC 322
or SOC 397
or GEOG 340
 Environmental Sociology (SOC ELECTIVE - prereqs may apply)
or Introduction to Criminal Justice
or Criminology
or Sociology of Health, Illness, and Medicine
or Special Topics
or Intro Geographic Info Systems
 3
WWGE 301/302/303/304 Delta course (select one) 1
 Credits16
Year Four
Fall
MINOR Minor Course 3
Elective Elective course 3
Elective Elective course 3
Elective Elective course 3
SOC 120
or SOC 259
or SOC 320
or SOC 323
or SOC 340
or SOC 350
or SOC 351
or SOC 355
or SOC 397
or GEOG 340
 Communities & Social Change (SOC ELECTIVE - prereqs may apply)
or Introduction to Criminal Justice
or Sociology of Families
or Cultural Studies
or Social Movements
or Deviance
or Juvenile Delinquency
or Drugs and Society
or Special Topics
or Intro Geographic Info Systems
 3
 Credits15
Spring
SOC 498 Capstone 3
MINOR Minor Course 3
Elective Elective course 3
Elective Elective course 3
Elective Elective course 3
 Credits15
 Total Credits122