Sociology, Associate in Arts Degree for Transfer
Banner Code: 2_AAT_SOC
Control Number: 30701
Financial Aid Eligible
The Associate in Arts in Sociology for Transfer degree focuses on the understanding of sociological concepts, theories and methods that examine human interaction at an institutional and interpersonal level. Students will learn the process of the creation and maintenance of social structures and social order, with an emphasis being placed on how social identities such as race, ethnicity, class, gender and sexuality all interact with institutions including, but not limited to, family, religion, education, healthcare, criminal justice system and political bodies.
Program Level Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this program, students will be able to:
- Analyze and evaluate multiple and competing social, political, and/or cultural arguments through the implementation of major sociological theoretical frameworks.
- Explain and evaluate how an individual's social identity and individual biography is shaped by social structures, social institutions, cultural routines, and social inequality.
- Interpret and evaluate several of the major social science research methodologies, as well as the relationship between research questions and methods.
- Identify and apply sociological concepts and theories to social phenomena through the implementation of the sociological imagination.
Associate Degree for Transfer Graduation Requirements
Associate Degrees for Transfer require students to meet the following requirements:
- Completion of 60 semester units or 90 quarter units of degree-applicable courses,
- Minimum overall grade point average of 2.0,
- Minimum grade of “C” (or “P”) for each course in the major, and
- Completion of Cal-GETC.
Students should consult a GWC counselor in order to select the best pathway to meet their educational goals. For students who intend to transfer, the choice of general education will be specific to both their major and transfer institution.
| Course | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| SOC G100 | Introduction To Sociology | 3 |
| SOC G185 | Analysis of Social Problems | 3 |
| STAT G160 | Introduction to Statistics | 3-6 |
| or STAT G160S | Introduction to Statistics | |
| or PSYC G140 | Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences | |
| or SOC G125 | Introduction to Statistics in Sociology | |
| or ECON G160 | Statistics for Business and Economics | |
| List A | ||
| Choose two of the following: | 6 | |
| SOC G200 | Introduction to Research Methods | 3 |
| or PSYC G280 | Research Methods in Psychology | |
| SOC G110 | Introduction To Marriage And The Family | 3 |
| SOC G140 | Introduction to Gender | 3 |
| or ANTH G200 | Gender, Culture, and Society | |
| SOC G133 | Introduction to Race and Ethnicity | 3 |
| or ETHS G133 | Introduction to Race and Ethnicity | |
| SOC G160 | Sociology of Criminology | 3 |
| PSYC G260 | Social Psychology | 3 |
| SOC G115 | Introduction to LGBTQ Studies | 3 |
| SOC G134 | Introduction to Chicana/o Studies | 3 |
| or ETHS G134 | Introduction to Chicana/o Studies | |
| SOC G111 | Social Justice and U.S. Ethnic Communities | 3 |
| or ETHS G111 | Social Justice and U.S. Ethnic Communities | |
| List B | ||
| Choose one of the following: | 3 | |
Any course from above NOT already used | ||
| PSYC G100 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 |
| PSCI G103 | Race, Ethnicity and Political Issues | 3 |
| or ETHS G103 | Race, Ethnicity and Political Issues | |
| PSYC G167 | Psychology of Racism and Oppression | 3 |
| or ETHS G167 | Psychology of Racism and Oppression | |
| GEOG G100 | World Regional Geography | 3 |
| GLST G100 | Global Citizenship | 3 |
| Major Total | 18-21 | |
| GE Pattern (Cal-GETC) | 34 | |
| Transferable electives (as needed to reach 60 units) | ||
| Total Units | 60 | |