Sociology | A.A.

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Students in the Sociology program should plan their courses with the assistance of a faculty advisor after checking the requirements of the college to which they intend to transfer. Electives should be chosen carefully according to the desired major at the transfer institution and based on frequent consultation with the assigned Edison State faculty advisor. The courses listed reflect the minimum requirements for the Associate of Arts degree. Following the General Degree Requirements will ensure that all degree and transfer requirements will be met. Additional courses or courses with higher credit value may be taken in order to meet the requirements of the major at the transfer institution.

Semester 1

CIS 110S Computer Concepts and Applications	3		►Meet with advisor to align student education plan to liberal arts focus. ►Meet with transfer school representative regarding general education core requirements. ►Send high school transcript. ►Send college transcript (if applicable). ►Student must maintain a GPA of 2.0 or higher in all courses to ensure transferability.
COM 121S Fundamentals of Communication	3
ENG 121S Composition I	3
HUM 121S Introduction to Humanities	3
SOC 121S Introduction to Sociology	3	C
Credit Hours	15

Semester 2

ENG 122S Composition II	3		►Complete FAFSA for next academic year. ►Apply for Edison State scholarship(s).
MTH 125S General Statistics	3
SOC 224S Race & Ethnicity ¹	3	C
Humanities Elective♦	3
Social/Behavioral Science Elective♦	3
Credit Hours	15
¹Satisfies diversity requirement.

Semester 3

SOC 225S Marriage & Family Relations	3	C	►Apply to transfer institution.
Foreign Language Requirement¹	3
Humanities Elective♦	3
Science Requirement♦	4
Social/Behavioral Science Elective♦	3
Credit Hours	16
¹To be chosen from ASL 121S, FRN 121S, GER 121S or SPN 121S.

Semester 4

SOC 226S Social Problems	3	C	►Complete FAFSA for next academic year. ►Apply for scholarship(s) with transfer institution.
Foreign Language Requirement¹	3
Humanities Elective♦	3
Science Requirement♦	4
Elective♦	1-3
Credit Hours	14-16
¹To be chosen from ASL 122S, FRN 122S, GER 122S or SPN 122S.

Total Credit Hours | 60-62

♦ Student must work with advisor to determine appropriate course(s) based upon transfer school.