HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY THE SOCIOLOGY MAJOR AN 8-SEMESTER GRID—ALL REQUIREMENTS FOR THE BA
This is an example of what eight semesters might look like for incoming first-year students. Every BA requirement for the Major, College, and University is satisfied in this example, including: 124 total credits; 94 credits in the Liberal Arts; All distribution requirements; 32 credits for the Sociology major. If you declare your major later or come in as a transfer student see grid below for declaring the major as a junior. All of your BH requirements will be satisfied by completing the major, so BH electives are not listed. Some Sociology courses satisfy more than one requirement (e.g., CC), so more space may be available. Up to six credits of Distribution courses may be taken during Study Abroad The following Sociology courses must be taken at Hofstra: SOC 18A, SOC 180, SOC 181, SOC 191 FIRST YEAR Fall SOC 004 WSC 001 AA or CP Foreign Language University Elective
credits 3 3 3 3 3
Spring SOC Elective WSC 002 NS or MA or CS Foreign Language University Elective
credits 3 3 3 3 3
SECOND YEAR Fall SOC 134 or 140 or 160 SOC Elective HP Foreign Language University Elective One credit Elective
credits 3 3 3 3 3 1
Spring SOC 18A (WI) SOC Elective CC LT or AA University Elective One credit Elective
credits 3 3 3 3 3 1
THIRD YEAR Study Abroad Fall or Spring, or an entire academic year; not restricted to just Junior year. Fall credits Spring credits SOC 180 (QR) 4 SOC 181 (QR) 4 SOC Elective 3 3 NS 3 University Elective 3 LT 3 Liberal Arts Elective 3 MA University Elective 3 Liberal Arts Elective 3
FOURTH YEAR Fall SOC 191 (WI) IS University Elective Liberal Arts Elective Liberal Arts Elective
3 3 3 3 3
Spring University Elective University Elective Liberal Arts Elective Liberal Arts Elective Liberal Arts Elective
HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY
credits 3 3 3 3 3
THE SOCIOLOGY MAJOR AN 8-SEMESTER GRID—MAJOR REQUIREMENTS ONLY
This is an example of what eight semesters might look like for incoming first-year students. Only requirements for the Major are listed (32 credits) If you declare your major later or come in as a transfer student see grid below for Declaring the Major as a Junior. All of your BH requirements will be satisfied by completing the major. Some Sociology courses satisfy more than one requirement (e.g., CC). Up to six credits of Distribution courses may be taken during Study Abroad The following Sociology courses must be taken at Hofstra: SOC 18A, SOC 180, SOC 181, SOC 191 FIRST YEAR Fall SOC 004
credits 3
Spring SOC Elective
credits 3
SECOND YEAR Fall SOC 134 or 140 or 160 SOC Elective
credits 3 3
Spring SOC 18A (WI) SOC Elective
credits 3 3
THIRD YEAR Study Abroad Fall or Spring, or an entire academic year; not restricted to just Junior year. Fall credits Spring credits SOC 180 (QR) 4 SOC 181 (QR) 4 SOC Elective 3
FOURTH YEAR Fall SOC 191 (WI)
Spring 3
credits
HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY THE SOCIOLOGY MAJOR DECLARING AS A JUNIOR—MAJOR REQUIREMENTS ONLY
This is an example of how to complete the Sociology major when declaring it as a first-semester junior. Only requirements for the Major are listed (32 credits) All of your BH requirements will be satisfied by completing the major. Some Sociology courses satisfy more than one requirement (e.g., CC). The following Sociology courses must be taken at Hofstra: SOC 18A, SOC 180, SOC 181, SOC 191 FIRST YEAR Fall credits Spring credits
SECOND YEAR Fall
credits
Spring
credits
THIRD YEAR Fall SOC 004 SOC 134 or 140 or 160 SOC Elective
credits 3 3 3
Spring SOC 18A (WI) SOC 180 (QR) SOC Elective
credits 3 4 3
Spring SOC 191 (WI)
credits 3
FOURTH YEAR Fall SOC 181 (QR) SOC Elective SOC Elective
4 3 3
Major in Sociology, Program Requirements A total of 32 semester hours is required, across three categories, as follows. 1. Five courses, preferably in sequence (take all)
Distribution
S.H.
SOC 004
Contemporary Society
BH
3
SOC 018A1
Classical Sociological Theory
WI
3
SOC 180
Statistics in Sociology
QR
4
SOC 1812
Research Methods in Sociology
QR
4
SOC 1913
Advanced Seminar in Sociology
WI
3
Term Taken
2. One course in social stratification (take one) SOC 134
Race / Ethnicity in the United States
BH
3
SOC 140
Social Inequality
BH
3
SOC 160
Sociology of Gender
BH
3
3. Electives: any four SOC prefix courses (total 12 credits)
Notes: 1 SOC 004 is a prerequisite for 018A 2 SOC 180 is a prerequisite for 181 3 SOC 018A & 181 are prerequisites for 191 A minimum grade point average of 2.0 is required for the 32 s.h. of sociology. Required sociology courses with a grade of D will usually not be counted toward the 32 s.h. in sociology. At least 15 s.h. must be taken in residence in the Hofstra Sociology Department