College of Sciences

SOCIOLOGY

(B.A.)

Department of Sociology, PH 403, 407-823-2227
http://www.cos.ucf.edu/sociology
E-mail: sociology@ucf.edu
Contact: J. Corzine, 407-823-2227

The Sociology curriculum emphasizes critical examination of various components of society. The curriculum increases students’ social awareness and their ability to employ a sociological perspective to interpret social institutions and behavior.

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Admission Requirements

Degree Requirements

• Students who change degree programs and select this major must adopt the most current catalog.
• Departmental Residency Requirement: at least 30 semester hours of regularly scheduled 3000-4000 level courses must be taken from the UCF Sociology Department.
• Students must maintain a UCF GPA of at least 2.0 in all courses used for the major.
• Students must have a “C” (2.0) or higher in all core courses.
• Co-op credit cannot be used in this major.
• Students should consult annually with a departmental advisor
• Courses designated in 2 (Common Program Prerequisites) are usually completed in the first 60 hours.

(36 hrs)

1. UCF General Education Program

9 hrs

A. Communication Foundations

9 hrs

B. Cultural and Historical Foundations

C. Mathematical Foundations

1. 3 hrs
   Prefer MAC 1105 (or higher)
2. 3 hrs
   Prefer STA 2014C

D. Social Foundations

1. 3 hrs
   Select a listed course
2. 3 hrs
   Select SYG 2000

6 hrs

E. Science Foundations

(3 hrs)

2. Common Program Prerequisites

1. GEP
   SYG 2000* General Sociology
2. 3 hrs
   Any SYA, SYD, SYG, SYO, or SYP course

* See Transfer Notes

(15 hrs)

3. Core requirements

(27 hrs)

4. Restricted Electives

Select from the following

• Eligible students may enroll for three to 16 semester hours of Internship in SYA 3940, SYA 4941, or SYA 5944. Arrangements for internship are coordinated by the Department Undergraduate Coordinator and require prior approval.
• All special topics courses with the prefixes SYA, SYD, SYO, or SYP count toward the restricted electives requirement.

5. Departmental Exit Requirements

• A minimum GPA of 2.0 in all courses used for the major.
• A minimum grade of “C” (2.0) in all core courses.
• Computer Competency met by SYA 4450.
• Students will be required to take a standard exit exam.
• Before applying to graduate, the CLAST must be completely satisfied.

(0-8 hrs)

6. Foreign Language Requirements

• Admission: Met by graduation requirement.
• Graduation: Proficiency equivalent to one year of college instruction in either a foreign language or American Sign Language. Standardized examinations may be used to meet the requirement.

(variable)

7. Electives

Select primarily from upper level courses, with departmental advisor’s approval. These courses may be outside of the department.

8. University Minimum Exit Requirements

• A 2.0 UCF GPA
• 60 semester hours earned after CLEP awarded.
• 48 semester hours of upper division credit completed.
• 30 of the last 36 hours of course work must be completed in residency at UCF.
• A maximum of 45 hours of extension, correspondence, CLEP, Credit by Exam, and Armed Forces credits permitted.
• Complete the General Education Program, the Gordon Rule, the CLAST and nine hours of Summer credit (if applicable).

120 hrs

Total Semester Hours Required

• Related Programs: Anthropology, Criminal Justice
• Related Minors: African-American Studies, American Studies, Anthropology, Anthropology in Multicultural Studies, Asian Studies, Canadian Studies, Judaic Studies, Latin American Studies, Russian Area Studies, Sociology, and Women’s Studies

Transfer Notes:

• Lower division courses taken at community colleges do not substitute for Upper Division courses
• Courses transferred from private and out-of-state schools must be evaluated for equivalency credit. The student must provide all supporting information.
• SYG 2000*; although the CPP accepts any lower division sociology course, SYG 2000 is a prerequisite for subsequent courses and must be taken.

Suggested Plan of Study:

One of numerous possible plans of study. See program description for all requirements. Courses with an asterisk (*) may be replaced by alternates in the same requirement. Consult a departmental advisor for alternate, new or more appropriate selections.