Certificate & Degree Details

• Sociology

  Humanities and Social Sciences Division
  Degree A0419
  Sociology introduces students to the systematic and scientific study of human relations and social structures which emphasizes the interaction between personality, culture and society. Mt. San Antonio College Associate in Arts in Sociology for Transfer degree requires students to use sociological theories and research to evaluate the basic dimensions of social inequality and social change, and assess how social forces shape, guide and influence individual and group behavior. Students will acquire the foundational knowledge necessary to pursue post-secondary degrees in sociology and a variety of specializations in the field. The Associate in Arts in Sociology for Transfer degree is designed to assist students in seamlessly transferring to a CSU major in Sociology.

  To earn an Associate in Arts in Sociology for Transfer degree, a student must complete 60 semester units that are eligible for transfer to the CSU system that consist of the Cal-GETC pattern or and a major of 18 units more. Students must have a minimum GPA of 2.0 (or “P”) in all CSU transferable coursework to receive an associate degree for transfer and all courses in the major must be completed with a C or better. Students earning an associate degree for transfer will not be required to complete any other local graduation requirements.

  Required Courses

  Course List

  Course Prefix	Course Name	Units
  Core Courses		9-10
  BUSC 17	Applied Business Statistics
  or PSYC 10	Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences
  or SOC 23	Introduction to Statistics in Sociology and Social Sciences
  or STAT C1000	Introduction to Statistics
  or STAT C1000H	Introduction to Statistics - Honors
  SOC 1	Introduction to Sociology
  or SOC 1H	Introduction to Sociology - Honors
  SOC 2	Contemporary Social Problems
  or SOC 2H	Contemporary Social Problems - Honors
  List A		6-7
  Choose two courses from the following:
  PSYC 3	Introduction to Research Methods in Psychology
  or PSYC 3H	Introduction to Research Methods in Psychology - Honors
  or SOC 12	Introduction to Research Methods in the Social Sciences
  SOC 5	Introduction to Criminology
  or SOC 5H	Introduction to Criminology - Honors
  SOC 7	Religion, Culture, and Change
  SOC 14	Marriage and the Family
  or SOC 14H	Marriage and the Family - Honors
  SOC 15	Sociology of Childhood and Adolescence
  SOC 20	Introduction to Race and Ethnicity
  or SOC 20H	Introduction to Race and Ethnicity - Honors
  SOC 36	Pacific Islands' and Asian American Communities
  SOC 40	Introduction to Sex and Gender Roles
  or SOC 40H	Introduction to Sex and Gender Roles - Honors
  SOC 110	Introduction to Social Justice
  SOC 130	Introduction to LGBTQ Studies
  List B		3
  Choose one course from the following or any course not already used from List A
  ANTH 5	Cultural Anthropology
  or ANTH 5H	Cultural Anthropology - Honors
  ETHS 1	Introduction to Ethnic Studies
  HIST 36	Women in American History
  JOUR 107	Race, Culture, Gender, and Mass Media Images
  SIGN 202	Cultures in the Deaf Community
  Total Units for Major		18-20
  General Education (Cal-GETC) Units 1		34
  Total Units		60

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  Courses may be double-counted for the major and Cal-GETC. However, courses may not be double-counted to satisfy more than one area of Cal-GETC.