SOCIOLOGY DEPARTMENT NAME
SSMS 3119—PHONE: 805-893-3314 Date________________Perm #
http://www.soc.ucsb.edu Note: See Major Progress Check on GOLD
University of California, Santa Barbara for full list of all degree requirements.
College of Letters and Science
SOCIOLOGY MAJOR, B.A. – 2022-2023
To qualify for admission into the Sociology major, students must complete the courses in Areas A and B with a UC grade-point
average of 2.3. Courses in Areas C and D will not be included in the pre-major GPA computation but must be taken for a letter grade
and will influence the overall major GPA. Acceptance into the pre-major does not guarantee admission to full major status. Upon
satisfactory completion of the pre-major courses, students must complete a change of major petition, available in the Sociology
Undergraduate Office.
Students must complete pre-major courses and achieve the minimum GPA requirements. Courses in areas A and B must be
completed with a grade of “C-” or higher.
PRE-MAJOR REQUIREMENTS UNITS TO COMPLETE
A. Sociology 1 and one course from: CMPSC 5A, Communication 87, PSTAT 5A-ZZ ................................................. 8 or 9______
B. Two courses from: History 2C, 4C, 8, 17B, 17C ............................................................................................................... 8
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C. Social Science Breadth Requirement: Two courses from the following: ............................................................................ 8
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Anthropology 2, 7; Economics 2; Environmental Studies 2, 3; Geography 5; History 7, 17A;
Political Science 1, 6, 7, 12; Philosophy 3, 4, 6, 7; Psychology 1
D. Diversity Requirement: One course from the following: ................................................................................................... 4
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Asian American Studies 1, 2, 7, 8; Black Studies 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 50; Chicana/o Studies 1A-B-C;
Feminist Studies 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 80
UPPER-DIVISION MAJOR
36 UD Sociology units are required, distributed as follows:
One methods and research course chosen from: Sociology 108, 108A-ZZ, 136B, 136V, 148MA ......................................... 4
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One theory course chosen from: Sociology 185A-ZZ ............................................................................................................. 4
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One social inequality and stratification course chosen from: Sociology 122, 122GI, 126U, 128, 130, 130GC,
130GR, 130LA, 130ME, 130SG, 131, 134, 134GJ, 134R, 134RC, 137E, 139A, 139C, 139RN, 140, 144, 144LI,
144LW, 145, 153, 154F, 155, 155A, 155B, 155M, 155T, 155W, 156A, 156B, 159LG ........................................................... 4
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Two courses chosen from one of the following 9 subject areas ................................................................................................ 8
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1. Culture: 108C, 118B, 118C, 118CI, 118CW, 118GC, 118GK, 118GR, 118L, 118QC, 118TV, 133, 185C
2. Law, Deviance, and Social Control: 170, 170J, 172, 173, 173R, 174, 174P, 175, 176A, 176D, 178, 179
3. Feminist and Gender Studies: 144LA, 144S, 151, 153, 154A, 154R, 155, 155A, 155B, 155T, 159LG, 159M, 159S, 185G, 185GT
4. Global and International Studies: 124, 130, 130A, 130GC, 130GP, 130LA, 130ME, 130SD, 130SG, 130ST,
134F, 134GC, 138G, 156A, 156B
5. Inequality, Institutions, Networks: 105E, 122, 122GI, 126, 126U, 131, 145, 148, 148MA, 164, 167, 185J
6. Language Use and Social Interaction: 136A, 136B, 136C, 136I, 136M, 136V, 185E
7. Life Course, Socialization, and Interpersonal Relations: 140, 142, 142A, 147, 149, 150, 152A, 152B, 154EC
8. Race/ Ethnicity/ Nation: 128, 137E, 139A, 139C, 139RN, 144, 144LI, 144LW, 144LY, 154F, 155W, 185D
9. Social Movements and Social Change: 130EV, 130GR, 134, 134A, 134CJ, 134EC, 134G, 134GJ, 134LA, 134N,
134R, 134RC, 155M, 157, 157S
Two additional courses chosen from any of the eight remaining subject areas ....................................................................... 8
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Students may choose the remaining 8 units from any upper-division sociology courses ......................................................... 8
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Note: Courses listed above in more than one area can be applied to only one area. In cases where there is clear programmatic relevance, the
student may propose a maximum of 8 units of UD work in closely related fields as part of the 36 required units; however, these may not be
substituted for specifically required courses. Acceptance is contingent upon approval of the department chair.
MAJOR REGULATIONS
PREREQUISITES ............................. Check the General Catalog for the prerequisites to all listed courses.
P/NP GRADING OPTION ................ Up to 8 units combined of the following courses may be taken P/NP for major credit: Sociology 190A, 191CA, 194, 198, 199,
199RA. All other major courses, including those applied to the major from other departments, must be taken
for letter grades.
SUBSTITUTIONS ............................. In the major requirements permissible only by petition to the department chair and dean.
G.P.A. REQUIREMENTS ................ At least 2.0 overall UC average in all upper-division major courses and all courses (Prep and UD) for the major.
DOUBLE MAJORS ........................... With the approval of each department chairperson, up to a total of 8 units may be applied simultaneously to both UD majors
