Sociology - Minor

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College of Humanities and Social Sciences

Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Criminal Justice

Students minoring in sociology must complete a minimum of 12 credits in sociology courses. Only classes with a Sociology (SOC) prefix will be accepted for the Sociology minor. Sociology minors must maintain a minimum GPA of 2.5 in sociology courses. They must also earn a grade of C or better in SOC 1010 or SOC 1020 , and a C- or better in all courses to be counted toward the minor. Students taking SOC 1010 as the required course may include SOC 1020 as part of the 9 additional sociology credits. At least 50 percent of coursework for the minor must be completed at USU. None of the credits counted toward the minor may be taken pass-fail. Sociology courses over 10 years old, do not count toward the major credit requirement.

Requirements:

SOC 1010 - Introductory Sociology (BSS) 3 credit(s) or
SOC 1020 - Social Problems (BSS) 3 credit(s)
9 additional credits with a SOC prefix
Only sociology classes are accepted for the minor in sociology. Although other classes may be accepted for the sociology major, they are not accepted for the sociology minor.
A list of SOC classes may be found here.