This degree program is designed to provide students with a broad understanding of human interaction, social processes, social structures, and tools of sociological investigation. Students completing this degree may be interested in pursuing careers in teaching, research, social work, and other behavioral science professions.

The following is required for an Associate Degree for Transfer:

1. Minimum of 60 semester or 90 quarter CSU-transferable units.
2. Minimum grade point average (GPA) of at least 2.0 in all CSU-transferable coursework.
3. Minimum of 18 semester or 27 quarter units in the major.
4. A grade of “C” or higher or “Pass” in all courses required for the major.
5. Certified completion of the California General Education Transfer Curriculum (Cal-GETC) pattern; See Degree Requirements and Transfer Information. 

Program Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this program, students will be able to:

1. Evaluate society and make appropriate suggestions for improvement directed at social change.
2. Analyze and interpret the diversity of social experience using a sociological perspective.
3. Engage in critical thinking, analysis and problem solving about social issues.
4. Employ theoretical and methodological approaches to sociological observations of everyday life.
5. Evaluate the implications of multicultural diversity and global interdependence.

Associate in Arts Degree Requirements

Course List

Code	Title	Units
Core Curriculum
SOC-120	Introductory Sociology	3
SOC-130	Contemporary Social Problems	3
STAT-C1000	Introduction to Statistics	4
List A
Select two of the following:		6-7
SOC-114	Introduction to Race & Ethnicity
SOC-125	Marriage, Family and Alternative Lifestyles
PSY-138/SOC-138	Social Psychology
PSY-205	Research Methods in Psychology
SOC-140	Sex and Gender Across Cultures
List B
Select one of the following:		3
ANTH-120	Cultural Anthropology
PSYC-C1000	Introduction to Psychology
SOC-150	Latinx Communities in the United States
Any course not already used in List A
Units for the Major		19-20
Double-Counted Units		6-12
Plus General Education Requirements (Cal-GETC)		34
Total Transferable Elective Units		12-19
Total Units		60

Please note: SDSU accepts this degree for students transferring into Sociology B.A.