Major Requirements

A new general studies curriculum was approved by the Gallaudet faculty on June 25, 2007. Students entering in Fall 2007 follow the new curriculum. An introduction to the new General Studies Curriculum is online, presented in ASL and English.

Summary of Requirements

	2006-2007	2007-2008
General Studies	60	40
Additional Pre-Major Courses		3
Major and Related Courses	36	36
Free Elective Courses	28	41
TOTAL	124	120

The requirements below are for students who enter during or after Fall 2007. Students who entered in previous semesters will find their requirements in the archived catalogs.

Requirements to Continue in the Major

Students planning to major in sociology must have a grade of "C" or better in SOC 101. For continuation in the major, students can have no more than one grade of "D+" or lower in a major required course or major elective course.

2007-2008 Course Requirements

Required pre-major course 3 hours

SOC 101 Introduction to Sociology (3)

Required Sociology courses 18 hours

SOC 334 Introduction to Methods of Social Research (3)
SOC 375 Statistics I (3)
SOC 423 Social Theory (3)
SOC 407 Social Problems (3)
SOC 491 Senior Capstone Seminar I (3)
SOC 492 Senior Capstone Seminar II (3)

Elective courses 15 hours

Choose five courses:
DST 201 Deaf Culture (3)
SOC 151 Introduction to the Criminal Justice System (3)
SOC 210 The Sociology of Death and Dying (3)
SOC 211 Race and Ethnic Relations (3)
SOC 225 Sociology of Deafness and Deaf People (3)
SOC 243 Sociology of Deviance (3)
SOC 268 Cultural Anthropology (3)
SOC 295 Special Topics (3)
SOC 313 Work and Globalization (3)
SOC 318 Medical Sociology (3)
SOC 351 Juvenile Delinquency (3)
SOC 376 Statistics II (3)
SOC 395 Special Topics (3)
SOC 405 Current Issues in Criminology [topic to be specified] (3)
SOC 436 Social Inequality: Race, Class, and Gender (3)
SOC 495 Special Topics (3) SOC 499 Independent Study (1-3)

Note: Other courses may be taken to satisfy the elective requirements, from other departments or the Consortium, selected in consultation with the student's advisor.

Required related course 3 hours

CAP 320 Field Experience (3)