University Catalog

Sociology (B.A.) - Bloomfield College

Unless otherwise noted, 120 credits of coursework is required for a baccalaureate degree with a minimum 2.0 overall GPA, and a minimum 2.0 major GPA.

Degree Requirements Overview

New Student Seminar3
SEEDS General Education Requirements30-33
Major Requirements37-42
Free Electives50-42
Total Credits120

Major Requirements

Core Requirements
SOC 100Introduction to Sociology3
SOC 215Statistics For Sociologists4
SOC 320BClassic Sociological Theory3
SOC 325AMethods of Social Research3-4
Select one of the following:3-4
SOC 450A
Senior Seminar
SOC 490A
Fall Internship in Sociology
SOC 491A
Spring Internship in Sociology
Electives
200-Level Electives
Select three of the following:9
SOC 208
Advocacy in Action: Civic Engagement through Social Sciences
SOC 211
Juvenile Delinquency
SOC/PSY 230
Social Psychology
SOC 234A
Social Inequality
SOC 235
Urban Sociology
SOC 236A
Deviance and Social Control
SOC 241A
Race, Ethnicity, and Social Justice
SOC 243A
Criminology
SOC 249
Sociology of The Family
SOC 251
Gender and Globalization
300-Level Electives
Select two of the following:6-8
SOC 308
Theory and Practice in Human Services
SOC 310
Sociology of Capital Punishment
SOC/CSJ 330
Law Enforcement and Social Justice
SOC 333
Selected Topics in Sociology
SOC 335A
Mental Illness, Marginality, and Social Justice
SOC 336
Sociology of Sex, Gender, and Sexuality
SOC 341
Social Problems and Public Solutions
SOC 353
Criminal Law
400-Level Electives
Select two of the following:6-8
SOC 418
Drugs, Crime, and Social Policy
SOC 433A
Selected Topics: Sociology
SOC 436
Punishment Society
Total Credits37-43

New Student Seminar

FYS 100First Year Seminar3
Total Credits3

SEEDS General Education Requirements

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Foundations
Effective Writing I
Complete one Effective Writing I course.3
Effective Writing II
Complete one Effective Writing II course.3
Interactive Communication
Complete one Interactive Communication course.3
Quantitative Reasoning
Complete one Quantitative Reasoning course.3
Political and Civic Life
Complete one Political and Civic Life course.3
World Languages
Complete two sequential classes in one World Language when starting at the Beginner I or Beginner II level. Complete one class when starting at the Intermediate/Advanced Level. 3-6
Exploration
Complete one course from four different Exploration categories. 12
Analyzing Cultures and Societies
Creative Expression
Ethical Inquiry
Historical Thinking
Literary and Artistic Analysis
Scientific Reasoning
Total Credits30-33

Recommended Roadmap to Degree Completion

This recommended degree plan is provided as an outline for students to follow in order to complete their degree requirements within four years and 120 credits. This plan is a recommendation and MUST be used in consultation with their academic advisor. Important note: Students should be aware this plan assumes no pre-requisite coursework is required. If pre-requisite coursework is needed, students may have additional requirements to fulfill which do not appear on the plan.

First Year
FallCreditsSpringCredits
FYS 1003WRT 109 (Fulfills SEEDS: Effective Writing 2)3
WRT 105A (Fulfills SEEDS: Effective Writing 1)4SOC 100 (Fulfills SEEDS: Exploration 1 - Analyzing Cultures and Societies)3
MTH 131 (Fulfills SEEDS: Quantitative Reasoning)3SEEDS: World Language 2 or Free Elective3
SEEDS: World Language 13SEEDS: Interactive Communication3
Free Elective3Free Elective3
 16 15
Second Year
FallCreditsSpringCredits
SOC 2154SOC 325A3
200-Level SOC Elective3200-Level SOC Elective3
SEEDS: Political and Civic Life3SEEDS: Exploration 23
Free Elective3Free Elective3
Free Elective3Free Elective3
 16 15
Third Year
FallCreditsSpringCredits
SOC 320B3300-Level SOC Elective3
200-Level SOC Elective3400-Level SOC Elective3
300-Level SOC Elective3SEEDS: Exploration 43
SEEDS: Exploration 33Free Elective3
Free Elective3Free Elective3
 15 15
Fourth Year
FallCreditsSpringCredits
400-Level SOC Elective3Free Elective3
SOC 450A, 490A, or 491A3Free Elective3
Free Elective3Free Elective3
Free Elective3Free Elective3
Free Elective1Free Elective3
 13 15
Total Credits 120