Sociology, Associate of Science Transfer

Program Description

This degree pathway is designed for students planning to transfer to a participating Oregon public university to pursue a Bachelor of Arts or Science in Sociology or Sociology/Anthropology, but who are unsure of their intended transfer destination. The curriculum provides a foundational understanding of sociological principles and fulfills the lower-division general education and major-specific course requirements for a seamless transition to a four-year institution.

Through this program, students will be introduced to the core concepts and methods used to study society, social interaction, and social institutions. The coursework emphasizes the development of critical thinking and analytical skills necessary to understand and engage with complex social issues. This program is ideal for students seeking a strong foundation for further study and careers in fields such as social services, law, education, public policy, community organizing, and research.

Program Outcomes

  1. Apply the sociological imagination or other sociological approaches to explain how human experiences relate to social structures and/or cultures across time and space.
  2. Analyze how social inequality and systems of power operate across institutions and social categories such as class, race and ethnicity, sex and gender, sexuality, age, etc.

Program Course Requirements

Plan of Study Grid
First Year
First TermCredits
SOC 204Z Introduction to Sociology 4
WR 121Z Composition I 4
Arts and Letters Elective 2 3
Program Elective 5 3
 Credits14
Second Term
MTH 105Z Math in Society (or higher) 4
WR 122Z
or WR 227Z
 Composition II
or Technical Writing
 4
Arts and Letters Elective 2 3
Program Elective 5 3
 Credits14
Third Term
STAT 243Z Elementary Statistics I 4
Program Elective 5 3
Program Elective 5 4
SOC 200+ Elective 1 3
 Credits14
Second Year
First Term
ANTH 221 Intro to Cultural Anthropology 3
COM 111Z
or COM 218Z
 Public Speaking
or Interpersonal Communication
 4
Program Elective 5 3
Program Elective 5 3
Social Science Elective 3 4
 Credits17
Second Term
Science Elective 4 4
Program Elective 5 3
Program Elective 5 3
Program Elective 5 3
Social Science Elective 3 4
 Credits17
Third Term
Science Elective 4 4
Program Elective 5 3
Program Elective 5 3
Program Elective 5 4
 Credits14
 Total Minimum Credits90
1

Choose one SOC course 200 level or higher from the approved Social Science list.

2

Choose two Arts & Letters Course from the approved AAOT list.

3

Choose two Social Science courses from the approved AAOT list. 

4

Choose two Science courses from the approved AAOT list. 

5

Program elective.

Approved (AST) Sociology Electives

HS 100Introduction to Human Services3
HS 108UnderstandBEH-EMOT Iss-Old Pop3
HS 150Personal Effect for HS Workers3
HS 227Family Systems and Trauma3
HS 229Crisis Intervention-Prevention3
HS 266Case Mgmt for HS Workers3
HS 267Culturally Informed Care3
HST 104World History3
HST 105World History3
HST 106World History3
HST 201ZUnited States History I4
HST 202ZUnited States History II4
HST 203ZUnited States History III4
PS 201United States Government I4
PSY 101Psychology of Human Relations3
PSY 201ZIntroduction to Psychology I4
PSY 202ZIntroduction to Psychology II4
PSY 215Lifespan Development4
PSY 231Human Sexuality3
PSY 239Abnormal Psychology3
PSY 270Psychology of Sport3
SOC 204ZIntroduction to Sociology4
SOC 205ZSocial Change and Institutions4
SOC 206ZSocial Problems4
SOC 207Juvenile Delinquency3
SOC 210Sociology of the Family3
SOC 213Race Class and Ethnicity3
SOC 225Social Aspects of Addiction3

Advising Notes

Students should work with an advisor to ensure they fulfill the requirements of this major transfer map. Note that in order for a student to successfully transfer to an Oregon public university, students must at a minimum: 

  1. Take courses in the major for a grade— Oregon public universities do not accept “pass/no pass”

  2. Earn a grade of  C or better in courses in the major

  3. Earn a cumulative grade point average of 2.0