Austin Community College

FY 2001 Degree Plan

The Associate of Arts degree in Sociology is intended to provide students with the first two years of sociology courses and to prepare them for transfer to an institution which grants a baccalaureate degree.

Semester I

+	SOCI	1301	1,2,3,4,5,6	Introduction to Sociology	3
	HIST	1301	1,3,4,5	United States History I OR	3
	HIST	2381	1,3,4,5	U.S. History I - African-American Emphasis OR
	HIST	2380	1,3,4,5	U.S. History I - Mexican-American Emphasis OR
	HIST	2301	1,3,4,5	History of Texas OR
	HIST	2341		Studies in U.S. History
	MATH	1332	2,4,6	Topics in Mathematics OR	3
+	MATH	1314	2,4,3	College Algebra1
+	ENGL	1301	1,3,4,5	English Composition I	3
	FRLG			Foreign Language2	4-5
					------- 16-17

Semester II

	SOCI			Sociology Elective3	3
	ENGL	1302	1,3,4,5	English Composition II	3
+	HIST	1302	1,3,4,5	United States History II OR	3
	HIS	1643		U.S. History II - African-American Emphasis OR
	HIS	1663		U.S. History II - Mexican-American Emphasis OR
	HIST	2301	1,3,4,5	History of Texas OR
	HIST	2341		Studies in U.S. History
	FRLG			Foreign Language2	4-5
				Oral Communication4	3
					------- 16-17

Semester III

	SOC	2743		Social Statistics	3
+	GOVT	2305	1,3,4,5	United States Government	3
	ANTH	2351	1,2,3,4,5	Cultural Anthropology OR	3
	ANTH	2301	1,2,3,4,5	Physical Anthropology
				Visual and Performing Arts5	3
				Humanities Elective6	3
					------- 15

Semester IV

	SOC	2653		Research Methods in Sociology	3
+	SOCI	2326		Social Psychology	3
+	GOVT	2306	1,3,4,5	Texas State and Local Government	3
				Natural Science7	6-8
				Humanities Elective6	3
					------- 18-20
				TOTALS	------- 65-69

+ Prerequisites: See Course Descriptions
¹ College Algebra (MATH 1314) is recommended for students pursuing a four-year degree.
² Foreign language hours must be in the same language.
³ Please choose from: SOCI 1306, SOCI 2301, SOCI 2319, SOC 2683, SOCI 2326, SOCI 2336.
⁴ Please select from the Speech section of the Core Curriculum Course list.
⁵ Please select from the Visual and Performing Arts section of the Core Curriculum Course list.
⁶ Please select from the Humanities section of the Core Curriculum Course list.
⁷ Please select from the Natural Sciences section of the Core Curriculum Course list. At least one Natural Sciences course chosen must have a lab component.