Department of Sociology

HOW MANY CLASSES ARE REQUIRED FOR A SOCIOLOGY MAJOR?

A total of 16 courses are required. Four lower-division sociology courses and twelve upper-division sociology courses satisfy the major.

WHAT GRADING OPTIONS CAN I USE WHEN TAKING COURSES FOR THE MAJOR OR MINOR?

All courses for the Sociology major or minor must be taken for a LETTER GRADE. The exception: you are allowed to use one special studies course, which can only be taken ‘P/NP’, for the major. Special studies courses are not allowed for the minor. (A Special Study course is also referred to as Independent Study and is numbered SOCI 199.)

WHAT ARE MY CHANCES OF GETTING INTO A CLASS IF I AM ON THE WAITLIST?

Since the waitlist is automated, there is no way for the Department to know your chances of getting into a class.  It is highly recommended you enroll in a back-up course in case you are not added.  Tritonlink and the waitlist are no longer working after the end of week 2, so if you were not added from the waitlist by that time, you are no longer considered to be on the waitlist. 

IF I’M SERIOUSLY ILL AND CAN’T TAKE MY FINAL, WHAT SHOULD I DO?

Contact your professor as soon as possible to discuss the options that they will allow. If your professor agrees to let you take an Incomplete in the course, a Request for Incomplete form must be processed prior to the end of finals week. The Sociology Department's, Assistant Student Affairs Officer can assist you with the form but if you are unable to fill out the Incomplete form, you may ask your professor to generate the form for you. It is the student’s responsibility to follow up with their professor the following quarter, to see when and how the work should be completed. Failure to do so will result in an F grade for the course.

CAN I GET MY PAPERS/FINALS BACK AT THE END OF THE QUARTER? 

If you have signed the Buckley waiver you may pick up your final from the Department's final exam cubbies located in the hallway of the 4th floor, near room 460. If not, you should contact your instructor and make arrangements to pick it up from their office.

WHAT SHOULD I DO IF I DO NOT RECEIVE A GRADE IN A COURSE THAT I ATTENDED?

Contact the professor as soon as possible to see why you did not receive a grade. Most of the time it is a simple clerical error and the professor can fill out a grade change form to get your grade recorded. You have only one quarter to clear up a blank grade. A grade of F will replace the blank grade unless the professor assigns a grade with the appropriate form.