The Sociology degree, which may be completed online, face-to-face, or as a mix of online and face-to-face courses, has two major goals: 1) to promote undergraduate student excellence and 2) to advance career success for graduates by providing them with tangible, career-oriented skills. A dedicated faculty offers state-of-the-art courses that are relevant to current issues affecting our students' lives and their future careers. Graduates are prepared for careers that require employees who think critically and have analytic and technical skills related to understanding crime, law, and deviance; medical sociology; diversity and inequalities; and/or mass culture and collective behavior. All students complete individual, original research projects.
Degree Requirements
- Students who change degree programs and select this major must adopt the most current catalog.
- Departmental Residency Requirement: at least 24 semester hours of regularly scheduled 3000-4000 level courses must be taken from the UCF Sociology Department.
- Students must earn at least a "C" (2.0) or higher in each core course.
- Students must have at least a "C" (2.0) in each UCF course satisfying major requirements.
- Students must maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 in all courses satisfying major requirements.
- Experiential Education credit cannot be used for credit in this major.
- Directed Independent studies, directed independent research, and internships must be approved by the Sociology department prior to enrollment.
- No more than 12 hours of directed independent study, directed independent research, and internship (course numbers 3905, 4906, 5907, 4912, 5917, 3940, & 4941) credit may be used for the major.
- All prerequisites of courses taught within the College of Sciences will be enforced.
- Students should consult annually with a departmental advisor.
- Courses designated in 1 (General Education Program) and 2 (Common Program Prerequisites) are usually completed in the first 60 hours.
Online Sociology, BA/BS
Sociology (B.A./B.S.) may be completed fully online, although not all elective options or program prerequisites may be offered online. Newly admitted students choosing to complete this program exclusively via UCF online classes may enroll with a reduction in campus-based fees.
Degree Requirements
Core Requirements: Basic Level
0 Total Credits
- Basic Core fulfilled by completing SYG2000 (GEP).
Core Requirements: Advanced Level
11 Total Credits
- Complete the following:
- SYA3110 - Social Theory (3)
- SYA3400C - Applied Social Statistics (4)
- SYA4300C - Research Methods (4)
Restricted Electives
27 Total Credits
- Complete all of the following
- Earn at least 27 credits from the following types of courses: All courses with the prefixes SYA, SYD, SYG, SYO, or SYP, including special topics courses, count toward the restricted electives requirement.
- 24 credit hours must be at the 3000-4000 level, and taken within the Sociology Department at UCF. Additional courses can be taken as approved.
- Students may enroll for up to a total of 12 credit hours of Internship and/or Independent Study during their UCF undergraduate career. Arrangements for internships are coordinated by the Director of Department Undergraduate Program and require approval prior to beginning the work.
- 5000 level Graduate Courses may be taken by undergraduates with Consent of the Instructor.
Methods Course (B.S. Option) (Optional)
3 - 4 Total Credits
- Complete all of the following
- An additional methods course is required if pursuing the B.S. degree.
- Complete at least 1 of the following:
- SYA3352 - Spatial Sociology I: Intro to GIS (3)
- SYA4310C - Qualitative Research Analysis in Sociology (4)
- SYA4354 - Geographic Information Systems Applications (3)
- SYA4900 - Applied Sociology (4)
- SYA4959 - Participatory Geographic Information Systems in Belize (3)
- SYO3573 - Social Networks: Theory & Applications (3)
Capstone Requirement
4 Total Credits
- Complete the following:
- SYA4450 - Data Analysis: Capstone (4)
Grand Total Credits: 45 - 46
Total Undergraduate Credit Hours Required: 120
Electives
- To fulfil the 120 hours required in this degree, select electives primarily from 3000 and 4000 level courses from within the Sociology Department, as well as from other departments.
Foreign Language Requirements
Graduation
- B.S. Option: None
- B.A. Option: Proficiency equivalent to two semesters of college instruction in a foreign language or in American Sign Language (ASL). Standardized examinations for foreign languages may be used. ASL proficiency is met by successful completion of ASL 2140 and ASL 2150 or an appropriate score on the ASL proficiency exam. Contact the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders (https://healthprofessions.ucf.edu/csd/) regarding the ASL proficiency
Additional Requirements
- B.A. Option: No additional requirements
- B.S. Option: Select one additional methods course (3 Credit Hours) from the following:
- SYA 3352 - Spatial Sociology I: Intro to GIS
- SYA 4310C - Qualitative Research Analysis in Sociology
- SYA 4354 - Geographic Information Systems Applications
- SYA 4900 - Applied Sociology
- SYA 4959 - Participatory Geographic Information Systems in Belize
- SYO 3573 - Social Networks: Theory & Applications
Departmental Exit Requirements
- A minimum of "C" (2.0) or better in each course used for the major.
- Students must have at least a "C" (2.0) or better overall in the major.
- For assessment purposes, students are required to take a standard exit exam, for which there is no credit or grade,
- toward the end of their final semester before graduation.
University Minimum Exit Requirements
- A 2.0 UCF GPA
- 48 semester hours of upper division credit completed
- 60 semester hours earned after CLEP awarded
- 30 of the last 39 hours of course work must be completed in residency at UCF.
- A maximum of 45 hours of extension, correspondence, CLEP, Credit by Exam, and Armed Forces credits permitted.
- Complete the General Education Program, the Gordon Rule, and nine hours of Summer credit.
Honors In Major
- Application and admissions through The Burnett Honors College and department. More information about Honors in the Major can be found at honors.ucf.edu/research.
Related Programs
- Anthropology (B.A.)
- Communication & Conflict (B.A.)
- Criminal Justice (B.A. or B.S.)
- Political Science (B.A.)
- Psychology (B.S.)
- Social Sciences (B.S.)
- Women's and Gender Studies programs
Advising Notes
- Student majors are assigned a faculty advisor. To meet with your advisor, you should check their office hours or contact them via email or the department office phone to set up an appointment. If you do not know who your advisor is, contact the main office.
- Contact your college advisor in the College of Sciences Advising Services (COSAS) office (CSB 250) for more information about overall progress toward your degree, GEP and other university requirements, academic probation, special problems as well as general academic advising.
Transfer Notes
- Lower division courses do not substitute for upper division courses.
- Courses transferred from private and out-of-state schools must be evaluated for equivalency credit. The student must provide all supporting information (e.g., syllabus, course catalog description).
- Submit your requests for course evaluations at https://sciences.ucf.edu/cosas/ and click on "COS Course Evaluation".
- Although the statewide Common Program Prerequisites accept any lower division sociology course, SYG 2000 - Introduction to Sociology must be taken because it is the basic course and prerequisite requirement in Sociology.
Program Academic Learning Compacts
- Program Academic Learning Compacts (student learning outcomes) for undergraduate programs are located at: http://www.oeas.ucf.edu/alc/academic_learning_compacts.htm
Equipment Fees
- Part-Time Student: $5 per term
- Full-Time Student: $10 per term
