Sociology Major Requirements
The major in sociology leads to the Bachelor of Arts degree. Completion of the major requirements entails 39 credits, of which 27 - 30 are in sociology courses.
SOC 105 Introduction to Sociology Free selection of courses, totaling 18 credits. Sociology majors will fulfill the WRTD requirement when they take SOC 361, Historical
Theory. Transfer students who have fulfilled their theory requirement at a different university
should connect with the Director of Undergraduate Studies on alternate steps to fulfill the writing requirement.
SOC 201 Research Methods
SOC 202 Statistical Methods in Sociology or another allowed statistics course
SOC 361 Historical Development of Sociological Theory
For those declaring the Sociology major after 10/30/23, of these 18 credits, 15 must
be 300+ level.
Only six credits of independent study course:447, 487, 488, 495, and 496 may be used toward the requirement of 18 elective credits
in sociology. SOC 475 and 476 do not count toward the elective requirements.
Three courses (nine credits) chosen from one of the following related social sciences:
Africana studies (only those courses with designator AFS), anthropology (ANT only),
economics, history, linguistics, political science, psychology, social sciences, and
women's studies.
Important Information
Grading Policy
- All sociology courses offered in satisfaction of major requirements must be passed with a grade of C or higher.
- Only one elective can be taken Pass/No Credit. All required courses must be taken for a letter grade.
- No transferred sociology course with a grade lower than C is accepted for credit in the major.
Note: The Sociology Department requires that transfer students take at least 12 credits in sociology in residence at Stony Brook to complete the sociology major.
