Program: Sociology, BA - University of Pittsburgh

Major Requirements

A total of 27 credits in sociology and four credits in statistics, distributed as follows, are required for completion of the major.

STAT 0200 - BASIC APPLIED STATISTICS
STAT 1000 - APPLIED STATISTICAL METHODS
Research practicum course
SOC 1500 - CAPSTONE RESEARCH PRACTICUM FOR MAJORS
At least 6 credits from advanced-level courses (1000-level). Internships and directed study do not count toward these 6 credits.
Nine additional elective credits in SOC courses must be taken to complete the major.

A minimum 2.00 cumulative GPA in all departmental courses is required to graduate.
Sociology majors may take no more than 6 of their 27 credits under the S/NC option. After declaring the sociology major, students may not take SOC 0150 - SOCIAL THEORY and SOC 0230 - SOCIAL RESEARCH METHODS on the S/NC basis.
Sociology majors must complete the 12-credit required Dietrich School related area. Acceptable related areas include anthropology, Africana studies, computer science, economics, history, mathematics, philosophy, political science, psychology, or religious studies. In special cases, the sociology advisor may approve some other field to satisfy this requirement, such as the study of an international area or second language.