We want to help craft your SIGNATURE college experience through these 4 phases of your degree.

FRESHMAN YEAR

• Use your first year to explore classes across different colleges and departments.  find the best fit for you.  Meet with a university college advisor during your first year to strategically plan your schedule.
• Lower Division General Education Requirements

LEAP/BLOCK U PROGRAMS

• Programs in which courses are organized thematically to maximize your learning and they are selected in a way to create flexibility in your personal schedule.  blocku.utah.edu

LOWER DIVISION

GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS

• American Institutions (AI)
• Lower Division Writing (WR2)
• Quantitative Reasoning (QA,QB, QR)
• Fine Arts (FF)
•  Humanities (HF)
• Physical/life Science (SF)
• Applied Science (AS)
• Social/Behavioral Science (BF)

 SOPHOMORE YEAR

• Declare Sociology a Major
• Meet with an ADVISOR

You want to move though college quickly.  We want you to as well.  Creating an academic plan will help you navigate your way through college.  Advisors will help you lay out this plan and peer mentors will keep you on track throughout your time here.  We're pulling for your success!  Remember, the earlier--the better.

TRANSFER CREDIT
All students transferring credit from another institution will need to make visiting with an advisor a top priority.  Students will be able to gather a full sense of what credits transferred, how many credits are left remaining for degree completion and those opportunities that will enhance the post-graduate experience.

• SCHOLARSHIPS 

This is a good time to investigate and apply for scholarships. There are scholarships available from the sociology department, the college of social and behavioral sciences and the university.

deadlines: March 19

Sociology Department

• MIN GPA: 3.5
• declared soc major
• utah resident
• US citizen

 College of Social and Behavioral Sciences

• Min gpa: 3.2
• Declared major within the college of social and behavioral science
• utah resident
• US citizen

 University of Utah

• MIN GPA: varies
• available to all students
• Many scholarships available for eligible students!

JUNIOR YEAR

Bachelor's of Science or Bachelor's of Arts?

• Bachelor's of Science
  Requires the completion of TWO Quantitative Intensive courses (QI).  While most students are nervous aobut an upper-division quantitative course, keep in mind that sociology majors will experiences course that will automatically fulfill these QI requirements. Both require Communicative Writing (CW), International Requirement (IR), and a Diversity Requirement (DV).
• Bachelor's of Arts
  Typically requires 4 semesters of a foreign language.  If you are planning on completing a BA, be sure to start language courses earlier rather than later.  Both require Communicative Writing (CW), International Requirement (IR), and a Diversity Requirement (DV).

UPPER DIVISION COURSES & COMPLETION OF MAJOR

Major Requirements

3140 Social Theory,     3111 Research Methods,     3112 Social Statiistics

Program Areas

provide focused pathways for students to harness an emphasis

DEVIANCE, CRIME & THE LAW        

GLOBALIZATION, POLITICS & SOCIETY

 

 

DIVERSITY & INEQUALITY                         

 

POPULATION & HEALTH

 DEEPLY ENGAGED LEARNING EXPERIENCES

• Internships
• Senior Thesis
• Peer Advising
• Research
• Teaching Experience
• Community Engaged Learning