Liberal Arts and Professional Studies – Sociology

Department of Sociology

Specialized Honours BA: 120 Credits

Residency requirement: a minimum of 30 course credits and at least half (50 per cent) of the course credits required in each undergraduate degree program major/minor must be taken at York University.

Graduation requirement: students must successfully complete (pass) at least 120 credits which meet the Faculty's degree and program requirements with a cumulative grade point average of at least 5.00.

General education: 24 credits of general education chosen from approved courses in humanities, modes of reasoning, natural science and social science, including a minimum of six credits in each of humanities, natural science and social science.

Major credits: 54 credits in sociology including:

AP/SOCI 1010 6.00;
AP/SOCI 2030 6.00;
AP/SOCI 2040 6.00;
one of AP/SOCI 2050 6.00, AP/SOCI 2060 6.00 or AP/SOCI 2070 6.00;
12 credits at the 3000 level;
AP/SOCI 4000 6.00;
12 additional credits at the 4000 level.

Upper-level credits: at least 36 credits at the 3000 or 4000 level, including at least 18 credits at the 4000 level.

Credits outside the major: at least 18 credits.

Honours BA: 120 Credits

Major credits: 42 credits in sociology including:

AP/SOCI 1010 6.00;
AP/SOCI 2030 6.00;
AP/SOCI 2040 6.00;
one of AP/SOCI 2050 6.00, AP/SOCI 2060 6.00 or AP/SOCI 2070 6.00;
six credits at the 3000 level;
12 credits at the 4000 level.

Upper-level credits: at least 36 credits at the 3000 or 4000 level, including at least 18 credits at the 4000 level.

Credits outside the major: at least 18 credits. (Note: students who are completing a double major or major/minor are deemed to have fulfilled this requirement.)

Honours Double Major BA

The Honours BA program described above may be pursued jointly with approved Honours Double Major degree programs in the Faculties of Environmental Studies, Fine Arts, Health, Liberal Arts and Professional Studies or Science and Engineering. For further details on requirements, refer to the listings for specific Honours programs that may be pursued jointly with other Faculties.

Note: in a double major program, a course may count only once toward major credit.

Honours Double Major Interdisciplinary (Linked) BA

Sociology may be linked with any Honours Double Major Interdisciplinary BA program in the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies. Students must take at least 36 credits in sociology and at least 36 credits in the interdisciplinary program. Courses taken to meet sociology requirements cannot also be used to meet the requirements of the interdisciplinary program. Students in these interdisciplinary programs must take a total of at least 18 credits at the 4000 level, including at least six credits in sociology and six credits in the interdisciplinary program. For further details of requirements, refer to the listings for specific Honours Double Major Interdisciplinary BA programs.

Note: in a double major program, a course may count only once toward major credit.

Major credits: the 36 credits in sociology including:

AP/SOCI 1010 6.00;
AP/SOCI 2030 6.00;
AP/SOCI 2040 6.00;
one of AP/SOCI 2050 6.00, AP/SOCI 2060 6.00 or AP/SOCI 2070 6.00;
six credits at the 3000 level;
six credits at the 4000 level.

Honours Major/Minor BA

The Honours BA program described above may be pursued jointly with approved Honours Minor degree programs in the Faculties of Environmental Studies, Fine Arts, Health, Liberal Arts and Professional Studies or Science and Engineering. For further details on requirements, refer to the listings for specific Honours programs that may be pursued jointly with other Faculties.

Note: in a major/minor program, a course may count only once toward major credit or minor credit.

Honours Minor BA

The Honours Minor BA program described may be combined with any approved Honours BA program that offers a major/minor option in the Faculties of Environmental Studies, Fine Arts, Health, Liberal Arts and Professional Studies or Science and Engineering. For further details on requirements, refer to the listings for specific Honours programs that may be pursued jointly with other Faculties.

Note: in a major/minor program, a course may count only once toward major credit or minor credit.

Minor credits: 36 credits in sociology including:

AP/SOCI 1010 6.00;
AP/SOCI 2030 6.00;
AP/SOCI 2040 6.00;
one of AP/SOCI 2050 6.00, AP/SOCI 2060 6.00 or AP/SOCI 2070 6.00;
six credits at the 3000 level;
six credits at the 4000 level.

BA: 90 Credits

Graduation requirement: students must successfully complete (pass) at least 90 credits that meet the Faculty's degree and program requirements with a cumulative grade point average of at least 4.00.

Major credits: 36 credits in sociology including:

AP/SOCI 1010 6.00;
AP/SOCI 2030 6.00;
AP/SOCI 2040 6.00;
one of AP/SOCI 2050 6.00, AP/SOCI 2060 6.00 or AP/SOCI 2070 6.00;
12 credits at the 3000 level.

Upper-level credits: at least 18 credits at the 3000 or 4000 level.

Credits outside the major: at least 18 credits.

Course Substitutes

Subject to course exclusions, program requirements/restrictions and residency requirements, the following courses are acceptable substitutes for the purpose of meeting Sociology program requirements.

Program Course	Course Substitutes
AP/SOCI 1010 6.00	GL/SOCI 2510 6.00
AP/SOCI 2030 6.00	GL/SOCI 3680 3.00 (cross-listed to: GL/CDNS 3680 3.00, GL/POLS 3680 3.00) and GL/SOCI 3690 3.00 (cross-listed to: GL/CDNS 3690 3.00, GL/POLS 3690 3.00)
AP/SOCI 2040 6.00	GL/SOCI 3240 6.00

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