Sociology

Campus Bachelor Full Time

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Delivery

Campus

Study mode

Full Time

Level

Bachelor

Starts

Fall, Spring

Introduction

Sociology is a Bachelor program taught at University of Florida-Online, USA. Intake: Fall, Spring. The program is offered in campus-based modes with full-time (4 years) options.

The Bachelor of Arts in Sociology is an online undergraduate degree. Students examine social life within groups, organizations, and societies. The degree focuses on social causes and consequences of human behavior and includes coursework in sociological theory and methods; aging and medical sociology; environmental and resource studies; social psychology; deviance, criminology, and social control; urban sociology; and more.

The program is delivered as an online sociology degree through UF Online. It is structured as a liberal arts education with a foundation in sociology. The degree prepares students for work in fields including policy and research, as well as graduate school or law school, based on the program’s preparation for a wide array of career choices.

For applicants, the program includes recommended Sociology course completion steps such as completing SYG as one of two Sociology courses, and completing STA before enrollment or completing it in the first term at UF with a grade of a “C” or better while maintaining a major GPA of 2.75.

Modules

sociological theory and methods
aging and medical sociology
environmental and resource studies
social psychology
deviance, criminology, and social control
urban sociology

Admission Requirements

The minimum requirements for admission in Sociology at University of Florida-Online for all applicants (Domestic or International) are:

program specific academic requirment set by University of Florida-Online.
English Language OR any other language requirments as set by University of Florida-Online as pre-requiste for admission in Sociology.

Note: Please check the university website in the link below.

Bachelor of Arts

Major: Sociology
Upper Division & Second Bachelor’s Transfer Applicants: students with 60 or more college credits earned must typically have a minimum 2.5 overall GPA and a 2.75 GPA on all attempts of all Sociology courses (and statistics, if attempted)
A minimum of two Sociology courses must be completed
Prospective applicants are strongly encouraged to complete SYG 2000 as one of their two Sociology courses
Prospective applicants are also strongly encouraged to complete STA 2023 prior to enrollment at the University of Florida
If not completed prior to transfer, STA 2023 must be successfully completed in the first term at UF with a grade of a “C” or better while maintaining a major GPA of 2.75
Note: All prerequisite courses must be completed with a grade of C or better
Unsuccessful attempts in prerequisite courses may lower competitiveness
Unsuccessful attempts in additional courses in the desired major may lower competitiveness
Out of state courses used to meet prerequisites may need to be evaluated by the appropriate department upon admission

Freshmen & Lower Division Transfer Applicants:

If you have 0-11 transferable college credits, review the Freshman admissions requirements
If you have 12-59 transferable credits, review the Lower Division Transfer admission requirements