Sociology, Associate of Arts

Overview

Sociology is the study of social interaction, social change and the social causes and consequences of group behavior. Students explore a range of topics, including social stratification and inequality, race relations, gender and sexuality, marriage and family, crime and violence, economics, politics, and religion.

Earning Potential

• Sociologist $68,054¹

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Source: www.texaswages.com, median salary statewide, 2023

Campuses

Central Campus

Generation Park Campus

North Campus

South Campus

San Jac Online

Information

Four-year and upper-level colleges and universities offer majors within the baccalaureate degree. San Jacinto College offers many courses in the transfer path that would meet the requirements of a major. Students may prepare to transfer to a particular program at an upper-level institution by either:

• Completing the 42-semester credit hour (SCH) core curriculum and an 18-hour transfer path, or
• Selecting courses as specified in the transfer plans developed by San Jacinto College in cooperation with upper-level institutions to which students transfer.

Those plans, which are available in the Center for Advising, Career, and Transfer office on each campus as well as on the Transfer Plans tab for each Associate of Arts (AA) program page, are designed to prepare students to transfer to a particular four-year or upper-level college or university by specifying the courses required to complete the first two years of a baccalaureate degree in a particular major. Students choosing to pursue an AA degree should select from among the Sociology, Social and Behavioral Sciences, General Studies, Business Administration, Fine Arts, or Communications programs.

Plan of Study (Degree Plan)

1SOCIOLOGY

Texas Direct – by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board – “provides seamless transfer degree pathways between two- and four-year institutions. Students who complete the Texas Core Curriculum and Field of Study at any public two-year institution automatically qualify to receive an associate degree – the Texas Direct Transfer Degree. They are also qualified to transfer their courses as a block applied directly to their selected major.”

The Texas Direct Sociology Field of Study is embedded in the Sociology AA degree. A student completing the degree will also have completed the field of study, the state required core curriculum, and all lower division course requirements. State regulations ensure transfer to your chosen public university with junior status.

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See the "Texas Direct" section below for information regarding Directed Electives.

Texas Direct, Sociology Field of Study

Directed Electives

In addition to the courses specified in the transfer path and the core curriculum for the Sociology AA degree, students should complete an additional nine hours. Any of the academic courses in the list below satisfy the requirement for the Sociology AA. To facilitate transfer, students are advised to complete the academic courses listed below for the university to which they plan to transfer. If the preferred university is not listed, please contact a San Jacinto College advisor and an advisor at the preferred university.