Updated 2/14/19 COURSE SEQUENCE SOCIOLOGY MAJOR with a concentration in pre-medicine Beginning with the Class of 2020 FALL ADW 111 African Diaspora & the World English 103 Math 211 Applied Calculus Chemistry 111 General Chemistry I +lab Wellness and Health FYE/FYC-IBQC TOTAL CH 4 4 1 18 FALL SSOC 203 The Sociological Imagination Biology 120 Cellular Dynamics +lab Foreign Language 201 or 202 or Humanities Core (Literature Course Recommended) CH 4 Chemistry 231 Organic Chemistry I Sophomore Year Experience (SYE) TOTAL 17 FIRST YEAR SOPH SPRING ADW 112 African Diaspora & the World Foreign Language 102 or 201 Biology 115 Organismal Form & Function Chemistry 112 General Chemistry II +lab Wellness and Health FYE/FYC-IBQC TOTAL CH 4 4 1 18 SPRING SSOC 204 History of Social Thought Math 205 Statistics (prereq for SSOC334) Chemistry 231 Organic Chemistry Lab CH 4 Foreign Language Requirement 202 or Fine Arts Core Chemistry 232 Organic Chemistry II Social Sciences Req (Psychology recommended for MCAT) Sophomore Year Experience (SYE) TOTAL 17 NOTE: The Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) is usually taken during the junior year/N.B.; A summer MCAT or research program is suggested for the summer of the junior year (see www.aamc.org) for potential programs (not open for juniors) FALL SSOC Suite of Methods course (jr only) SSOC 422 Contemporary Social Theory Physics 111 General Physics Chemistry 232 Organic Chemistry Lab CH 4 4 TOTAL 16 FALL SSOC 435 Internship elective (jr/sr only) or CH other SSOC Elective (300 or 400 level) SSOC Elective (300 or 400 level) Comparative Women’s Studies or International Studies Requirement only) CIS 100 Introduction to Computers Physics 112 General Physics II TOTAL SPRING 4 TOTAL JUNIOR SPRING SSOC 334 Multivariate Analysis (jr only) SANT 336 Ethnographic Methods (jr/sr SENIOR 12 16 SSOC 432 Sociology Thesis SSOC Elective (300 or 400 level) 4 SSOC Elective (300 or 400 level) RECOMMENDED SOCIOLOGY AND ANTHROPOLOGY ELECTIVES: • SANT 430 Special Topics: Medical Anthropology; SANT 444 Food & Culture; SOC 242 Health-Sociological & Economic Perspectives (cross listed as ECON 142); SOC 310 Sociology of Addiction and Substance Abuse; SOC 402 The Sociology of Health 10/22/2020 4 CH TOTAL Sociology Core Courses – 28 Credit Hours SSOC Electives – 16 Hours Total Credit Hours – 44 Hours CH 12 Updated 2/14/19 ADVISING PROCEDURES: • Never register for courses without consulting your advisor • All prerequisites - as identified in the Spelman College Bulletin - must be strictly followed • Never save major electives until the end: advanced core courses are premised on your having already completed several electives • When choosing general electives, choose courses that help prepare you for your thesis research • Three (3) core courses can NOT be taken in one semester • All major courses should be taken at Spelman Only the chair can approve major courses taken at other institutions (i.e summer school, domestic exchange and study abroad) • Students should avoid enrolling in Sociology Internship and Senior Thesis during the same semester, unless they are related to each other and you have approval from your advisor or the Department Chair • Students may not enroll in Senior Thesis without completing all major core courses besides Contemporary Social Theory All other core courses in the major must be completed and passed before enrolling in Senior Thesis • Interdisciplinary Big Questions Colloquia (BQC): One semester is required by all Spelman first year students, and carries a letter (A-F) grade • “Unique” circumstances require advising by the department chair • ALL SENIOR, TRANSFER & PAULINE E DRAKE SCHOLARS MUST be advised by department chair 10/22/2020