2021 - 2022 Catalog
Field of Study Degrees
ASSOCIATE OF ARTS DEGREE WITH A FIELD OF STUDY IN SOCIOLOGYThis plan is an official Field of Study Degree approved This is a new award effective Fall 2020. Degree Code: AA.FS.SOCIOLOGY This degree plan is designed to meet the needs of students who plan to major in Sociology and transfer to a four-year college or university. The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board approves the field of study in Sociology included in this degree. This degree plan will constitute a semester credit hour transfer block to any public Texas four-year college or university with a Sociology Major. Transferring students shall not be required to repeat courses transferred as part of the field of study curriculum. Completion of the field of study curriculum shall not prevent a receiving institution from requiring additional lower-division courses that may be necessary for specific degree programs. Because of the complexity of requirements, students must plan very carefully and work with an advisor/counselor to verify the transferability of Dallas College Sociology courses prior to applying to a university. In order to be eligible to receive this A.A. degree, a student must:
Students who plan to transfer must work closely with an advisor/counselor. |
Courses Required for the A.A. Degree with a Field of Study in
Sociology | |||
Component Areas and CB Codes |
Courses | Semester-Credit Hours Required | |
Communication (CB010) |
Select EACH of the following:
ENGL 1301 (a grade of "C" or better is required) ENGL 1302 |
6 | |
Mathematics (CB020) |
Select ONE of the following:
(A grade of "C" or better is required.)
MATH 1314, 1316, 1324, 1325, 1332, 1342, 1350, 1414, 1442, 2412, 2413, 2414
*NOTE: If a student takes the four (4) credit hour mathematics course; three (3) of those hours will apply towards the mathematics requirement. The remaining one (1) credit hour from that mathematics course will be applied to the general elective requirement and does not count towards the 42-hour Core. |
3-4* | |
Life and Physical Sciences (CB030) |
Select TWO of the following:
ANTH 2401
BIOL 1406, 1407, 1408, 1409, 1411, 2401, 2402, 2406, 2416, 2420, 2421
CHEM 1405, 1406, 1407, 1411, 1412, 2423, 2425
ENVR 1401, 1402
GEOL 1401, 1402, 1403, 1404, 1405, 1445, 1447
PHYS 1401, 1402, 1403, 1404, 1405, 1407, 1415, 1417, 2425, 2426
NOTE: This requirement cannot be met using the following combinations: BIOL 1406 and 1408; BIOL 1407 and 1409; BIOL 2420 and 2421; CHEM 1405 and 1411; CHEM 1406 and 1411; CHEM 1405 and 1406; CHEM 1406 and 1407; GEOL 1401 and 1403; PHYS 1401 and 1405; PHYS 1401 and 2425; PHYS 1405 and 2425. |
8 | |
Language, Philosophy and Culture (CB040) |
Select ONE of the following: ENGL 2321, 2322, 2323, 2326, 2327, 2328, 2331, 2332, 2333, 2341, 2351 HUMA 1302, 1305, 2319 PHIL 1301, 1304, 2306, 2307, 2316, 2321 FOREIGN LANGUAGE: ARAB 2311, 2312; CHIN 2311, 2312; FREN 2311, 2312; GERM 2311, 2312; ITAL 2311, 2312; JAPN 2311, 2312; KORE 2311, 2312; PORT 2311, 2312; RUSS 2311, 2312; SGNL 2301, 2302; SPAN 2311, 2312 | 3 | |
Creative Arts (CB050) |
Select ONE of the following: ARTS 1301, 1303, 1304 DANC 2303 DRAM 1310, 2361, 2366 HUMA 1311, 1315 MUSI 1306, 1307, 1310 | 3 | |
American History (CB060) |
Select the following: HIST 1301 and |
6 | |
Government/Political Science (CB070) |
Select EACH of the following: GOVT 2305, 2306 | 6 | |
Social and Behavioral Sciences (CB080) |
Select ONE of the following: ANTH 2302, 2346, 2351 BIOL 1322 COMM 1307 CRIJ 1301, 1307 ECON 1301, 2301, 2302 GEOG 1302, 1303 GOVT 2304, 2311 HIST 2321, 2322, 2327 PHED 1304 PSYC 2301, 2306, 2314, 2316 TECA 1303, 1354 | 3 | |
Component Area Option (CB090) |
Select ONE of the following:
Option A: SPCH 1311, 1315, 1321 or SGNL 1301, 1302 and PHED 1164 OR Option B: FOREIGN LANGUAGE - ARAB 1411, 1412; CHIN 1411, 1412; FREN 1411, 1412; GERM 1411, 1412; ITAL 1411, 1412; JAPN 1411, 1412; KORE 1411, 1412; PORT 1411, 1412; RUSS 1411, 1412; SPAN 1411, 1412 | 4 | |
CORE CREDIT HOURS FOR THIS A.A. DEGREE | 42 |
SOCIOLOGY FIELD OF STUDY REQUIRED COURSES | |
Select EACH of the following: |
12 |
Select TWO of the following: |
6 |
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS REQUIRED FOR THIS A.A. DEGREE |
60 |
Student's transcript will indicate the Field of Study has been completed upon successful completion of the following courses: SOCI 1301, 1306, 2301 and 2319.