Requirements for students AA-T certified in Sociology Cal State Monterey Bay

If you transferred into CSUMB as an AA-T-certified student in Sociology, you must complete the following courses for your bachelor's degree in Social and Behavioral Sciences at CSUMB. If you are unsure about your transfer status, please talk to an advisor.

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Complete ALL of the following courses:

  • SBS 300: SBS Major ProSeminar: Theory (3 units)
  • SBS 300L: Professional Skills for the Social Sciences (1 units)
  • SBS 328: Social Science Theory Module (3 units)
  • SOC 333: Sociology of Deviance (4 units)
  • SOC 365: Technology and Society (4 units)
  • SBS 366: Research Methods for SBS: Quantitative Emphasis (3 units)
  • SBS 366L: Research Methods for SBS: Quantitative Emphasis Lab (1 units)

  • SBS 400: Senior Capstone Seminar I (3 units)

  • SBS 402: Senior Capstone Seminar II (3 units) OR SBS 404S: Service Learning Capstone (4 units)

  • SBS 405: Assessment Lab/Grad/Srs (1 units)

Complete ONE of the following course / course combinations:

  • SBS 360S: Mission Archaeology (3 units) and SBS 360L: Archaeology Lab (1 units)
  • SBS 361: Introduction to GIS (3 units) and SBS 361L: Introduction to GIS Lab (1 units)
  • SBS 362: Research Methods: Qualitative Emphasis (3 units) and SBS 362L: Research Methods: Qualitative Emphasis Lab (1 units)
  • SBS 363: Historical Methods (4 units)

Complete THREE of the following courses:

  • GS 320: Global Issues & 3rd World (4 units)
  • HDEV 353: Cross-Cultural Human Development (3 units)
  • HDEV 355: Behavioral and Emotional Disorders of Childhood and Adolesence (3 units)
  • HDEV 360: Child Development (4 units)
  • HDEV 365: Adolescence (3 units)
  • HDEV 371: Adulthood & Aging (3 units)
  • SBS 306
  • SBS 330: Crime and Violence (4 units)
  • SBS 338: Social Psychology (4 units)
  • SBS 345: Cultural Anthropology (4 units)
  • SBS 379: Tattoos, Makeup and Burkas (4 units)
  • SBS 381: US in Vietnam and Asia-Pacific: Peoples, Colonization, Conflicts, Resources (4 units)
  • SBS 384S: Anthropology of Education: Cultural Contexts of Bilingual Education (6 units)
  • SOC 315: Marriage and Family (4 units)
  • SOC 345: Wealth, Status and Power (4 units)
  • SOC 360: Population and Contemporary Issues (4 units)
  • SW 310: Introduction to Social Work (4 units)

Students must also demonstrate second language proficiency through the 201 level. Read more about the Language Proficiency requirement.

In addition, students must meet the University's requirement in Upper Division Service Learning (D4) and the Graduate Writing Assessment Requirement (A4).

Students may select additional elective coursework if necessary to complete 60 units.