General Arts and Sciences questions:
- What college is Sociology in?
- Arts and Sciences!
- What GPA do I need to get into Arts and Sciences?
- 2.0; see more details at:
- Arts and sciences academic status:
- http://www.cas.ohiou.edu/undergrad/content/adv/acadstatus.asp
- Where can I get more info on Arts and Sciences at OU?
Sociology and Criminology Major questions:
- How do I become a Soc / Crim major?
- Apply! If your GPA meets the Arts and Sciences requirements, you can simply apply to Soc / Crim.
- What jobs to people get with a Soc / Crim major?
- Lots of different types of careers
- A map of jobs: http://bit.ly/cdZpVV
- Source data for map (ASA): http://bit.ly/bUcyF8
- When should I take my requirements?
- Talk to your advisor, but in the meantime, here are some general suggestions.
- First year course suggestions:
- Intro
- Tier I (Math, English, Language)
- Tier II’s
- Soc 260 (criminal justice; for crim majors)
- Statistics (psych 221, or next year)
- Second year:
- Language (finish year two)
- Study abroad over summer?
- Tier II’s
- 200 level sociology (or soc 360; from crim majors)
- Stats (psych 221)
- Sociological Theory (403, 404)
- (Will be renumbered to soc 3000 in semesters)
- Third year:
- Finish Tier II
- English “J” course
- Research methods (Soc 351 / 3500)
- Soc electives; criminology electives
- Fourth year:
- Soc and crim electives
- Soc/Crim Captstone (406, 406a / 4950)
- Electives
- Where can I get more info like this to plan my courses?
- Your advisor!
- Course planning excel sheet:
- Should I get a double major?
- Yes!
- No!
- Depends. What do you actually want to learn?
- Beware that double majoring across colleges is difficult because you have to fulfill different college level reguirements.
- Sociology + Communication, for instance, is difficult
- Sociology + Political Science, is more doable
- Post more questions in the comments. . .
Quarter to Semester transition:
- When does the transition happen?
- FAll of 2012 is the first Semester at OU.
- When will DARS first be shown in “semester format”?
- Spring quarter of 2011.
- How should I manage my language requirements?
- Ideally, you should complete your language in full year increments (i.e. make sure you have either three or six quarters done by end of spring of 2011).
- Transition courses will be available, but generally, it will be easier to get courses done in full year increments before the transition.
- How will Arts and Science distribution requirements change?
- In semesters you will need three courses in each area rather than 4.
- Three Natural Science courses
- Three Social Science courses (non Sociology)
- Three Humanities courses
- Plus two additional courses in any area!
- For instance: in addition to i-iii above, two more courses in social science.
- Do I still need to take two classes from the same program?
- No! Your three courses can be from different programs
- For instance: one course from each of political science, economics, and history would make a fine set of three courses.
- Will soc majors still need to take courses from 4 different areas of sociology? (social psychology, inequality, institutions, etc.?)
- No!
- But you will need to take a capstone course.
- When should I take theory?
- Earlier than you think. After the Q2S transition, theory will be a pre-req for research methods. (It will also move to a 3000 level course)
- Should I avoid taking statistics as long as possible?
- No! Crank it out as soon as you can.
- Should I wait to finish by Tier II breadth requirements till after the Q2S transition?
- No! You can get your breadth requirements done faster under quarters than under semesters, so get em done ASAP.
- Should I take classes in summer or Winter Intersession to make sure I get things done before the transition?
- Sure! If it helps you complete your language or other linked courses, get them done before the transition happens.
- Will there be transition courses (temporary courses that academic units may offer so that students can complete a degree requirement by enrolling in part of a semester course)?
- Yes, as needed. For example, a year long sequence of three quarters that becomes a two semester sequence will have a transition course to enable students that missed the first half of the second quarter to complete the first semester without taking it all. Likewise, there will be a transition course where a student has taken the first two quarters, consisting of the last two-thirds of the second semester. Where, two quarter courses have been combined such that material has been dropped, a student in good standing, will need special arrangements made to enable them to complete the requirements of their quarter-based degree program.
- Post further questions in the comments.