General Undergraduate Admission Requirements

All applicants must meet the general admission requirements for Concordia University Chicago undergraduate programs as published in the Concordia University Chicago academic catalog.

New students are accepted into undergraduate degree-seeking programs for online (ADP) and on-campus (Traditional) study in the fall and spring semesters.  If you have any questions please work with your admissions advisors.  

BA Sociology Major Requirements

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Required Courses
SOC-2010	Introduction to Sociology	3
SOC-4115	Sociological Theory	3
SOC-4720	Social Research Methods	3
SOC-4920	Directed Research	3
Electives
Select 21 hours from the following:		21
SOC-2030	Marriage and the Family
SOC/ATH-2020	Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
SOC-2040	Race, Ethnicity, and Racism in the U.S.
SOC-4030	Probation, Parole and Re-entry
SOC-4205	Technology, Society, & the Future
SOC-4215	Pop Culture, Media, and Consumption
SOC-4320	Juvenile Delinquency
SOC-4370	Globalization & Social Change
SOC-4510	Law and Society
SOC-4520	Criminological Theory
SOC-4530	Sociology of Corrections
SOC-4540	Sociology of Policing
SOC-4550	Theories in Policing
SOC-4560	Legal Parameters of Policing
SOC-4570	Community-Police Relations
SOC-4620	Social Inequality: Class, Status and Power
SOC-4630	The City: Conflict & Change in Urban Communities
SOC-4645	American Social Movements
SOC-4650	Gangs and Society
SOC-4740	Human Rights in the Contemporary Era
SOC-4910	Special Topics in Sociology
SOC-4950	Independent Study in Sociology
SOC-4990	Internship in Sociology
Total Hours		33

Graduation Requirements

Students in the College of Health, Science and Technology or The College of Theology, Arts and Humanities must meet all University requirements found in the Academic Information section of this catalog. Specific requirements for these Colleges include the following:

• A minimum cumulative GPA of 2.00 for all coursework completed at CUC
• A minimum GPA of 2.00 for all courses taken in the major at CUC
• A minimum grade of C for all courses taken in a major at CUC
• All administrative obligations to CUC must be cleared in order to prompt the release of CUC transcripts and diploma(s).
• The Division of Natural Sciences requires a minimum grade of D- for courses within the major that are not pre-requisites for other courses. For courses that are pre-requisites, the C minimum remains unless superseded by admission grade requirements for specific programs, e.g., medicine/dentistry/pharmacy at LECOM, etc.).

• The following courses may not be taken on the Pass/Fail grade option:

• Course List

  Code	Title	Hours
  ENG-0100	College Writing	3
  ENG-1100	English Composition	3
  ENG-2000	Writing About Literature	3
  Any course in a major at CUC
  MAT-1010	Advanced Intermediate Algebra	3