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James Madison University Advising Guide

BRCC College/University Transfer Associate in Arts and Sciences Degree
Curriculum Outline
Advising Guide for Sociology Transfer

(For Students Pursuing Sociology (B.A. & B.S.) at James Madison University)

FIRST YEAR

First Semester

Course #

Course Description

Credit

ENG 111 College Composition  3
HIS ____  History (101,102, 111, 112, 121,122)  3
HLT/PED ___  Health/Physical Education 1
SOC 200 Introduction to Sociology  3
MTH 151  Math for Liberal Arts  3
SDV___  Student Development (100, 107, or 109  3
ITE 115 or CSC 200  Fund of Computer Information   3

Second Semester

Course #

Course Description

Credit

ENG 112 College Composition II  3
HIS ____  History (101,102, 111, 112, 121, 122)  3
HLT/PED ___  Health/Physical Education  1
MTH 157 Elementary Statistics 3
  Approved Elective ____ 3

SECOND YEAR

Third Semester

Course #

Course Description

Credit

ENG ___  Literature (241,242, 243,244, 251, 252) or ART 101, 102 (3 credits must be literature)  3
SPD 110 Intro to Speech Communications  3
SOC 215  Sociology of the Family  3
  Approved Elective ____  3
  Science with Laboratory ____  4

Fourth Semester

Course #

Course Description

Credit

ENG ___  Literature (241,242,243,244, 251, 252) or ART 101, 102 (3 credits must be literature) 3
  Approved Elective 3
Approved Elective 3
  Approved Elective 1
  Science with Laboratory ____ 4

Total Credits Required for Associate in Arts and Sciences Degree Sociology Option - 63

ACADEMIC ADVISING NOTES for SOCIOLOGY TRANSFER

History Options

Select from:

  • HIS 101-102
  • HIS 111-112
  • HIS 121-122

Courses may be taken out of sequence.

Literature Options

Select from:

  • ENG 241-242
  • ENG 243-244
  • ENG 251-252

Courses may be taken out of sequence.

Natural Science Options

Select from:

  • BIO 101-102
  • CHM 101-102
  • CHM 111-112
  • GOL 105
  • GOL 110
  • NAS 130
  • PHY 201-202

Students need to complete the first half of a science before attempting the second half.

Social Science Electives

Select from:
Approved courses in economics, geography, political science, psychology, and sociology may be taken.

Approved Electives

Electives may be selected from the list of approved courses for the Associate in Arts and Sciences (AA&S) degree. See the college catalog for this listing. Approved electives ar also listed on BRCC's "Green Sheet," available from your advisor or the Counseling Center.

ADVISING NOTES PARTICULARLY PERTINENT FOR JMU SOCIOLOGY MAJORS

The following BRCC/VCCS courses and their equivalents at JMU: You are given the following list to make you aware, for example, that BRCC's SOC 236 will not substitute for JMU's criminology course, SOCI 325, an upper-level course.

BRCC

JMU EQUIVALENTS

SOC 200 SOCI 000
SOC 215 SOCI 276
SOC 226 HTH 000
SOC 235 SOCI 000
SOC 236 SOCI 000
SOC 255 SOCI 000
SOC 268 GSOCI 210

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