HARFORD COMMUNITY COLLEGE
CURRICULUM PLANNING SHEET 2015-2016
SOCIOLOGY – GENERAL SOCIOLOGY TRACK
NAME _______________________________
ASSOCIATE OF ARTS DEGREE●OPTION IN ARTS & SCIENCES
Required Courses
Req’d
Credit
3
ENG 101 (GE)
3
ENG 109
3
PSY 101 (GB)
3
SOC 101 (GB)(D)
3
SOC 102 (GB)(D)
3
SOC 201 (GB)(D)
3
***HISTORY ELEC (GB)
3
ARTS/HUMANITIES ELEC (GH)
3
ARTS/HUMANITIES ELEC (GH)
3
*BIO/PHYS LAB SCI ELEC (GL)
4
BIO/PHYS SCI ELEC (GS)^^
3
MATH ELEC (GM)**/^
3
#GENERAL SOC TRACK ELEC
3
#GENERAL SOC TRACK ELEC
3
#GENERAL SOC TRACK ELEC
3
#GENERAL SOC TRACK ELEC
3
****GENERAL ELEC
3
****GENERAL ELEC
3
PHYS ED ELEC
1
PHYS ED ELEC
1
TOTAL
60
Trans.
Credit
Mil./Test
Credit
Remaining Requirements/
Comments
TOTAL CREDITS
REMAINING FOR DEGREE:
SEE REVERSE SIDE FOR CATALOG PROGRAM INFORMATION AND SPECIFIC COURSE REQUIREMENTS.
It is the student’s responsibility to APPLY FOR GRADUATION (degree or certificate) by the published deadlines:
March 1 for May graduation; June 1 for August graduation; and October 1 for December graduation.
CMST 101 (GI)
HCC
Credit
ASSOCIATE OF ARTS DEGREE – OPTION IN ARTS & SCIENCES
SOCIOLOGY
General Sociology Track - OPTION IN ARTS AND SCIENCES
Award: Associate of Arts Degree – Option in Arts & Sciences
No. of credits required: 60
For more information: Contact Dr. Sharon Stowers, 443-412-2059;
sstowers@harford.edu; or Jan Brewer, LCSW-C, 443-412-2636,
jbrewer@harford.edu; or Advising, Career, and Transfer Services, 443412-2301.
2015 - 2016
DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
Recommended Course Sequence
First Semester
Credits
SOC 101
Introduction to Sociology
ENG 101
English Composition
PSY 101
General Psychology
Biological/Physical Lab Science Elective
*
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The Sociology program prepares students for a wide variety of careers in
Semester Total
government, business, and non-profit organizations, such as research
and demography, clinical and counseling services, applied anthropology, Second Semester
and human services. Students can choose from three track
SOC 102
Social Problems
concentrations that have been developed to facilitate transfer to
ENG 109
English Composition: Research Writing
baccalaureate programs in sociology, social work, or anthropology.
General Sociology Track Elective #
PROGRAM GOALS
Mathematics Elective
**/^
Upon completion of the sociology program, students will be able to:
General Elective ****
1. Apply basic concepts and theories of the discipline to various
Semester Total
social structures.
2.
Compose research papers employing appropriate information
literacy skills and using standard writing formats such as
APA.
3.
Identify patterns of human behavior and apply appropriate
human constructs through their participation in an experiential
learning activity.
4.
Perform successfully in a baccalaureate program.
# General Sociology Track Electives:
(Choose four courses)
ANTH 101 Introduction to Physical Anthropology and
Archaeology
ANTH 102 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
ANTH 211 The Archaeology of Maryland
ART 115
Ceramics I
CJ 101
Introduction to Criminal Justice
ECON 102 Microeconomics
GEOG 101 Physical Geography
or
GEOG 103 World Regional Geography
PS 101
American National Government
or
PS 102
State and Local Government
PSY 208
Alcohol/Drugs: Impact on Behavior
PSY 212
The Helping Relationship
SOC 200
Introduction to Social Work
SOC 213
Criminology (same course as CJ 213)
SOC 214
Juvenile Delinquency
Third Semester
3
3
3
4
13
Credits
3
3
3
3
3
15
Credits
SOC 201
Marriage and the Family
CMST 101 Speech Fundamentals
General Sociology Track Elective #
Arts/Humanities Elective
General Elective ****
Physical Education Elective
3
3
3
3
3
1
Semester Total
16
Fourth Semester
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
TRANSFER INFORMATION
Students have options for transfer to many institutions, both in Maryland
and across the United States.
EMPLOYMENT INFORMATION
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, positions for sociologists
are expected to grow through 2020.
General Sociology Track Electives #
Arts/Humanities Elective
History Elective
***
Biological/Physical Science Elective
Physical Education Elective
Credits
6
3
3
3
1
^^
Semester Total
16
* BIO 100 (Fundamentals of Biology) or BIO 120 (General Biology) is
recommended.
** MATH 216 (Introduction to Statistics) is recommended if transfer is
planned.
*** History elective should be chosen to satisfy the requirements of the
institution to which transfer is planned.
**** Electives should be chosen according to personal and career
interests or to the requirements of the institution to which transfer is
planned. It is suggested students take 3-9 credits of foreign language.
^ A four credit course in mathematics
may be substituted.
^^A four credit Biological/Physical Science Lab
course may be
substituted.
Note: The following codes identify courses which satisfy the General
Education Degree Requirements:
Behavioral/Social Science+
English Composition
Arts/Humanities+
Interdisciplinary and Emerging Issues
Biological/Physical Laboratory Science
Mathematics
Biological/Physical Science
+
For AS, AA, and AAT degrees, Behavioral/Social Science and
Arts/Humanities electives must be selected from two different
disciplines.