Transfer of Course Academic Credit for Sociology and Anthropology
Final Approval Form
This form is to be filled out after taking the course. If you have not yet taken the class, fill out a Preliminary Approval Form.
Please note that in order to get Colgate academic credit for a non-Colgate course, you must contact the Registrar’s office and
have filled out an Application for Transfer of Course Credit form. This form is to obtain approval as a SOAN course, either
for academic credit towards the SOAN major or minor, or for a social science distribution requirement.
**The SOAN department permits only one (1) non-Colgate academic credit to apply to the
concentration.**
In general, the SOAN department will approve academic credit for courses which: A) have substantial sociological or
anthropological content and B) require the equivalent amount of work as a SOAN Department course at the same level (100,
200, or 300). See page 2 for more detail.
1. Name__________________________________ Class Year: ________ Major: _____________________
2. Who is your academic advisor? __________________________________________________
3. Study Group Location (city, country, institution): ______________________________________________
______________________________________________________Semester: ___________ Year____________
4. Course Title and Number:___________________________________________________________________
5. Name and Title of Instructor _________________________________________________________________
6. Please provide the catalogue course description. (Attach to this form)
7. Please look at the list of previously approved off-campus courses on the SOAN Dept Study Abroad website:
http://www.colgate.edu/DesktopDefault1.aspx?tabid=1716&pgID=3261
Is this program/course on that list? (Circle all that apply)
PROGRAM
COURSE
NEITHER
If approved, what was it approved as? (for example, an Anth 200) ______________
8. Are you seeking academic credit for it as a sociology course, an anthropology course, or both?
(Circle one)
SOCIOLOGY ANTHROPOLOGY
BOTH
9. Please provide evidence that this course is a sociology or anthropology course, or both. Attach necessary
documentation to this form.
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
(Examples of evidence include: The course is in a department of sociology or anthropology, the instructor’s title is Professor
of Sociology or Anthropology, the instructor has an advanced degree in sociology or anthropology, the course fulfills the
sociology or anthropology requirement at this institution, most of the readings in the course are by sociologists or
anthropologists, etc.)
10. Are you seeking academic credit for a 100, 200, or 300 level course? ___________________
(Look below to see the general requirement for courses at each level. SOAN concentrators please note that three of your
four electives must be at the 300-level to complete the major.)
11. Provide evidence that this course has comparable requirements to a Colgate SOAN course of the same level.
Attach necessary documentation to this form.
(Evidence should include the course syllabus and samples of your work, including papers and exams, from the course.)
Student Signature: _____________________________________________
Return the completed form to Prof. Nancy Ries in Alumni Hall 407/nries@mail.colgate.edu
SOAN approval: ________________________________________ Date:_____________________
SOAN Department Standards for 100, 200, 300
In Introduction to Sociology (SOAN 101) and Introduction to Anthropology (SOAN 102), the Department of
Sociology and Anthropology expects the following: a minimum of four written forms of evaluation, which may
include (for example) a midterm and final exam and two writing assignments, for a total of 10 to 20 pages of
writing. It expects about an average of 50 to 100 pages of reading per week, and some portion of the final grade
dependent upon participation.
For courses at the 200 level, the expectations are similar to those at the 100 level. Again, a minimum of four
written forms of evaluation are normally expected. Courses at 200 level may include student presentations in
class as one of these forms for valuation. The expected amount of reading per week is similar to that of a 100
level course
At the 300 level, it is expected that student presentations or projects take on greater importance in the overall
weighting of class work. The average amount of assigned reading will vary by the content of the course, but a
topical course in which much of the reading is descriptive or ethnographic will normally average 100 to 200 pages
per week. A research paper of 15 to 30 pages, in addition to a midterm and final exam, is common. Class
participation is given greater importance than in lower-level courses.