Concentrations: Environment, Technologies and Innovations, Political and Global Analysis, Community Action and Evaluation, Markets and Cultures, Social Inequities and Public Policy
Major requirements and their VCCS equivalents (and RBC equivalents if applicable)
JMU Course: SOCI 101, Introductory Sociology
- VCCS equivalents: SOC 200
- RBC equivalents: SOC 201
- NOTE: Not required for the major, but will serve as a prerequisite for SOC 200.
JMU Course: MATH 220, Elementary Statistics or PSYC 210, Psychological Measurement and Statistics or COB 191, Business Analytics I (see note)
- VCCS equivalents: MTH 155 or MTH 245 or PSY 210 or BUS 216 or BUS 220 or BUS 221 or BUS 224
- RBC equivalents: MATH 217
- NOTE: MATH 220, PSYC 210 or COB 191 may be substituted for SOCI 231, Introduction to Social Statistics, but an additional SOCI class must be taken to meet major requirements.
JMU Course: SOCI 336, Race and Ethnicity
- VCCS equivalents: SOC 266
- RBC equivalents: No equivalent
- NOTE: Will count toward required 21-24 credits of SOCI electives.
JMU Course: SOCI 374, Sociology of Families
- VCCS equivalents: SOC 215
- RBC equivalents: No equivalent
- NOTE: Will count toward required 21-24 credits of SOCI electives.
Advising Notes
Please Read: This major guide is a list of all possible major courses offered in the Virginia Community College System. Not all courses may be offered at your community college, and you are not required to complete all these courses in order to transfer. Rather, it’s designed to help you meet JMU major requirements before you transfer, and be better prepared to progress through the major once you arrive at JMU. Please be sure to read the advising notes for additional information on the major.
Students pursuing a B.A. degree must demonstrate proficiency in a foreign language (either through the JMU foreign language placement exam or coursework).
Updated 5/23
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