Students who began college at Lehman

have some special things to consider in

planning out their sociology major. My

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The sociology major includes 11 courses.

Five are required, and six are elective.

Of the six, three must be at the 300

level.  You will also elect to do one of

the three concentrations that determine

what 300 level options you have.

Most sociology majors who start their

first year of college at Lehman have

taken one or two gateway sociology

courses before they declare the major.

These would be either 200 level courses

or sociology 166. They have found the

courses interesting and want to continue

to learn more.  These slides are based on

full time enrollment. If you are

attending part time you will want to

follow the same pattern, but with the

courses spread out.  If you are already

at 60 credits before you declare the

major, you should follow the advice given

for transfer students. However, if you

have fewer credits and know you want to

be a sociology major you can start taking

steps toward completing the major right

away.

As a sophmore (second year student) you

should consider taking Sociology 300 as

your first upper level sociology course.

This course prepares you for many other

courses in sociology.  You can also take

Sociology 301 either in the following

semester or, if you want, you can do both

the second semester of your sophmore

year.  If you end up having to take

sociology 301 during your first semester

of junior year that is fine, just be sure

that you are planning ahead.

At this point you will be ready to take

the next set of required courses. We

recommend that you spread these out.  For

example, you could take Sociology 345 in

Fall of your junior year, Sociology 302

in Spring of your junior year. Then

Sociology 303 could be in the first

semester of your senior year.  You can

also do all three courses your junior

year, but we do not recommend that you do

all three at once.  Our experience is

that this is very challenging for

students, and there is no reason to do

this since you have time to spread them

out.  Completing all three of these

required courses during your junior year

will be useful if you plan to apply to

the Minor to MA program in the School of

Education or if you plan to do research,

particularly for earning departmental

honors or to prepare for graduate school.

At this stage you will also begin taking

your sociology electives for your

concentration.  Check the schedule to see

which electives are being offered.  You

may want to change your concentration

based on what courses you enjoy. If you

picked General Sociology because you were

not sure, you can change to one of the

other concentrations if you want. Do this

with an iDeclare form.

The sociology major works well with many

options for minors and Lehman. A minor

can give you a different perspective or

let you explore career opions.

Your senior year is the time to finish up

any required courses and your sociology

electives. Remember that you need 6 three

credit electives, so at this point you

may have one to spare. Some ideas for

this are to take the fourh course for

your concentration, do an independent

study, honors project or 400-level

course, or explore another area in

sociology.  You can also look at the

internship options that are available in

some semesters.  Thanks for watching!