The minor in sociology requires 18 credits. Students must complete at least 9 upper-division (numbered 300 and above) credits in the minor in residence at UWM. The College requires that students attain at least a 2.0 GPA on all credits in the minor attempted at UWM. In addition, students must attain a 2.0 GPA on all minor credits attempted, including any transfer work.
Requirements
Students must complete at least 9 upper-division (numbered 300 and above) credits in the minor in residence at UWM. The College requires that students attain at least a 2.0 GPA on all credits in the minor attempted at UWM. In addition, students must attain a 2.0 GPA on all minor credits attempted, including any transfer work.
The minor in sociology requires 18 credits distributed as follows:
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required | ||
| SOCIOL 261 | Introduction to Statistical Thinking in Sociology 1,2 | 3 |
| SOCIOL 361 | Research Methods in Sociology 3 | 3 |
| SOCIOL 375 | Social Theory | 3 |
| Select any two additional sociology courses at the 300 level or above (minimum 6 credits) | 6 | |
| Electives | ||
| Select 3 credits of SOCIOL at any level | 3 | |
| Total Credits | 18 | |
| 1 | PSYCH 210 shall be accepted as a substitute for SOCIOL 261 to fulfill the statistics requirement for students minoring in Sociology. With the approval of the undergraduate advisor, minors may substitute a different elementary statistics course from another discipline for the SOCIOL 261 requirement. |
| 2 | SOCIOL 261 fulfills the College of Letters and Science "Mathematics and Formal Reasoning" requirement AND the UWM Quantitative Literacy - B (QL-B) requirement. |
| 3 | Students who major in a social science discipline which requires a social science methods course in that major, and who minor in Sociology, may be exempted from the requirement of taking the methods class SOCIOL 361. This exemption shall automatically be granted for Social Welfare, Criminology, and Psychology majors minoring in Sociology. Because this is an exemption and not a substitution, affected Sociology minors must take an additional elective at the level of 300 or above in place of SOCIOL 361. |