The Sociology Major Transfer map is designed for transfer students interested in sociology. A Bachelor of Arts (BA) or Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Sociology or Sociology/Anthropology are social science degrees that explore the systematic study of social life, social change, and the social causes and consequences of human behavior. Sociology or Sociology/Anthropology students investigate social structure, group life, organizations, and societies and how people interact within these contexts. Students graduating with this degree gain new perspectives about social organization, social divisions, and social inequalities.

As of Winter 2025, four Oregon public universities offer a Sociology degree that is a BA and three offer a BS. Two public universities offer a Sociology/Anthropology degree either as BA or BS. This major transfer map prioritizes lower division courses in sociology. It also includes guidance on completing institutional degree requirements, such as lower division general education and BA or BS degree requirements.

The map specifies credits in 1.) core requirements (36 credits), 2.) major requirements (12 credits), and 3.) general education requirements (8 credits). The BA does require a second language up to 203/213 or demonstrated proficiency. 

Program Outcomes

Students completing this degree should be able to satisfy the following outcomes:

1. Apply the sociological imagination or other sociological approaches to explain how human experiences relate to social structures and/or cultures across time and space.

2. Analyze how social inequality and systems of power operate across institutions and social categories such as class, race and ethnicity, sex and gender, sexuality, age, etc.

You may earn an associate of arts transfer by successfully completing the required 90 credit hours with a grade of “C” or better in all courses.