Sociology, Race and Ethnic Studies Concentration, BA (2023-2024)

The following roadmap is a sample advising map to complete the degree program in four years. Please consult your MyPlanner and major advisor as you develop your individualized academic plan. Students must have completed 60+ units in order to enroll in SJSU Studies courses.

Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4

Year 1

Fall Semester (15 units)

SOCI 1 - Introduction to Sociology
OR
SOCI 80 - Social Problems
3 unit(s) (D)
GE Area A1 3 unit(s)
GE Area A2 3 unit(s)
GE Area B1+B3 3 unit(s) *
GE Area E 3 unit(s)

Spring Semester (15 units)

SOCI 1 - Introduction to Sociology
OR
SOCI 80 - Social Problems
3 unit(s) (D)
SOCI 15 - Statistical Applications in the Social Sciences
3 unit(s) (B4)
GE Area A3 3 unit(s)
GE Area F OR University Elective - Lower or Upper Division OR Minor 3 unit(s)
University Elective - Lower or Upper Division OR Minor 3 unit(s)

Year 2

Fall Semester (16 units)

SOCI 116 - Global Society
3 unit(s)
GE Area C1 3 unit(s)
GE Area C2 3 unit(s)
GE Area D + US123 3 unit(s)
GE Area F OR University Elective - Lower or Upper Division OR Minor 3 unit(s)
Physical Education 1 unit(s)

Spring Semester (16 units)

GE Area B2+B3 3 unit(s) *
GE Area C1 or C2 3 unit(s)
GE Area D + US123 3 unit(s)
University Elective - Lower or Upper Division OR Minor 3 unit(s)
University Elective - Lower or Upper Division OR Minor 3 unit(s)
Physical Education 1 unit(s)

Year 3

Fall Semester (15 units)

SOCI 100W - Writing Workshop
3 unit(s) (WID)
SOCI 101 - Social Theory
3 unit(s)
SOCI 162 - Race and Ethnic Relations
OR
AAS 185 - Ethnic Studies Methodologies
3 unit(s)
SJSU Studies Area R 3 unit(s)
University Elective - Lower or Upper Division OR Minor 3 unit(s)

Spring Semester (15 units)

AAS 125 - Filipino Experience in the United States
, AAS 133 - Introduction to Social Issues in Planning ,
AAS 170 - Special Topics in Asian American Studies
,
AAS 175 - Asian American Communities
, OR
AAS 186 - Southeast Asian Diaspora in the US
3 unit(s)
SOCI 104 - Quantitative Research Methods
3 unit(s)
SOCI 105 - Qualitative Research Methods
3 unit(s)
University Elective - Lower or Upper Division OR Minor 3 unit(s)
University Elective - Lower or Upper Division OR Minor 3 unit(s)
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Year 4

Fall Semester (15 units)

AFAM 112 - Black Immigrant Communities
,
AFAM 120 - Sociology of Black Communities
,
AFAM 125 - Black Kinship in the US - Black Families Past and Present
, OR
AFAM 134 - The Black Civil Rights Movements
(F) 3 unit(s)
CCS 115 - Chicana/o Families
,
CCS 120 - Political Economy and Chicana/o Communities
,
CCS 125 - Chicana/o Community Studies
,
CCS 127 - Chicanas/os and the Criminal Justice System
,
CCS 130 - Chicanas and Chicanos in American Society
, OR
CCS 135 - Contemporary Chicana/o Issues
3 unit(s)
SJSU Studies Area V 3 unit(s)
University Elective - Lower or Upper Division OR Minor 3 unit(s)
University Elective - Lower or Upper Division OR Minor 3 unit(s)

Spring Semester (13 units)

ANTH 164 - North America before 1492
,
ANTH 175 - Anthropology of Native America
,
ANTH 176 - Native California: Past and Present
, OR
SOCI 142 - Critical Native American Studies
3 unit(s)
SOCI 105B - Advanced Qualitative Research Methods
OR
SOCI 181B - Sociology Career Capstone
3 unit(s)
University Elective - Lower or Upper Division OR Minor 3 unit(s)
University Elective - Lower or Upper Division OR Minor 4 unit(s)

Roadmap Notes

* Either B1 or B2 must be taken with a B3 - Laboratory .