The Faculty of Arts requires a minimum of 15 full course equivalents to receive a Bachelor of Arts degree (B.A.)
There is only one sociology course available to first year students, namely, Introduction to Sociology (SOC 1200). This six credit-hour course introduces you to the discipline, its perspective, its basic concepts and principles, its methods of analysis, and its major sub-fields. This course is a prerequisite for all other sociology courses, which means students complete the course with a minimum grade of C if they intend to enroll in more advanced sociology courses.
Beyond SOC 1200 there are almost sixty different undergraduate courses to choose from, covering a wide spectrum of issues and topics. These courses are available to students either as electives chosen to supplement their major area of study, or as more concentrated programs of study within sociology. Students who have completed their first year and wish to embark on a program of sociological study have a variety of options listed below.
| U1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | |
| Minor 18 cr hrs |
SOC 1200 | 12 credit hours in Sociology at the 2000 or 3000 level | ||
| General Major 30 cr hrs |
SOC 1200 |
SOC 2290 and SOC 2220 | ||
| Advanced Major 48 cr hrs (no longer offered) |
SOC 1200 | SOC 2290 and SOC 2330 -one of SOC 2390, SOC 3370, SOC 3810, SOC 3870 -two of SOC 2220, SOC 3330, SOC 3350, SOC 3360, SOC 3390, SOC 3470 -6 cr hrs of Soc at the 2000 or 3000 level |
18 cr hrs of Soc at the 200 or 300 level | |
| Honours 114 cr hrs |
SOC 1200 | SOC 2010, SOC 2220 and SOC 2290 - 6 cr hrs in Soc. |
-3 of SOC 3330, SOC 3350, SOC 3360, SOC 3390, SOC 3470 - 9 cr hrs of Soc at the 2000 or 3000 level |
-SOC 4450, SOC 4460, SOC 4470, SOC 4480 and SOC 4560 |
| Double Honours | SOC 1200 | SOC 2010, SOC 2220 and SOC 2290 -at least 36 cr hrs in another Honours field |
3 of SOC 3330, SOC 3350, SOC 3360, SOC 3390, SOC 3470 |
SOC 4450, SOC 4460, SOC 4470, SOC 4480, and SOC 4560 |