All students must complete the University's Liberal Education requirements.

Collegiate Requirements:

All incoming CLA first-year (freshmen) must complete the First-Year Experience course sequence.
All incoming CLA first-year (freshmen) students earning a BA, BS, or BIS degree must complete CLA 3002 or another approved career or internship course (CLA 3101, CLA 3201, CLA 3301, CLA 3896, or CLA 3996).
All students must complete a capstone in at least one CLA major. The requirements for double majors completing the capstone in a different CLA major will be clearly stated. Students must also complete all major requirements in both majors to allow the additional capstone to be waived. Students completing an additional degree must complete the Capstone in each degree area.

Students are required to complete a sub-plan in consultation with the departmental advisor. Students must be on a pre-approved waiting list to register for the capstone project and should contact the Department of Sociology at least two semesters in advance of registration.
At least 28 upper-division credits in the major must be taken at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities campus.

Students may earn no more than one undergraduate degree from the Department of Sociology: a BA or BS or minor in Sociology; or a BA or BS or minor in Sociology of Law, Criminology, and Justice.

Sociology B.S.

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