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2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog

Sociology, Community Development and Planning Track, B.A. - 4-Year Degree Map


First Year

Fall Credit   Spring Credit
SOC 1001 - Introduction to Sociology   3   STAT 1010 - Introduction to Statistics   3
COMP 1000 - Composition   3   SOC or GEOG 2000-2999 3
Gen Ed Elective  3   Gen Ed Elective 3
Gen Ed Elective 3   Liberal Arts Elective 3
Elective 3   Liberal Arts Elective 3
TOTAL 15   TOTAL 15

Second Year

Fall Credit   Spring Credit
Gen Ed Elective 3   SOC 2009 - Social Research Methods   3
SOC 2645   OR SOC 3687  OR SOC 3760  OR SOC 4770    3   SOC 3700 - Urbanization   3
Gen Ed Elective 3   SOC or GEOG Elective 3
Gen Ed Elective 3   Gen Ed Elective 3
Elective 3   Gen Ed Elective 3
TOTAL 15   TOTAL 15

Third Year

Fall Credit   Spring Credit
SOC 3009 - Research and Analysis   3   SOC 3005 - Sociological Theory    3
GEOG 3600  OR SOC 3600    3   SOC OR GEOG UPPR Elective  3
Upper Division Liberal Arts Elective 3   Upper Division Liberal Arts Elective 3
Liberal Arts Elective  3   Upper Division Elective 3
Liberal Arts Elective 3   Upper Division Elective 3
TOTAL 15   TOTAL 15

Fourth Year

Fall Credit   Spring Credit
SOC or GEOG UPPR Elective  3   SOC 4000-4999 Capstone  3
Upper Division Elective  3   Upper Division Elective 3
Upper Division Elective 3   Upper Division Elective 3
Liberal Arts Elective 3   Liberal Arts Elective 3
Liberal Arts Elective 3   Elective 3
TOTAL 15   TOTAL 15

 

Elective Key


Dragon Academy Elective: a course carrying one or more General Education area attribute(s): Oral Communication (OCOM), Written Communication (WCOM), Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Social Justice (DESJ), Quantitative Reasoning (MAT), Scientific Reasoning (NSCI), Humanities (HUMA), Social Sciences (SOSC), Arts (ARTS), US History & Civic Engagement (UHCE), World History & Global Awareness (WHGA), World Languages (WLAN), Critical Thinking and Reasoning (CTR), Information Literacy (IL), and Global Literacy (GL). Elective courses and major courses carrying Gen Ed attributes apply toward SUNY Oneonta’s Gen Ed requirements .

Liberal Arts Elective: any course that carries a Liberal Arts (LA) attribute. SUNY Oneonta’s minimum LA requirements  vary by degree award.

Upper Division Elective: any elective course numbered 3000 and above. All courses (required and elective) at this level apply toward SUNY Oneonta’s upper division requirement .

Upper Division Liberal Arts Elective: any course numbered 3000 and above that carries an LA attribute.

Elective: any course outside the major. Electives apply toward the total credits required by a degree program. Electives may also be needed to satisfy other degree requirements , including the minimum number of credits outside the department of the major.