Sociology Transfer Pathway Associate of Arts

Program Overview:

The Sociology Transfer Pathway AA offers students a powerful option: the opportunity to complete an Associate of Arts degree with course credits that directly transfer to designated Sociology bachelor’s degree programs at Minnesota State universities. The curriculum has been specifically designed so that students completing this pathway degree and transferring to one of the seven Minnesota State universities* enter the university with junior-year status. All courses in the Transfer Pathway associate degree will directly transfer and apply to the designated bachelor’s degree programs in a related field.

Program Outcomes:

Upon completion of the Sociology Transfer Pathway program at RCTC, students will achieve the following outcomes:

• Articulate and demonstrate how the sociological perspective works in everyday life.
• Apply multiple theories and theoretical approaches to explain social patterns.
• Demonstrate their understanding of and ability to analyze social stratification.
• Identify the relationships between macro social structures and micro social processes.

Additional Information:

This transfer pathway degree will transfer to the following designated baccalaureate degree majors:

• Bemidji State University – Sociology, BA
• Metropolitan State University – Sociology, BA
• Minnesota State University, Mankato – Applied Sociology, BA; Sociology, BA, Applied Sociology, BS; Sociology, BS
• Minnesota State University, Moorhead – Sociology, BA
• Southwest Minnesota State University – Sociology, BA
• St. Cloud State University – Sociology, BA; Sociology, BA (Concentration in Critical Applied Sociology)
• Winona State University – Sociology, BA

SOCIOLOGY TRANSFER PATHWAY AA

MINNESOTA TRANSFER CURRICULUM (MnTC)/GENERAL REQUIREMENTSS (40 CREDITS)

GOAL 1: COMMUNICATION (11 CREDITS)

• COMM 1114 – Fundamentals of Public Speaking (3 cr) ORCOMM 1130 – Interpersonal Communication (3 cr)
• ENGL 1117 – Reading and Writing Critically I (4 cr)
• ENGL 1118 – Reading and Writing Critically II (4 cr)

GOAL 2: CRITICAL THINKING MAY BE MET BY ANY COURSES IN MnTC 1-10 GOALS

GOAL 3: NATURAL SCIENCES (6 CREDITS)

• A minimum of two courses with a lab from two different areas that meet MnTC Goal 3

GOAL 4: MATHEMATICS/LOGICAL REASONING (3 CREDITS)

• MATH 1090 – Statway Statistics II (4 cr) OR
• MATH 2208 – Fundamentals of Statistics (4 cr) OR
• Another college level math course (3 cr)

GOAL 5: HISTORY AND THE SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES (10 CREDITS)

• A minimum of two courses from three different areas that meet MnTC Goal 5.
• SOC 1614 – Introduction to Sociology (3 cr)
• SOC 1616 – Social Problems (3 cr) OR
• SOC 2625 – Minority Group Relations (3 cr)
• A minimum of two credits from each of two different areas other than SOC that meet MnTC Goal 5

GOAL 6: HUMANITIES AND THE FINE ARTS (9 CREDITS)

A minimum of two credits from three different areas that meet MnTC Goal 6

Two credits from each of the following:

GOAL 7: HUMAN DIVERSITY, RACE, POWER, AND JUSTICE IN THE UNITED STATES

• SOC 1614 – Introduction to Sociology (3 cr) OR
• SOC 2612 – Marriage and the Family Across the Life Span (3 cr) OR
• SOC 2625 – Minority Group Relations (3 cr)

GOAL 8: GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE to be met by a course taken in MnTC Goal 3, 5, or 6

GOAL 9: ETHICS & CIVIC RESPONSIBILITY

• Recommended: SOC 1616 – Social Problems (3 cr)

GOAL 10: PEOPLE & THE ENVIRONMENT

• Recommended: SOC 1618 – Environmental Sociology (3 cr)

FIRST YEAR EXPERIENCE (1 CREDITS)

• FYEX 1000 – College Success Strategies (1 cr)

HEALTH AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS (3 CREDITS)

• Any combination of Health courses (1110, 1111, 1114, 1132, 2126) and/or Physical Education courses (numbered 1100-1199)

PROGRAM CORE REQUIREMENTS (3 CREDITS)

• SOC 1618 – Environmental Sociology (3 cr) OR
• SOC 2612 – Marriage and the Family Across the Life (3 cr)

ELECTIVES (15 CREDITS)Any course numbered above 1000 as needed

RECOMMENDED COURSE SEQUENCES

FULL-TIME

• Semester 1 (15 CREDITS)ENGL 1117, FYEX 1000, MATH 2208 OR MnTC Goal 4, MnTC Goal 3, SOC 1614
• Semester 2 (16 CREDITS)COMM 1114 OR COMM 1130, ENGL 1118, MnTC Goal 5, MnTC Goal 6, SOC 1618 OR SOC 2612 OR SOC 2614
• Semester 3 (14 CREDITS) HLTH/PHED, MnTC Goal 3, MnTC Goal 5, MnTC Goal 6, SOC 1616 OR SOC 2625
• Semester 4 (15 CREDITS) MnTC Goal 5, MnTC Goal 6, MnTC Elective, Electives (7 credits)

Course descriptions can be found at: RCTC course descriptions