Sociology

Sociology is the study of social life. Sociologists investigate the structure of groups, organizations, and societies. Because all human behavior is social, our subject matter ranges from intimate families to hostile mobs; from crime to religion; from the divisions of race, gender, and social class to the shared beliefs of a common culture; from the sociology of work to the sociology of emotions.

Students who graduate with a Bachelor's degree in Sociology have numerous career options. Some go on to work for social service agencies or educational institutions; others work in human resources, criminal justice, and urban planning; others enter graduate programs in one of the social sciences, education, law, social work, public administration, public health, medicine, or business.

If you are thinking about declaring Sociology as your major or minor, please visit Major or Minor page on our website or the College of Arts and Sciences' information pages for Majors or Minors.

Students who need a permit to register for a "Majors Only" class should talk with the instructor of the desired class. A permit for the class can only be given by the instructor, and at the instructor’s discretion. You will need to email the instructor and provide your name, U#, course number, course section, and reference number. The instructor will forward the email with their approval to a staff member, who will put the electronic permit into the computer so you can register for the class.

For a list of courses currently approved to meet the Enhanced General Education requirements, please visit the Course Inventory and follow these steps:

Under the "Course Attributes" section on the right, choose USF-Tampa
Under "Catalog Year" choose Fall 2018-Present
Under the "Course Information" section on the left, choose "Sociology (AS)" for the "Department."
Then, after you have entered any additional search criteria, click "Search."
You can also discover the course attributes of all Sociology courses by visiting the USF Course Inventory of Sociology courses. 

Yes, internships are available, but not required for the major. Please visit our Internships & Community Engagement page or contact the Undergraduate Program Director for additional details.

First year students will have an Academic Advising Hold (AA Hold) during their first year that requires students meet with their advisor once a semester. All other students are encouraged to meet with their advisor at least once a semester.

Visit the Advisor Appointment Scheduler at:

• Student Appointments
• Non Student Appointments

Students should email or schedule an appointment with their advisor if they have holds preventing registration. Please see the list of common registration holds from the Office of the Registrar.

Yes. See more information on the Honors Program webpage.

Sociology and ISS students at USF have their own club. Check it out on BullsConnect.

In addition to the foreign language entrance requirement, all students applying for a Bachelor of Arts degree from USF must demonstrate competency in a foreign language. To demonstrate this competency, students may take either two semesters of a beginning college-level foreign language or one semester of a higher-level course and earn a letter grade of “C” (no “S” grades) or above in the appropriate level course or demonstrate equivalent competency by passing an examination. American Sign Language courses may be used to fulfill the language requirement.

Yes, an equivalent Statistics course may be used with advisor approval.

The required core courses for Sociology are offered in the fall and spring terms.

Yes, but if Sociology is your intended major, please make sure you officially declare it as your major.

Only courses in which a grade of "C-" or better is earned will count toward the minimum hours although lower grades are included in calculating the major GPA.

No more than nine credits from another institution may be accepted as part of the Sociology major requirements.