The Associate in Arts in Sociology for Transfer (AA-T in Sociology) is a 60 unit program which provides students the lower division coursework required for transfer to a CSU institution for the major in Sociology. The Associate of Arts in Sociology for Transfer degree (AA-T in Sociology) goals and objectives are designed to prepare students to transfer to any Sociology-related program at the university level and/or to enter into sociology-related professions. To enhance a graduate's ability to transfer or to obtain employment, the Sociology program prepares graduates by demonstrating critical thinking, analytic problem solving, and communication skills. Students apply these skills to understand diverse communities, their interactions, and social change, and/or to use scientific methods to identify and construct empirical answers to complex social questions. Student completing the degree have demonstrated skills to transfer in sociology-related majors. The Sociology Program at West Valley College is primarily transfer oriented. It prepares students to enter 4-year Sociology or any Sociology-related program at the university level. Students must complete the following requirements: 1. 60 semester or 90 quarter CSU-transferable units. 2. the California General Education Transfer Curriculum pattern (Cal-GETC). 3. a minimum of 18 semester or 27 quarter units in the major or area of emphasis as determined by the community college district. 4. obtainment of a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 2.0. 5. earn a grade of C or P or better in all courses required for the major or area of emphasis

Major Core Requirements (10 units)

Major Electives List A: Select two. (6 units)

Major Electives List B (or any course not used above): Select one. (3 units)

Total Major Units: 19 units

CSU transferable elective courses are required when the major units plus transfer GE units total is less than 60.