Undergraduate Program
The
Department of Sociology and Criminology offers a major and minor in sociology and
a major and minor in criminology. Students are encouraged to seek out members of the
department for advice on which area better suits their needs. NOTE: You CANNOT double major in Sociology and Criminology,
nor can you major in Sociology and minor in Criminology (or vice versa). [For additional information on the Criminology major and minor, please contact Dr.
Nancy Reichman (phone: 303.871.2048; e-mail: nreichma@du.edu).]
NOTES:
- Foundations: SOCS 1810 Foundations of Social Science/Sociology: Understanding Social Life is required for all Sociology and Criminology majors admitted to our program fall 2007 and later.
- Internship: You must meet the following prerequisites in order to enroll in the internship program: have junior or senior standing, be sociology or criminology majors or minors, have a cumulative GPA of 3.0, and have taken at least three sociology or criminology-related courses beyond Sociology: Understanding Social Life (SOCS 1810). [Questions about the internship should be addressed to Dr. Nancy Reichman, department chair and director of our internship program.]
- Statistics: The Department of Sociology and Criminology offers its own statistics course (SOCI 2701.X—Special Topic: Statistics). Other statistics course options are available across campus, including PSYC 2300. If you have any questions about your statistics options, you should consult your faculty advisor or the department chair.
- Substitute Course: SOCI 2719—Social Movements—may be used as a substitute for SOCI 2040—Groups, Organizations and Societies (an option for the Sociology major).
SOCIOLOGY MAJOR
The Sociology major provides a general background in theory, methods, and a variety of substantive areas within sociology.
Requirements for the Sociology Major: Minimum of 40 quarter hours beyond the introductory course Sociology: Understanding Social Life (SOCS 1810). Required courses include Sociological Classics (SOCI 2020); Methods of Social Research (SOCI 2900); and two of the following: Groups, Organizations and Societies (SOCI 2040), Self and Society (SOCI 2060), or Social Inequality (SOCI 2420). Sociology majors must also take one statistics course (PSYC 2300 or SOCI 2701.X—Special Topic: Statistics); and a minimum of 20 additional elective hours, 10 of which can be the Internship/Practicum.
CRIMINOLOGY MAJOR
The Criminology major provides a general background in theory and methods and a variety of substantive courses on the creation and application of criminal law, the causes of criminal behavior, and societal responses to lawbreaking.
Requirements for the Criminology Major: Minimum of 40 quarter hours beyond the introductory course Sociology: Understanding Social Life (SOCS 1810). Required courses include Sociological Classics (SOCI 2020); Methods of Social Research (SOCI 2900); Criminology (SOCI 2250); and a minimum of 25 additional hours in criminology-related courses, 10 of which can be the Internship/Practicum. Elective courses should be selected from the following list: Juvenile Delinquency (SOCI 2255), Deviance and Society (SOCI 2260), Seminar in Current Issues in Sociology (SOCI 2700; must be criminology-related), Law and Society (SOCI 2750), Discipline and Punishment (SOCI 2760), Kids and Courts (SOCI 2770), Women and the Law (SOCI 2780), Family and the Law (SOCI 2785), Policing Society (SOCI 2790), Capital Punishment (SOCI 2795), Drugs and Society (SOCI 2820), White-Collar Crime (SOCI 2830), and selected topics. Criminology majors must also take one statistics course (PSYC 2300 or SOCI 2701.X—Special Topic: Statistics).
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE SOCIOLOGY MINOR
Minimum of 20 quarter hours (4 courses) of sociology. Sociology: Understanding Social Life (SOCS 1810) may be counted toward the minor if it has not been used to meet University (SOCS) Requirements.
Sociology minors may enroll in the Internship Program provided they have junior or senior standing, have a cumulative GPA of 3.0, and have taken at least three sociology courses beyond Sociology: Understanding Social Life (SOCS 1810). If you choose to do an internship, you will need to complete a total of 25 hours for your minor: 15 of the 20 hours listed above, PLUS 10 for the Internship.
Pre-law and pre-social work students will find a minor in sociology especially helpful to their long-term career goals.
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE CRIMINOLOGY MINOR
Minimum of 20 quarter hours (4 courses) of criminology-related courses. Criminology minors must take Criminology (SOCI 2250) and a minimum of three (3) elective courses from the following list: Juvenile Delinquency (SOCI 2255), Deviance and Society (SOCI 2260), Seminar in Current Issues in Sociology (SOCI 2700; must be criminology-related), Law and Society (SOCI 2750), Discipline and Punishment (SOCI 2760), Kids and Courts (SOCI 2770), Women and the Law (SOCI 2780), Family and the Law (SOCI 2785), Policing Society (SOCI 2790), Capital Punishment (SOCI 2795), Drugs and Society (SOCI 2820), White-Collar Crime (SOCI 2830), and selected topics.
Criminology minors may enroll in the Internship Program provided they have junior or senior standing, have a cumulative GPA of 3.0, and have taken at least three sociology and/or criminology-related courses beyond Sociology: Understanding Social Life (SOCS 1810). If you choose to do an Internship, you will need to complete a total of 25 hours for your minor: the criminology course, 10 of the 15 elective hours listed above, PLUS 10 for the Internship.
Students interested in law or law-enforcement will find a minor in criminology especially helpful to their long-term career goals.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
1) To graduate from DU, you must either:
- declare a major and a minor; OR
- declare a double major (two departments), OR
- declare an area major (two or more departments).
2) If you want to add or change a major, you need a form from the Center for Academic Advising (download this form from http://www.du.edu/car/advising/change.html). To declare a minor, either go to the Registrar’s Office in University Hall, or go to their website (http://www.du.edu/registrar/general/minorapp.html) and fill out the electronic form (choose “BA/BFA” from degree options). If you’re currently a Sociology major and want to switch over to be a Criminology major (or vice versa), you MUST do an official “declaration or change of major” form—so bring a “change” form over to the Sociology Office in SH 446.
** NOTE: You CANNOT double major in Sociology and Criminology, nor can you major in Soc and minor in Crim (or vice versa). **
3) You may only take a total of 60 quarter hours in any one department to meet your degree requirements—and it doesn’t matter where the courses are listed on your APR. So anything that’s listed with a SOCI prefix counts toward the 60-hour maximum in Sociology. If you go over the limit, the courses WON’T count toward your degree.
4) The Department prefers that transfer work in the major and minor be validated by completing at least four courses with a minimum of 20 quarter hours in the major and at least two courses with a minimum of 10 quarter hours in the minor in residence at the University. (Contact the Department Chair for transfer credit acceptance well before you intend to graduate, please.)
5) Credits in the major and minor must be earned at the level of "C-" or better, and the grade point average in major and minor courses must be at least 2.0.
6) Of the 183 quarter hours required for the BA degree, at least 75 quarter hours must be in upper-division courses at the 2000- or 3000-level.
7) DU has an academic residence requirement that states that “the last 45 hours earned prior to granting a degree must be completed at the University of Denver.” Please keep this in mind when scheduling your senior year and/or Study Abroad.
8) Applications for independent and directed study are available at the Registrar’s Office. Please be aware, however, that there are specific GPA, status, and credit hour requirements that must be met before you can apply for independent study (http://www.du.edu/registrar/academicpolicies/independentstudy.html) or directed study (http://www.du.edu/registrar/academicpolicies/directedstudy.html) hours. (For more information, see the links listed above.)
9) You must file an application for graduation at least three quarters before you intend to graduate. This may be done at the Registrar’s Office in University Hall, or on their website (http://www.du.edu/registrar/graduation/graduationapp.html). Make sure you choose the BA category for a Sociology or Criminology major.
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