2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
    Apr 24, 2025  
2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Sociology Minor

Location(s): Brookings Main Campus, Online


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Program Coordinator/Contact

Katie Derrick, Professional Advisor
School of Psychology, Sociology and Rural Studies
Psychology, Sociology and Rural Studies 110
605-688-6296

Program Information

Students whose career goals involve extensive contact with the public, including majors in business economics, communications, criminology, engineering, human development and family studies, nursing, and psychology would benefit from a Minor in Sociology. It is a means toward greater understanding of the complex social and cultural world that shapes their future clients’ and customers’ life experiences, needs, and concerns.

Course Delivery Format

Coursework for the program is delivered in multiple formats including face-to-face lecture and online courses.

Academic Requirements


Students must have a cumulative GPA of 2.2 to enter the program, a minimum GPA of 2.2 in the minor, and a C or better in each course for the minor. Courses may not be used for both a Sociology major and a minor in Sociology or Criminal Justice.

Requirements for Sociology Minor: 18 Credits


 

Total Required Credits: 18