Eight Semester Plan
This eight-semester plan (see important details) is intended to guide students through a four-year undergraduate career, with completion of an academic major and all college-wide degree requirements. The plan is designed as an advising tool – a starting point for careful discussions between students and their academic advisors. In consultation, a student and advisor will adjust the plan to accommodate the student’s prerequisite needs, transferred credits, and other such variables.
The plan below reflects General Education (GE4) requirements in effect as of Fall 2019. Students who matriculated prior to that date will find the previous plan associated with their majors here. For a summary of GE4 requirements, see New Paltz General Education Requirements.
Students are responsible for reviewing their Progress Reports each semester to track their own progress toward degree requirements.
Sociology - Human Services
Year 1
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester |
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| Course | Credits |
|---|
| Gen Ed: Composition (COMP) | 3 | | Gen Ed: Mathematical Inquiry (MATH) | 3 | | Gen Ed: World Civilizations and Cultures (WRLD) | 3 | | Gen Ed: ART - Note 1 | 3 | | Elective | 3 | | Total | 15 |
| | Course | Credits |
|---|
| Gen Ed: Composition (COMP) | 3 | | Gen Ed: Humanities (HUM) | 3 | | Gen Ed: Western Civilization (WEST) | 3 | | SOC100 Intro To Sociology (Social Science) | 3 | | Elective | 3 | | Total | 15 |
|
Year 2
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester |
|---|
| Course | Credits |
|---|
| Gen Ed: Foreign Languages (FLNG) | 3 | | Gen Ed: Natural Sciences (NSCI) | 3 | | SOC220 Social Inequality in the United States (United States Studies) | 3 | | Upper-division CHS Cognate | 3 | | Elective | 3 | | Total | 15 |
| | Course | Credits |
|---|
| Gen Ed: Foreign Languages (FLNG) | 3 | | Gen Ed: Natural Sciences (NSCI) | 3 | | Upper-Division Major Elective | 3 | | Electives | 6 | | Total | 15 |
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Year 3
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester |
|---|
| Course | Credits |
|---|
| SOC350 Introduction to Human Services (DIVR) | 3 | | SOC306 Research Methods | 4 | | Upper-division Sociology elective | 3 | | Upper-division Sociology elective | 3 | | Upper-division CHS Cognate (if needed) | 3 | | Total | 16 |
| | Course | Credits |
|---|
| SOC443 Human Services Theory and Practice I | 3 | | SOC480 Fieldwork in Human Services I | 4 | | SOC303 Sociological Theory | 3 | | Upper-division Sociology elective | 3 | | CHS Arts and Recreation | 3 | | Total | 16 |
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Year 4
| Fall Semester | Spring Semester |
|---|
| Course | Credits |
|---|
| SOC444 Human Services Theory and Practice II | 3 | | SOC481 Fieldwork in Human Services II | 4 | | CHS Arts and Recreation (if needed) | 2 | | Elective | 3 | | Elective | 3 | | Total | 15 |
| | Course | Credits |
|---|
| SOC445 Human Serv Theor Prac 3 (WI) | 3 | | SOC482 Fieldwork in Human Services III | 4 | | Elective | 3 | | Elective | 3 | | Total | 13 |
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Notes
If the Gen Ed: ART course is a hands-on, experiential course, it may count toward the Arts and Recreation requirement.
Total Credits: 120
