Earn your Associate in Arts degree online with a major in Sociology at Foothill College.
Associate Degree Requirements available as online courses:
A minimum of 90 units required to include:
NOTE: all courses pertaining to the major must be take for a letter grade. In addition, a GPA of 2.0 or higher is required in all core and support courses for the degree or certificates.
The courses listed BELOW are generally offered as online courses at least once every two years. Please see Online Schedule of Classes for verification.
| ONLINE COURSE | TITLE | UNITS |
| CORE COURSES: 17 units | ||
| SOC 1 | INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY | 5 |
| And 12 Units from the following:: | ||
| SOC 8 | POPULAR CULTURE | 4 |
| SOC 10 | SOCIAL RESEARCH METHODS & DESIGNS | 4 |
| SOC 11 | INTRODUCTION TO SOCIAL WELFARE | 5 |
| SOC 15 | LAW & SOCIETY | 4 |
| SOC 19 | ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE | 4 |
| SOC 20 | MAJOR SOCIAL PROBLEMS | 4 |
| SOC 23 | RACE & ETHNIC RELATIONS | 4 |
| SOC 30 | SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY | 4 |
| SOC 40 | ASPECTS OF MARRIAGE & FAMILY | 4 |
| SOC 57 | CHILD ADVOCACY | 4 |
| SUPPORT COURSES: 13 units | ||
| ANTH 2A | CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY | 4 |
| CHLD 88 | CHILD, FAMILY & COMMUNITY | 4 |
| ECON 1A | PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS (MACRO) | 5 |
| ECON 9 | POLITICAL ECONOMY | 4 |
| GEOG 2 | HUMAN GEOGRAPHY | 4 |
| HIST 10 | HISTORY OF CALIFORNIA | 4 |
| HIST 17C | HISTORY OF THE US FORM 1900 TO PRESENT | 4 |
| MATH 10 | ELEMENTARY STATISTICS | 5 |
| PHIL 1 | CRITICAL THINKING & WRITING | 5 |
| SOC 35 | DEPARTMENT HONORS PROJECTS IN SOCIOLOGY | 1 |
| SOC 36 | SPECIAL PROJECTS IN SOCIOLOGY | 1 |
| SOC 54H | HONORS INSTITUTE SEMINAR IN SOCIOLOGY | 1 |
| WMN 5 | INTRODUCTION TO WOMEN'S STUDIES | 4 |
| WMN 21 | PSYCHOLOGY OF WOMEN | 4 |
| or SOC 21 | PSYCHOLOGY OF WOMEN | 4 |
| or PSYC 21 | PSYCHOLOGY OF WOMEN | 4 |
Based on 2012-2013 Curriculum Sheet. For a list of on-campus courses that satisfy degree requirements, visit the Curriculum Sheet.