Harper College

Sociology Sample Transfer Plan

Transfer to a four-year university to study sociology

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  • Sociology

Complete your Associate in Arts degree and transfer to a four-year institution to study sociology. Take core classes along with courses in sociology, the family in contemporary society, topics in social science, race and ethnicity, social problems and more.

Harper College is a great place to study sociology. Attend lectures and participate in travel study opportunities to explore the sociology field and identify future career opportunities. Gain additional experience by getting involved in one of Harper’s 60+ student organizations.

This program offers you a convenient and affordable way to begin your college education by earning the first two years of your bachelor’s degree at Harper. Academic advisors will help you choose courses that meet the specific requirements of the four-year college or university you plan to attend.

Sample transfer plan

This sample transfer planning guide meets the requirements of the Associate in Arts degree and follows the Illinois Articulation Initiative sociology baccalaureate major recommendations. Students choosing to follow this sample plan need to choose the major of Associate in Arts if needing financial aid. Transfer institution requirements may vary - students should check individual college/university requirements before completing the sample plan as outlined. Baccalaureate admission may be competitive. Completion of these courses alone does not guarantee admission.

Program Requirements

Number Course Title Credits
First Semester
Hours
ENG 1013

Description: Emphasizes the writing of expository prose. Introduction to the critical reading of nonfiction prose. IAI C1 900 Prerequisite: ENG 096 with a grade of P or other placement options. https://www.harpercollege.edu/testing/english-placement-grid.php ESL students need one of the following options: ESL 073 and ESL 074 with grades of B or better; ESL 073 with a grade of B or better and required writing placement test score; or ESL 074 with a grade of B or better and required reading placement test score.

Lecture Hours: 3

Lab Hours: N/A

Contact Hours: 3

Class Schedule: Spring 2025 | Summer 2025

FYS 1013

Description: Please note: FYS sections are specific to a student's Area of Interest (AoI); please make sure that you are registering for the correct one. Thank you! Focuses on developing critical thinking and information literacy skills to make better-informed decisions regarding college and career planning. Special emphasis is given to the questions, methods, and career and college options relating to an area of academic or thematic interest. Additional information about material to be covered will be available with pre-registration materials each time that the course is offered.

Lecture Hours: 3

Lab Hours: 0

Contact Hours: 3

Class Schedule: Spring 2025 | Summer 2025

Humanities and Fine Arts 13
MTH 1243

Description: Develops the mathematics of simple models in behavioral, social and management sciences. Studies applications of set theory, vectors and matrices, linear programming, probability rules, and Markov chains with computer assistance. IAI M1 906 Prerequisite: MTH 103 (College Algebra) with a grade of C or better, or other placement options. Click here for Math placement information: https://www.harpercollege.edu/testing/mathplacement.php

Lecture Hours: 3

Lab Hours: 0

Contact Hours: 3

Class Schedule: Spring 2025 | Summer 2025

or MTH 165

Description: Focuses on statistical reasoning and the solving of problems using real world data rather than on computational skills. The use of technology-based computations (more advanced than a basic scientific calculator, such as graphing calculators with a statistical package, spreadsheets or statistical computing software) is required with an emphasis on interpretation and evaluation of statistical results. Topics must include data collection processes (observational studies, experimental design, sampling techniques, bias), descriptive methods using quantitative and qualitative data, bivariate data, correlation, and least squares regression, basic probability theory, probability distributions (normal distributions and normal curve, binomial distribution), confidence intervals and hypothesis tests using p-values. (Credit will be given for either MTH 162 or MTH 165 or MTH 225, but not for more than one of these courses.) IAI M1 902 Prerequisite: Placement into college-level mathematics without support. https://www.harpercollege.edu/testing/mathplacement.php

Lecture Hours: 4

Lab Hours: 0

Contact Hours: 4

Class Schedule: Spring 2025 | Summer 2025

SOC 101 +3

Description: Analysis and description of the structure and dynamics of human society. Application of scientific methods to the observation and analysis of social norms, groups, intergroup relations, social change, social stratification and institutions. IAI S7 900

Lecture Hours: 3

Lab Hours: N/A

Contact Hours: 3

Class Schedule: Spring 2025 | Summer 2025

Hours15
Second Semester
ENG 1023

Description: Continues ENG 101. Reading literature and writing of various types of prose. Introduces methods used in writing investigative papers. IAI C1 901R Prerequisite: ENG 101 with a grade of C or better, or consent of instructor or department chair.

Lecture Hours: 3

Lab Hours: N/A

Contact Hours: 3

Class Schedule: Spring 2025 | Summer 2025

Humanities and Fine Arts 13
Physical and Life Science 23
SOC 1203

Description: Examines the family as a social institution and as a dynamic interactive system. Topics include courtship, marriage, family systems, parenting, non-traditional forms of the family. IAI S7 902

Lecture Hours: 3

Lab Hours: N/A

Contact Hours: 3

Class Schedule: Spring 2025 | Summer 2025

Social and Behavioral Science 33
Hours15
Third Semester
ANT 1013

Description: Addresses such central questions as 'What does it mean to be human?" and "How did we get to be the way we are?" Among the topics to be examined will be human, physical and cultural evolution, the origin of culture, language, religion, kinship, economics and the impact of contemporary life on the world's populations. IAI S1 900N

Lecture Hours: 3

Lab Hours: N/A

Contact Hours: 3

Class Schedule: Spring 2025 | Summer 2025

or ANT 202

Description: Describes and analyzes how people throughout the world define and resolve the problems of life that are found everywhere. Some of the specific topics studied will be religion, social structure, law, "the unknown," economics and the formation of behavior within particular groups. IAI S1 901N

Lecture Hours: 3

Lab Hours: N/A

Contact Hours: 3

Class Schedule: Spring 2025 | Summer 2025

Humanities and Fine Arts 13
Physical and Life Science 24
SOC 2053

Description: Analysis of contemporary social problems. Investigation of theories dealing with conformity and deviance, racial and minority group prejudice, crime and delinquency, personality problems, urbanization and fundamental institutional problems due to social change. IAI S7 901

Lecture Hours: 3

Lab Hours: N/A

Contact Hours: 3

Class Schedule: Spring 2025 | Summer 2025

SOC 2303

Description: Examines the social processes in society which translate biological differences (sex) between men and women into social and psychological categories or gender roles. Various theories will be considered in an attempt to understand the existence of gender inequality and how the process of socialization influences the proper "place" for men and women in society. Gender roles and power are considered when analyzing the marketplace, politics, marriage and family, or in considering issues such as the feminization of poverty, violence in the home, and male sensitivity. IAI S7 904D

Lecture Hours: 3

Lab Hours: N/A

Contact Hours: 3

Class Schedule: Spring 2025 | Summer 2025

Hours16
Fourth Semester
Major Discipline and Transfer Elective8
SOC 2353

Description: Examines differential power relations between racial and ethnic groups. Analyzes the economic, political and cultural structures that produce and reproduce these power differences. Focuses on cultural diversity and various dimensions of prejudice and discrimination including an analysis of racial and ethnic inequality and its origins, conditions under which these forms of inequalities are (re)produced. IAI S7 903D

Lecture Hours: 3

Lab Hours: N/A

Contact Hours: 3

Class Schedule: Spring 2025 | Summer 2025

SPE 1013

Description: Theory and practice of oral communications. Development of poise, confidence and skill in speech organization and delivery. Emphasis on frequent speaking, development of standards of criticism and selection and organization of material. IAI C2 900

Lecture Hours: 3

Lab Hours: N/A

Contact Hours: 3

Class Schedule: Spring 2025 | Summer 2025

Hours14
Total Hours60
1

Select one course from Humanities and one from Fine Arts. Interdisciplinary courses may count in either category. Refer to the Associate in Arts degree for approved courses in this category.

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This course meets the World Culture and Diversity graduation requirement.

2

Select at least one Physical and one Life Science. One course must include a lab. Refer to the Associate in Arts degree for the approved courses in this category.

3

Refer to the Associate in Arts degree for approved courses in this category.

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Next steps

For more information about studying sociology at Harper, contact Admission Outreach at 847.925.6700, or submit a request information form. You can also apply online.

Last Updated: 4/3/25