Building the department map…
Building the department map…
Department paths
Courses with no prerequisites inside the department that unlock the most downstream work.
The shortest canonical route from each entry point to a gateway course.
Each of these unlocks the largest share of downstream work on this map. Courses from other departments can appear here when they genuinely gate SOC coursework.
Generated from Kent State University’s catalog, prerequisite, and concentration data. Spotted an error? Departments can adjust labels, ordering, and notes without a code change, so contact us.
Intro tiers at the top, advanced work below; arrows point from a prerequisite to the course it unlocks. Courses from other departments appear where they gate SOC work. Click any course to see what it requires and unlocks without leaving this page; hovering lights up its neighbors. The lists on this page carry the same courses in text form.
Showing the 46 SOC and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 67 more SOC courses have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.
The concentrations and majors that build on SOC, and how their requirements are structured. Expand a program to see which courses satisfy each group, then plan it in the Planner.
Major Requirements (courses count in major GPA)2 required · verify with the official sheet
Major Electives, choose from the following:; Any American Sign Language (ASL) Upper-Division course (30000 or 40000 level); Any Arabic (ARAB) Upper-Division course (30000 or 40000 level); Any Chinese (CHIN) Upper-Division course (30000 or 40000 level); Any French (FR) Upper-Division course (30000 or 40000 level); Any German (GER) Upper-Division course (30000 or 40000 level); Any Greek (GRE) Upper-
Additional Requirements (courses do not count in major GPA)1 required
Foreign Language (see Foreign Language College Requirement below); American Civic Literacy Requirement; Kent Core Composition; Kent Core Mathematics and Critical Reasoning; Kent Core Humanities and Fine Arts (minimum one course from each); Kent Core Social Sciences (must be from two disciplines); Kent Core Basic Sciences (must include one laboratory); Kent Core Additional; General Electives (total
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Sociology (SOC) Electives; Sociology (SOC) Upper-Division Electives (30000 or 40000 level)
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Major Requirements (courses count in major GPA)2 required · verify with the official sheet
Criminology and Justice Studies (CRIM) Electives; Criminology and Justice Studies (CRIM) Upper-Division Electives (30000 or 40000 level)
Major Requirements (courses count in major GPA)2 required · verify with the official sheet
Content Elective, choose from the following:
Major Requirements (courses count in major GPA)2 required · verify with the official sheet
Biological Sciences Elective, choose from the following:; Earth Science Elective, choose from the following:; Geography Elective, choose from the following:; Methods Elective, choose from the following:; Social Sciences Electives, choose from the following:
Major Requirements (courses count in major GPA)2 required · verify with the official sheet
Major Electives, choose from the following:
Major Requirements (courses count in major GPA)2 required · verify with the official sheet
Discourse, Identity and Human Dynamics Elective, choose from the following:; Thematic Elective, choose from the following:; Theory and Thought Elective, choose from the following:; Major Electives, choose from the following:
Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.
The deepest prerequisite chains in SOC. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.
4 courses deep, ending at SOC 62218
4 courses deep, ending at SOC 72218
3 courses deep, ending at SOC 31092
3 courses deep, ending at SOC 62105
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Additional Requirements (courses do not count in major GPA)1 required
Foreign Language (see Foreign Language College Requirement below); American Civic Literacy Requirement; Kent Core Composition; Kent Core Mathematics and Critical Reasoning; Kent Core Humanities and Fine Arts (minimum one course from each); Kent Core Social Sciences (must be from two disciplines); Kent Core Basic Sciences (must include one laboratory); Kent Core Additional; General Electives (total
Additional Requirements (courses do not count in major GPA)1 required
Foreign Language (see Foreign Language College Requirement below); American Civic Literacy Requirement; Kent Core Composition; Kent Core Mathematics and Critical Reasoning; Kent Core Humanities and Fine Arts (minimum one course from each); Kent Core Basic Sciences (must include one laboratory); Kent Core Additional; General Electives (total credit hours depends on earning 120 credit hours, includi
Additional Requirements (courses do not count in major GPA)all required
American Civic Literacy Requirement; Kent Core Composition; Kent Core Mathematics and Critical Reasoning; Kent Core Humanities; Kent Core Basic Sciences (must include one laboratory); Kent Core Additional; Minor or Undergraduate Certificate requirement and General Electives (total credit hours depends on earning 120 credit hours, including 39 upper-division credit hours)
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Additional Requirements (courses do not count in major GPA)1 required
Foreign Language (see Foreign Language College Requirement below); American Civic Literacy Requirement; Kent Core Composition; Kent Core Mathematics and Critical Reasoning; Kent Core Humanities and Fine Arts (minimum one course from each); Kent Core Social Sciences (must be from two disciplines); Kent Core Additional; General Electives (total credit hours depends on earning 120 credit hours, inclu
Additional Requirements (courses do not count in major GPA)all required
American Civic Literacy Requirement; Kent Core Composition; Kent Core Mathematics and Critical Reasoning; Kent Core Humanities and Fine Arts (minimum one course from each); Kent Core Social Sciences (must be from two disciplines); Kent Core Basic Sciences (must include one laboratory); Kent Core Additional; General Elective (total credit hours depends on earning 120 credit hours, including 39 uppe
Additional Requirements (courses do not count in major GPA)1 required
Foreign Language (see Foreign Language College Requirement below); American Civic Literacy Requirement; Kent Core Composition; Kent Core Mathematics and Critical Reasoning; Kent Core Humanities and Fine Arts (minimum one course from each); Kent Core Social Sciences (must be from two disciplines); Kent Core Basic Sciences (must include one laboratory); Kent Core Additional; General Electives (total
All SOC courses in the Kent State catalog
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