TRANSFER COURSE CRITERIA FOR
Sociology
Along with the general selection criteria, every major has required and recommended coursework for transfer students to have completed in order to be considered competitive during the selection process.
Required Courses
Before applying to a major, you should successfully complete or be in the process of completing the required courses to maximize (but not guarantee) your chance of selection. You must complete these units by the spring of the term before your intended fall enrollment to receive consideration during the selection process.
Desired Courses
Because Cal Poly is highly impacted and selection to all majors is very competitive, desired courses should also be successfully completed or in progress when you apply for admission.
Evaluating Your Courses
All the courses listed are Cal Poly Courses. You can use www.assist.org to identify the course equivalencies between Cal Poly and the California Community Colleges. Be sure to use the corresponding academic year in which you completed the course. If you are out-of-state or a transfer student from another four-year institution, you may have to compare your catalog course descriptions with Cal Poly’s catalog to identify the equivalent courses. Cal Poly is unable to evaluate transcripts for you prior to selection.
Course Listing
Fall 2023
Required Courses
English Language Communication and Critical Thinking
- Oral Communication
- Written Communication/English Composition
- Critical Thinking
Statistics
- STAT 217/Introduction to Statistical Concepts and Methods
or STAT 218/Applied Statistics for the Life Sciences
or STAT 251/Statistical Inference for Management I
Anthropology/Geography
- ANT 201/Cultural Anthropology
or GEOG 150/Introduction to Cultural Geography
Major Related
- SOC 110/Comparative Societies
- SOC 111/Social Problems
Desired Courses
Arts, Literature, Philosophy and Foreign Languages
- Any CSU GE Area C course
Literature/Philosophy course strongly encouraged as preparation for the analytical reading that typifies upper-division major and GE courses in the College of Liberal Arts.
Fall 2024
Required Courses
English Language Communication and Critical Thinking
- Oral Communication
- Written Communication/English Composition
- Critical Thinking
Major Related
- SOC 110/Comparative Societies
- SOC 111/Social Problems
Desired Courses
Statistics
- STAT 217/Introduction to Statistical Concepts and Methods
or STAT 218/Applied Statistics for the Life Sciences
or STAT 251/Statistical Inference for Management I
Major Related
- SOC 216/U.S. Ethnic Minorities
Anthropology/Geography
- ANT 201/Cultural Anthropology
or GEOG 150/Introduction to Cultural Geography
or any lower division Social Science course in Anthropology, Ethnic Studies, Geography, Sociology, Political Science, Psychology, Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies
Arts, Literature, Philosophy and Foreign Languages
- Any CSU GE Area C course
Literature/Philosophy course strongly encouraged as preparation for the analytical reading that typifies upper-division major and GE courses in the College of Liberal Arts.
Please Note: All information is subject to change without prior notice.