AA/AS in Sociology

Students who intend to major in sociology at a four-year school can use this Associate in Arts for Transfer at Fullerton College, which is also labeled the AA-T. Finishing it gives a student priority consideration for a sociology major at a nearby CSU, though the campus receiving the application makes the final call. The courses present sociology as the scientific examination of society and life in groups. Students study how large-scale social patterns influence individuals, and they look at group behavior and social structures. Topics include inequality by race and gender, poverty, health care systems, families, crime and deviance, shifts in population, and environmental issues. Since this degree follows a defined transfer route, it can also support applications to institutions beyond the CSU system that award bachelor's degrees in sociology.