The course seeks to provide students with knowledge about the sociology major and the skills training necessary to successfully pursue a program of study that will culminate in a bachelors degree in sociology. Knowledge about the major will be achieved throught a series of presentations by members of the faculty. Skills training will be achieved through hands on learning in the library and computer labratories. Attendance and attentiveness are the two primary criteria for receiving credit. Brief non-graded assignments may be completed in class or requested in preparation for a future presentation.
Attendance is required for both the seminar presentations and the skills training laboratories.
Attentiveness will be measured by student participation, completion of occasional assignments, and by the utilization of the observational skills of faculty and student assistant at each class session. Students who are absent more than once because of extraordinary circumstances may, on written petition, be given the opportunity to do make up work of a nature and subject to be determined by the coordinator. The class roll is the sole record of attendance . Signing the class roll and leaving early without prior permission is considered an absence. Similarly, students who habitually arrive late may, at the discretion of the coordinator, be counted as absent.