Why is the “Core” requirement being replaced with the “Survey” course requirement?
Over the years, the designation of Core courses (now totaling 18) and elective courses has happened with a miscellany of principles that has become more obscure in recent years. Students wonder why some courses are listed as core, while others are not, and they attach their own meanings to the term “core” (e.g., core courses are harder, are of greater value, are Survey courses, etc.). Undergraduates find little guidance in course selection beyond the requirement that they must take three “core” courses and three “elective” courses. The Undergraduate Curriculum Committee and the Sociology Faculty decided to work on organizing the curriculum so that it makes more sense to students. They decided to organize courses into 7 substantive areas in sociology that our department has faculty expertise in. The areas are organized in particular number sequences (e.g. 110s, 120s, etc.). Each area has a “Survey” course, numbered with the first number in that area ending in “0” (for example, Soc 130,
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