Admissions Requirements
GPA
It is expected that applicants to this program will have a minimum GPA of 2.7 (A = 4.0).
Coursework
Students With 50 or More Transferable Credit Hours at Time of Application
If you’ll apply to Illinois with 50 or more transferable credit hours, you must also complete transfer coursework equivalent to the following University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign courses before or during the term you’re submitting your application:
- SOC 100,Introduction to Sociology
Admissions Recommendations
Coursework
Although it isn’t required that you do so in order to be admitted, we also highly recommend that you complete transfer coursework equivalent to the following University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign courses before or during the term you’re submitting your application:
- SOC 280,Intro to Social Statistics
- RHET 105,Writing & Research (at most institutions, the equivalent requires a two-course English composition sequence)
- Quantitative Reasoning I – General Education Requirement
- Sociology courses
Completion of transfer equivalents to University of Illinois coursework which satisfy the following general education categories prior to transfer is also highly recommended:
- Historical & Philosophical Perspective (History courses recommended) – General Education Requirement
Graduation Requirements
To graduate all students are required to complete at least 45 semester hours of credit at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. At least 21 of these credit hours must be at the 300 or 400 level.
General Education Courses
Included in our graduation requirements are general education (gen ed) courses. These classes allow you to gain and use broad knowledge beyond the specialized learning you’ll do through your major. Learn more about our general education requirements. You may be able to use Transferology to find gen ed courses that will transfer over from your institution to Illinois.
Language Other than English
Although this program doesn’t require you to complete our language graduation requirement for admission, we strongly encourage you do so before transferring.
| For Admission | For Graduation |
| No Requirement | Level 4 |
Learn More About This Major
To learn more about this program, including degree requirements and similar majors, we encourage you to check out the below resources.