The Department of Sociology offers a program of study leading to a Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Teaching Sociology that prepares graduates for teaching sociology courses at the college level. The program combines core courses, elective courses, and a major course in teaching sociology.

Certificate requirements must be successfully completed during five academic years to earn the certificate. Courses fulfilling the certificate program may be used to meet the requirements in a degree program in accordance with the policies of The Graduate School.

For information regarding deadlines and requirements for admission, please see https://grs.uncg.edu/programs/.

Certificate Program Requirements

Required: 18 credit hours

Course List

Code	Title	Credit Hours
Core Courses (12 credits)
SOC 614	Social Theory	3
SOC 616	Advanced Research Methods	3
SOC 618	Advanced Data Analysis	3
SOC 646	Teaching and Learning Sociological Concepts	3
Electives (6 credits)
Select two courses (6 credits) from the following:		6
SOC 571	Advanced Topics in Social Psychology
SOC 601	Seminar in Criminological Analysis
SOC 640	Cultural Sociology
SOC 651	Criminology
SOC 653	Social Control
Total Credit Hours		18