Bachelor of Arts in Sociology

The undergraduate program in Sociology is designed to satisfy the intellectual and career interests of students who are concerned about what is happening in their society and in their daily personal interactions. It prepares students for occupations or for graduate study in sociology, social work, urban affairs, governmental administration, criminal justice, law, education, etc.

Sociology examines the organization, structure, and change of societal groups. It combines rigorous methods of inquiry and analysis with a remarkable freedom of choice in research topics: mass media, the environment, racism, gender issues, class, war and peace, and deviance and social control, to name just a few possible topics. At Boston College, sociologists also take a transformative approach in their research and teaching, making the sociological experience here not only rigorous and creative but socially relevant and engaged. Training in this field is useful in a broad range of occupations, and also prepares students for graduate study in a number of disciplines.

All students are required to submit an official high-secondary school transcript. This transcript must be sent by your high school and can be submitted online at commonapp.org. Minimum scores of 100 on the iBT 7.5 on the IELTS.