Social Services Minor or Certificate

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The social services minor is an applied sociology program that is designed for students interested in working in the human services delivery systems. The coursework introduces students to critical issues in the field and offers students the opportunity to work within social agencies in their communities: https://www.nationalhumanservices.org/what-is-human-services.

An experiential learning experience (SOC 490) is an option for students. This is usually accomplished by the student locating an internship with a community agency; paperwork must be submitted with Career Services (https://www.cwu.edu/academics/academic-resources/career-services/). This applied experience can also consist of service-learning or research.

Note: It is recommended that students have completed SOC 301 and SOC 310 prior to their internship as it provides the necessary background to have a successful experience. Please meet with your advisor for more information.

Graduation Requirement
Minimum 2.0 GPA requirement.

Required Core Courses

SOC 301 - Introduction and History of Social Service Agencies Credits: (5)
SOC 310 - Social Service Methods and Casework Credits: (5)
SOC 442 - Social Welfare Policy Credits: (5)

Department-Approved Sociology Electives Credits: 15

A maximum of five credits of Sociology lower-division coursework may be counted toward the minor.

SOC 305 - American Society Credits: (5)
SOC 307 - Individual and Society Credits: (5)
SOC 320 - Death and Dying Credits: (5)
SOC 322 - Sociology of Food Credits: (5)
SOC 325 - Aging Credits: (5)
SOC 326 - Social Demography Credits: (5)
SOC 327 - Health and Society Credits: (5)
SOC 343 - Child Abuse Credits: (5)
SOC 344 - Juvenile Delinquency Credits: (5)
SOC 345 - Deviance Credits: (5)
SOC 346 - Criminology Credits: (5)
SOC 348 - Women and Crime Credits: (5)
SOC 349 - Law and Society Credits: (5)
SOC 351 - Sociology of Work Credits: (5)
SOC 352 - Punishment and Corrections Credits: (5)
SOC 354 - Minority Experience Credits: (5)
SOC 356 - Sociology of Gender Credits: (5)
SOC 357 - Sociology of Families Credits: (5)
SOC 358 - Sociology of Sexualities Credits: (5)
SOC 359 - U.S. Feminist Movements Credits: (5)
SOC 362 - Social Movements Credits: (5)
SOC 365 - Minority Groups Credits: (5)
SOC 366 - Sociology of American Indians Credits: (5)
SOC 367 - Sociology of Religion Credits: (5)
SOC 370 - Social Change Credits: (5)
SOC 375 - Sociology of Conflict Credits: (5)
SOC 380 - Environmental Sociology Credits: (5)
SOC 383 - Sociology of Leadership Credits: (5)
SOC 386 - Seminar on Racism Credits: (5)
SOC 415 - Urban Sociology Credits: (5)
SOC 425 - Sociology of Education Credits: (5)
SOC 445 - Social Inequality Credits: (5)
SOC 446 - Sociology of Immigration Credits: (5)
SOC 459 - Organizations Credits: (5)
SOC 460 - Community Structure and Organization Credits: (5)
SOC 490 - Cooperative Education Credits: (1-12)
SOC 495 - Sociological Research Credits: (1-15)

Total Credits: 30

College and Department Information

Sociology Department
College of the Sciences

Online Availability
The program will have both a designated online only option and an in-person or hybrid option.

Program Codes
SOCIMINSS, SOCIMINSSO, SOCIMINSSP, SOCIMINSOP