The UCI Sociology Department offers undergraduate Sociology students the opportunity to earn up to four departmental certificates.  Each certificate recognizes successful completion of a focused course of study in one of four areas listed below.

 

Certificate Types and Requirements

 

BUSINESS, ECONOMY, AND ORGANIZATIONS

The certificate recognizes special expertise in the social forces shaping the workplace, organizational structures and the economy. This certificate program may prepare students for careers in business development, economic policy, and organizational management. You are required to complete FOUR of the following courses with a grade of C or better. Each course may be used for one certificate only. Application: Click here to apply

Business, Economy, & Organizations Courses:
Sociology 68 (Gender and Race Inequality in the Workplace)
Sociology 138 (Business Decisions)
Sociology 141 (Organizations)
Sociology 142 (White Collar Crime)
Sociology 145 (Occupations & Professions)
Sociology 157A (Sociology of Education)
Sociology 158C or 158CW (Money, Work, and Social Life)
Sociology 173 (Social Inequality)
Sociology 174 (Protests, Movements, and Revolution)
Sociology 179 (Economy and Society: Inequality and Public Policy)
Economics 1 (Introduction to Economics)

 

DIVERSITY & INEQUALITY

This certificate recognizes special expertise in the racial, ethnic, gender, age and sexual orientation diversity of communities and workplaces. It places special emphasis on how these population categories are associated with inequality and social injustice.  This certificate program may prepare students for careers in diversity management, law, human resources, and social policy.  You are required to complete FOUR courses with a grade of C or better. Each course may be used for one certificate only. Application:  Click here to apply

Diversity & Inequality Courses:
Sociology 44 (Births, Deaths, and Migration)
Sociology 51 (Asian American Family and Community)
Sociology 56 (Religion and Society)
Sociology 62 (Families and Intimate Relations)
Sociology 63 (Race and Ethnicity)
Sociology 64 (Sociology of Sexuality)
Sociology 68 (Gender and Race Inequality in the Workplace)
Sociology 68A (Ethnic and Immigrant America)
Sociology 150 (Sociological Lens on Religion)
Sociology 154 (Medical Sociology)
Sociology 151 (Social Inequality and Health)
Sociology 161 or 161W (Sociology of Sex and Gender)
Sociology 164 or 164W (Sociology of Aging)
Sociology 166 (Immigration and Inequality)
Sociology 167A or 167AW (Racial and Ethnic Relations in the US)
Sociology 169 (Race, Sex and the Media)              

Sociology 179 (African American Protest Movements)
Sociology 173 (Social Inequality)
Sociology 175B (China in the Global Age)

 

GLOBAL & INTERNATIONAL SOCIOLOGY

This certificate recognizes intensive study of significant global issues and world regions undergoing rapid social change. The certificate may prepare students for careers in global affairs, international organizations, international business, and law.  You are required to complete FOUR courses with a grade of C or better. Each course may be used for one certificate only. Application: Click here to apply

Global & International Sociology Courses:

Sociology 2   (Global and Transnational Sociology)
Sociology 43  (City and Community)
Sociology 44  (Births, Deaths, and Migration)
Sociology 144  (Politics, Power, and Society) 
Sociology 159 (Global Health and Development)
Sociology 159 (Social Inequality and Health)
Sociology 166  (Immigration and Inequality)
Sociology 170A (Vietnam War)
Sociology 170B (U.S. War on Terrorism)
Sociology 172 (Revolution and Post-Revolution China)
Sociology 175B (China in the Global Age)

 

SOCIAL PROBLEMS & PUBLIC POLICY

This certificate recognizes special expertise relevant to developing, implementing, and evaluating programs in education, health care, social work, personnel, law enforcement, and public administration. This certificate program may prepare students for careers in social services and public administration.  You are required to complete FOUR courses with a grade of C or better. Each course may be used for one certificate only. Application: Click here to apply

Social Problems & Public Policy Courses:
Sociology  3  (Social Problems)
Sociology 41 (Small Group Dynamics)
Sociology 43 City and Community)
Sociology 44 (Births, Deaths, and Migration)
Sociology 62 (Families and Intimate Relations)
Sociology 68 (Gender and Race Inequality in the Workplace)
Sociology 68A (Ethnic and Immigrant America)
Sociology 79 (Introduction to Social Work)
Sociology 135 (Social Psychology of Networks)
Sociology 141 (Organizations)
Sociology 142 (White Collar Crime)
Sociology 143 (Social Networks and Social Support)
Sociology 145 (Occupations and Professions)
Sociology 154 or 154W (Medical Sociology)
Sociology 156 (Deviance)
Sociology 157A (Sociology of Education)
Sociology 166 (Immigration and Inequality)
Sociology 167A or 167AW (Racial and ethnic Relations in the US)
Sociology 171 (Environment and Society)
Sociology 174 (Protests, Movements, and Revolution)
Sociology 177 or 177W (Immigration and Social Policy)
Sociology 179 (Economy and Society: Inequality and Public Policy)

 

 

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Submission details

 

Please click on the certificate you would like to apply to above to review the requirements. The requirements for each certificate is incredibly simple - simply complete 4 courses from the list of approved courses with a C or better! Each certificate topic has a different list of approved courses, so be sure to review the list by clicking the title of the certificate you are interested in above.

Applying for a certificate is even easier! In order to apply, complete the Google Form Application by May 15th (if deadline falls on a holiday or weekend, the due date will be the next working day). ALL certificate applications submitted before May 15th will be processed in the Spring quarter, not earlier. Please read the FAQ below for more information.

NOTE: The Google form application for your certificate must be complete to be reviewed. Complete applications must include your unofficial transcripts (and any backup for transfer course, substitution courses, or grade verifications if applicable) to be considered complete. Incomplete applications will not be reviewed.

 

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FAQs

When Will I Receive My Certificate?:

If you submit your application via the Google Form Application by the deadline posted above, then your certificate will be ready for you to receive at our annual certificate ceremony typically held in early June. It will also be available to pickup around the same time from our department offices (SSPB 4211). If you come to pick up your certificate after June, there is no guarantee that we will still have it.

 

What If I Cannot Pickup my Certificate In Person and/or Attend the Ceremony?

If you cannot attend the ceremony or pickup your certificate in person, that is completely fine! We are more than happy to give your certificate to a trusted friend if you let us know ahead of time. We do not mail out certificates, so if you have no way of picking up the physical copy please reach out and we can send you a digital PDF for you to print or keep.

 

For Students Graduating in Spring:

If you are graduating in the spring and would like to receive your certificate in the spring ceremony, but are still completing a course, please still complete the application form by the deadline and Indicate the course information on your application, and note “in progress” next to the course.

 

For Students Graduating in Fall or Winter:

If you are graduating in either the Fall or Winter, you can still submit your certificate application/s. However, these will NOT be processed earlier. These applications will be processed along with the rest in the Spring quarter, and mailed out to you over the Spring and Summer. Be sure to list a permanent mailing address on your application.

 

Have Transfer Courses?

Please submit the following via email to Undergraduate Director at ugdirectorsociol@uci.edu and sociolstudentassist@uci.edu

1.) Your transcripts for all eligible courses
2.) The syllabi for any *non-sociology or non-UCI courses (*cannot be approved without syllabi)

 

Course substitutions?

For course substitution requests please submit the following via email to Undergreaduate Director at ugdirectorsociol@uci.edu and sociolstudentassist@uci.edu

1.) Your transcripts for all eligible courses
2.) The syllabi for any *non-sociology or non-UCI courses (*cannot be approved without syllabi)

 

Completing a course over the Summer?

If you are taking a course during Summer Sessions to complete your certificate requirements - once this course is completed, please email sociolstudentassist@uci.edu and let us know that you have completed your final course requirement.

 

Completing a course in Spring Quarter?

If you are taking a course in Spring quarter to complete your certificate requirements, email the instructor of the course and ask them to verify that you will finish this course with a C or better. Upload that email, along with your unofficial transcripts, to the application google form.

 

Course requirements?

For each certificate, you are required to complete FOUR courses in its field with a grade of C or better.  Requirements for the certificates may be completed over the course of your academic career here at UC Irvine.  You are not required to complete all the coursework in one academic year. Please click on the certificate title at the top of this webpage to view the application and the qualifying courses.

 

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