Sociology Concentration

Additional License: Sociology1
Grade Levels 5-12
REPA 3

Please visit the Purdue University 2024-2025 Catalog for additional program information

Total Credit Hours – 18

2.50/4.00 Overall GPA is required for the Teacher Education Program, with all Professional Education and Concentration course grades “C” or higher, no “I” (Incomplete).

Content

CoursesCredit Hours
SOC 10000 – Introductory Sociology3
SOC 36700 – Religion in America OR3
SOC 36800 – The Social Significance of Religion3

Choose one course from each group

Group ACredit Hours
SOC 22000 – Social Problems3
SOC 34000 – General Social Psychology3
SOC 42900 – Sociology of Protest3
Group BCredit Hours
SOC 31000 – Race and Ethnicity3
SOC 33400 – Urban Sociology3
SOC 33900 – Sociology of Global Development3
SOC 41100 – Social Inequality3
Group CCredit Hours
SOC 35000 – Sociology of Family3
SOC 37400 – Medical Sociology3
SOC 45000 – Gender Roles in Modern Society3
Group DCredit Hours
SOC 32400 – Criminology3
SOC 32600 – Social Conflict and Criminal Justice3
SOC 32700 – Crime, Deviance, and Mass Media3
SOC 32800 – Criminal Justice3
SOC 35200 – Drugs, Culture, and Society3
SOC 35600 – Hate and Violence3
SOC 42100 – Juvenile Delinquency3
SOC 42600 – Social Deviance and Control3

Licensure Information

All Purdue University Teacher Education Program and Indiana Department of Education requirements must be met for recommendation for Indiana licensure.

After all requirements are met, Purdue graduates will be considered eligible to apply to the Indiana Department of Education for licensure under REPA 3 in:

Sociology (5-12)

Visit the Indiana Department of Education website for more information about what courses can be taught once licensed in this area.

For additional information, please reference:

2024-2025 Teacher Education Program (TEP) Requirements and Milestones

¹This concentration is an additional licensure program and can only be added to an existing license.