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SOC

College of Social Science · Michigan State University
57,721 grades60 courses198 professors44 terms

Department and course prefixes as Michigan State University lists them in its own catalog.

3.14
average GPA across 57,721 grades
−5% vs. Michigan State University overall (3.30)
79%
A or B
of 57,721 grades
8.7%
D, F or withdrew
of 57,774 enrolled
A49.5%
B29.1%
C12.8%
Every term against the 3.14 department average 44 terms
Fall 2011Spring 2026
Most taken
SOC 100
Introduction to Sociology
3.17
15,964 grades
+1% vs. dept
SOC 216
Sex and Gender
3.23
5,340 grades
+3% vs. dept
SOC 215
Race and Ethnicity
2.71
5,168 grades
−14% vs. dept
SOC 316
Youth and Society
3.10
5,012 grades
−1% vs. dept
SOC 315
Family and Society
2.88
3,686 grades
−8% vs. dept
SOC 241
Social Psychology
3.39
2,534 grades
+8% vs. dept
SOC 214
Social Inequality
3.10
2,311 grades
−1% vs. dept
SOC 161
Interntl Devel & Change
3.05
1,540 grades
−3% vs. dept
Courses with a grade record · 60
100 level3200 level8300 level15400 level17800 level14900 level3
CourseDistributionGPAvs. deptGrades
100 level3 courses
SOC 100 · Introduction to Sociology
3.17 +1% vs. dept 15,964
SOC 131 · Social Problems
3.24 +3% vs. dept 955
SOC 161 · Interntl Devel & Change
3.05 −3% vs. dept 1,540
200 level8 courses
SOC 214 · Social Inequality
3.10 −1% vs. dept 2,311
SOC 215 · Race and Ethnicity
2.71 −14% vs. dept 5,168
SOC 216 · Sex and Gender
3.23 +3% vs. dept 5,340
SOC 241 · Social Psychology
3.39 +8% vs. dept 2,534
SOC 252 · Intro to Env Sociology
3.31 +6% vs. dept 841
SOC 260 · Intro to Human Migration
3.51 +12% vs. dept 98
SOC 281 · Methods of Social Research I
2.90 −8% vs. dept 1,244
SOC 282 · Methods of Social Research II
2.79 −11% vs. dept 752
300 level15 courses
SOC 310 · Global Migration
3.44 +10% vs. dept 513
SOC 315 · Family and Society
2.88 −8% vs. dept 3,686
SOC 316 · Youth and Society
3.10 −1% vs. dept 5,012
SOC 322 · Sociology of Work
3.49 +11% vs. dept 455
SOC 325 · Play, Games, and Sports
3.22 +3% vs. dept 291
SOC 330 · Social Stratification
2.90 −7% vs. dept 337
SOC 331 · Political Sociology
3.02 −4% vs. dept 883
SOC 350 · Society and Mental Health
3.66 +17% vs. dept 811
SOC 351 · Gendered Violence & Power
3.02 −4% vs. dept 44
SOC 360 · Migration and Social Change
3.58 +14% vs. dept 71
SOC 361 · Contemporary Communities
3.13 −0% vs. dept 357
SOC 362 · Developing Societies
3.07 −2% vs. dept 542
SOC 363 · Rural Sociology
2.94 −6% vs. dept 103
SOC 368 · Science, Technology & Society
3.50 +12% vs. dept 412
SOC 375 · Urban Sociology
3.25 +4% vs. dept 962
400 level17 courses
SOC 412 · Animals, People and Nature
3.37 +7% vs. dept 556
SOC 424 · Organizations and Society
3.35 +7% vs. dept 307
SOC 451 · Dynamics of Population
3.24 +3% vs. dept 519
SOC 452 · Environment and Society
3.42 +9% vs. dept 523
SOC 452L · Internship Environment & Soc
2.41 −23% vs. dept 35
SOC 460 · Adv Seminar in Human Migration
3.59 +14% vs. dept 11
SOC 461 · Basic Demographic Tech & App
2.90 −8% vs. dept 20
SOC 475 · Sociology Health Care Systems
3.54 +13% vs. dept 1,250
SOC 476 · Social Psychology of Health
3.62 +15% vs. dept 113
SOC 477 · Visual Sociology
3.48 +11% vs. dept 117
SOC 478 · Climate Change and Society
3.44 +10% vs. dept 205
SOC 480 · Advanced Research Methods
3.67 +17% vs. dept 161
SOC 481 · Social Movements & Collect Inc
3.35 +7% vs. dept 362
SOC 488 · Sociological Theory (W)
3.01 −4% vs. dept 860
SOC 490 · Special Topics in Sociology
2.94 −6% vs. dept 88
SOC 498 · Sociology Internship
3.96 +26% vs. dept 108
SOC 499 · Soc Iss & Chng in Society (W)
3.10 −1% vs. dept 759
800 level14 courses
SOC 801 · Global Transformations
3.89 +24% vs. dept 27
SOC 815 · Classical Sociological Theory
3.79 +21% vs. dept 14
SOC 816 · Contemp Sociological Theory
4.00 +27% vs. dept 11
SOC 831 · Intersect Class Race & Gender
3.92 +25% vs. dept 12
SOC 833 · Gender and Power
3.91 +25% vs. dept 45
SOC 839 · Struct Inequalities & Families
3.68 +17% vs. dept 11
SOC 840 · Animals and Social Transform
3.95 +26% vs. dept 11
SOC 865 · Environmental Sociology
3.88 +24% vs. dept 38
SOC 869 · Community and Conservation
3.77 +20% vs. dept 31
SOC 881 · Analysis of Social Data I
3.73 +19% vs. dept 59
SOC 882 · Analysis of Social Data II
3.96 +26% vs. dept 63
SOC 883 · Multi-Equation Quantitative Mo
3.89 +24% vs. dept 14
SOC 885 · Methods Sociological Inquiry
3.84 +22% vs. dept 22
SOC 890 · Individual Readings
3.98 +27% vs. dept 46
900 level3 courses
SOC 974 · Social Attitudes
3.86 +23% vs. dept 11
SOC 985 · Qualitative Field Research
3.92 +25% vs. dept 63
SOC 989 · Top Sociological Methodology
3.80 +21% vs. dept 23
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