FAQs
Date：2023-03-20
Q: What is a course selection?
A: Course selection means that you can see what course titles or course outlines you are interested in before the semester begins and take the initiative to select the courses you are interested in. However, freshman year usually has more required courses, and the required courses are the courses that you must complete in the next four years.
Q: How do I select a course?
A: During the course selection period specified by the school, you can schedule your courses by going to "Student Information System" → "Course Selection System". If you do not have any special reasons or other factors to consider, you should not withdraw from any of the required courses since missing any of the required courses will prevent you from graduating. It is recommended that you check off more courses and take as many courses as possible in the first stage of the course selection process, so that you do not fall short of credits due to the number of people taking the courses.
Q: What is the difference between "required " courses and "elective" courses?
A: Required courses are the professional knowledge that the department believes must be known for four years of university, and sometimes they are also the basis of elective courses. With some basic understanding, you can use this to determine the part you are interested in; elective courses are for you to follow your Interest to choose the courses you want to take, sometimes with special restrictions. For example, there may be a situation where only juniors and above can take the course, or there may be a rule that you must complete a certain course before you can select a course.
Q: If I want to graduate, how many credits should I complete?
A: The graduation credits stipulated by the department are a total of 132 credits (including 24 credits of school required and general education courses, 32 credits of departmental required courses, at least 30 credits of professional elective courses, and 15 credits of compulsory elective courses. Other electives courses can be up to 27 credits, which can be supplemented by the credits of courses of other departments or professional elective courses). In addition, students should note that the school has established the "English Proficiency Graduation Qualification Test" (applicable to undergraduate students, except for physically and mentally challenged students, overseas students and foreign students) in order to improve students' English proficiency. Students who have passed one of the following English proficiency standards are eligible to graduate with English proficiency.
(1). The GEPT (Graded English Proficiency Test) intermediate and advanced preliminary examinations
(2). TOEIC test (TOEIC) score of 600 (or more)
(3). Pen and paper TOEFL test (PBT) score of 500 (or more)
(4). TOEFL paper and pencil test (ITP) score of 480 (or above)
(5). Computer Based Test of English as a Foreign Language (CBT) score of 173 (or higher)
(6). Internet-based Test of English as a Foreign Language (IBT) score of 61 (or higher)
(7). International English Language Testing (IELTS) level 5.5 or above (inclusive)
Q: Is there any limit to the 132 graduation credits?
Among the 132 graduation credits, there are the following six regulations.
All required courses must be taken with passing grades. At the same time, you must complete the "choose two from four" courses offered for freshman (two our of the department's four courses, including political science, economics, psychology, and introduction to law) and the "choose three from six" courses offered for sophomore to senior (three out of the department's six courses, including social organization, social class, social psychology, cultural anthropology, political sociology, and economic sociology), a total of five required courses. If more of the above-mentioned courses are taken, it will be counted towards the credits of professional elective courses.
The professional elective courses offered by the department amount to more than 30 credits.
The courses stipulated by the Ministry of Education, such as: Chinese, foreign languages and physical education, etc., must be completed.
General education courses require 16 credits in five dimensions, but please note that no more than 16 credits from general education courses will be recognized, any additional credits will not be counted in the total graduation credits.
The upper limit of credits per semester is 25 credits. If your grades in the last semester are within the top 20% percentile of the class, you can take one or two additional courses. You should carefully evaluate your personal capacity.
Although there is no "blocking" policies in our department, the school has strict regulations. As long as the score of a certain course in the first semester is below 40, you cannot continue to take that course in the second semester.
Q: Can I take courses in the master's program? How to apply?
Students who are students of the department, or students who have a double major or minor in the department, can apply for a master's degree course at the beginning of their junior year (fifth semester). The application period is at the beginning of each semester and during the course enrollment and withdrawal period. After submitting the application to TA Wang in the department office, the faculty of the department will form the "Five Years of Study and Master's Degree Review Committee" to review the application. Students who have earned a minimum of 70 points in the master's degree program can apply for credit towards the master's degree program (if they plan to continue to apply for the master's degree program in the future), but they cannot do so if the credits are counted toward their graduation from the undergraduate program.
Q: What should I do if I fail to pass the "English Proficiency Standard for Graduation "?
If a student does not pass the English proficiency standards listed in Article 3 of this policy before graduation, he/she will be required to take the "English Intensive" course offered by the school. Students are required to pay a 2-credit fee for this course. Students who have completed this course with a passing grade will be considered to have meet the English proficiency graduation requirements of the University.
Q: What is "Professional Elective Course"?
All elective courses offered by the Department of Sociology's full-time and part-time faculty are included. They also include political science, economics, psychology, and introductory law courses offered in freshman year, and social organization, social class, social psychology, cultural anthropology, political sociology, and economic sociology offered from sophomore to senior year.
Q: I want to apply for double major/minor, how do I apply? How many credits are required in total?
You can apply directly online at "Student Information System" → "Course Selection System". As for the issue of credit, since each department has different rules, please go to the office of the department you want to take and ask the teaching assistant of that department. For example, if you want to take a double major/minor in the Law Department, go to the Law Department office and ask the teaching assistant of the Law Department. However, it usually requires many credits to double-major/sub-major, and the requirements vary from department to department. It is recommended that you seek advice from seniors or classmates in your department, or take a few classes to see if they really fit your interests before deciding whether to double major.
