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The Sophomore Plan

Students complete their Sophomore Plan electronically, via the Majors and Minors Portal in mySwarthmore

Note: It is important to update your plan in the portal whenever your projections change.
The "Sophomore Plan" is a reflection on your experiences, and a plan for your remaining time at Swarthmore. The Plan is also a central piece of your application for your academic major(s) and - if sought - your minors(s).

The Sophomore Plan has a few parts:

  • A brief description of the primary interests, purposes, and principles that organize your program of study, including major(s), minors, off-campus study, Honors, etc.
  • A semester-by-semester list of courses and seminars which are central to your academic program. This list will assist planning for the next two years. Note: because of leave patterns and other factors, there is no guarantee that you will be admitted to all seminars and courses you list, even if your program is approved.
  • Any forms required by individual departments, individualized special majors, etc.

Requirements for Curriculums housed in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology

Acceptance to the Department

  • Course Major: Completion of at least two courses in the department with at least a B average for work in the dept and a C average overall
  • Course Minor: Not offered
  • Honors Major:  Completion of at least two courses in the department with at least a B average for work in the dept and a B average overall
  • Honors Minor: Completion of at least two courses in the department with at least a B average for work in the dept and a B average overall
  • Special Major: Completion of at least two courses in the department with at least a B average for work in the dept and a C average overall
  • Medical Anthropology: Completion of at least two courses in the department with at least a B average for work in the dept and a B average overall
  • Political Sociology: Completion of at least two courses in the department with at least a B average for work in the dept and a B average overall
  • Honors Special Major: Completion of at least two courses in the department with at least a B average for work in the dept and a B average overall

Core (required) Courses for Majors

  • ANTH 001 Foundations: Culture, Power, and Meaning, 1 credit
  • SOCI 001 Foundations: Self, Culture, and Society, 1 credit
  • Methods Course, at least one
  • SOAN 098 Thesis Writers Master Class, 0 credit
  • SOAN 096/097 (Course) or 180F/180S (Honors) Thesis, 2 credits

Departmental Credit Requirements

  • Course Major: Core Courses + 3 add’l courses in the dept
  • Course Minor: Not offered
  • Honors Major: Core Courses (thesis will be used as a preparation) + Two add’l 2-credit preparations in dept
  • Honors Minor: ANTH 001, SOCI 001, at least one designated Methods course + One 2-credit preparation in the dept
  • Special Major: Core Courses + four credits outside of the dept
  • Honors Special Major: Core Courses (thesis will be used as a preparation) + maximum of four credits outside of the dept + Three 2-credit preparations
  • Medical Anthropology: ANTH 001, one Methods course in the department, Thesis  + either ANTH 043E or ANTH 049B + 5 add’l courses, recommended: ANTH 002F; 003G; 039C; 053B; 103; 133; SOCI 050B; POLS 048; ECON 075; ENVS 035; LITR 074F; HIST 066; HIST 80; PSYC 38; RELG 031; RELG 033

  • Political Sociology: SOCI 001, one Methods course in the department, Thesis + 6 add’l courses, recommended: SOCI 006, SOCI 025B/PEAC 025B, SOCI 025C, SOCI 026B, SOCI 035B, SOCI 035D, SOCI 035F, SOCI 045C, SOCI 048G, SOCI 048K, SOCI 048L, SOCI 058C, SOCI 056C, SOCI 138, SOCI 148, ANTH 037B, ANTH 037C, ANTH 042D, ANTH 044/PEAC 043, ANTH 072C, ECON 013, ECON 041, ECON 042, ECON 073, ECON 082, PEAC 014, PEAC 055, PEAC 135/SOCI 135, POLS 020B, POLS 028, POLS 031, POLS 054, POLS 081

  • Honors in Medical Anthropology: requirements of Medical Anthropology Course major + Three 2-credit preparations approved by the dept (thesis will be used as a preparation)

  • Honors in Political Sociology: requirements for Political Sociology course major + Three 2- credit preparations approved by the dept

Link to Sociology and Anthropology in the catalog