Sociology Award Criteria

The sociology award will be given to a sociology major who meets the following criteria:

  • The student must have successfully completed, or be in the process of successfully completing, a minimum of two sociology departmental courses offered at Columbia State Community College by the award semester.
  • The student must earn a minimum of a 3.0 GPA in all sociology departmental courses.
  • The student must earn a minimum of a 2.5 overall GPA.
  • The student must have completed a minimum of 12 hours at Columbia State Community College.
  • The student must demonstrate professional potential in the field of sociology.

*All students from each Columbia State Community College site or center who meet the above criteria will be considered for the award.
 

STUDENT AWARENESS OF AWARD:

  • Sociology award criteria will be available on the sociology department website and information will also be provided to sociology majors during advising meetings and emails.

 SELECTION PROCESS:

  • The sociology lead faculty member will compile a list of all eligible students for the Sociology Award.
  • Full-time sociology faculty will evaluate the academic and professional potential of eligible sociology majors.
  • Full-time faculty may request eligible students to complete additional information such as an essay or information form in order to determine the Sociology Award recipient.
  • Full-time sociology faculty will reach a collective decision on the student who will receive the Sociology Award for the academic year.

 


 
Columbia State Community College is a Tennessee Board of Regents Institution and is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer committed to the education of a nonracially identifiable student body.

 

The views and opinions expressed in this page are strictly those of the sociology department. The contents of this page have not been reviewed or approved by Columbia State Community College.