SociologySOC / UT Austin
Compare 96 SOC courses by average GPA, A share and recent reported semester.
- Average GPA / 4.00
- 3.34
- A grades · excludes A−
- 41.2%
- Letter grades reported
- 85,399
Source: UT Austin Office of Institutional Reporting; updated .
SOC courses
| Course | Average GPA | % A | Letter grades | Latest term |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SOC 302Introduction to the Study of Society | 3.39 | 43.2% | 28,141 | Summer 2026 |
| SOC 302PPhysical Activity and Society | 3.17 | 36.4% | 426 | Spring 2023 |
| SOC 304Introductory Topics in Sociology | 3.34 | 35.0% | 263 | Spring 2020 |
| SOC 307CAmerican Families Past and Present | 3.54 | 48.1% | 574 | Spring 2024 |
| SOC 307DCapital Punishment in America | 2.85 | 19.5% | 82 | Spring 2016 |
| SOC 307EContemporary United States Social Problems | 3.42 | 40.8% | 174 | Spring 2021 |
| SOC 307FDiversity in American Families | 3.25 | 33.1% | 172 | Fall 2020 |
| SOC 307GCulture and Society in the United States | 3.33 | 34.5% | 426 | Fall 2019 |
| SOC 307JEducation and Society | 3.43 | 46.4% | 196 | Fall 2022 |
| SOC 307KFertility and Reproduction | 3.35 | 34.7% | 1,198 | Spring 2026 |
| SOC 307LGender, Race, and Class in American Society | 3.36 | 45.6% | 533 | Summer 2025 |
| SOC 307NSOCIOLOGY OF DEVELOPMENT | 3.23 | 24.0% | 50 | Fall 2015 |
| SOC 307PIntroduction to the Sociology of Health and Well-Being | 3.61 | 56.2% | 347 | Summer 2026 |
| SOC 307QEnvironmental Inequality and Health | 3.63 | 69.7% | 211 | Summer 2026 |
| SOC 307TPunishment and Society | 3.65 | 64.9% | 815 | Spring 2026 |
| SOC 308RSCH METHS HEALTH AND SOCIETY | 3.06 | 24.3% | 2,869 | Spring 2015 |
| SOC 308DEthnicity and Gender: La Chicana | 3.27 | 20.0% | 10 | Fall 2025 |
| SOC 308GThe Rich and the Poor in America: Sociological Perspective | 3.64 | 63.0% | 300 | Summer 2026 |
| SOC 308JRomantic Relationships and Family Formation | 3.23 | 27.3% | 187 | Spring 2026 |
| SOC 308KSocial Change and the Future | 3.24 | 33.6% | 110 | Spring 2016 |
| SOC 308LSocial Transformation of Love and Relationships | 3.46 | 39.3% | 675 | Spring 2026 |
| SOC 308MSociology of Identity | 3.26 | 43.1% | 109 | Spring 2020 |
| SOC 308NComparative Religion, Politics, and Culture | 3.05 | 16.1% | 230 | Spring 2017 |
| SOC 308SIntroduction to Health and Society | 3.55 | 50.2% | 3,374 | Spring 2026 |
| SOC 309CHICANOS IN AMERICAN SOCIETY | 2.55 | 7.9% | 38 | Fall 2011 |
| SOC 309CCreating the Sustainable Society | 3.39 | 34.3% | 1,042 | Spring 2026 |
| SOC 310SWomen's Reproductive Health for Nonscience Majors | 2.98 | 20.1% | 139 | Spring 2016 |
| SOC 312SSociety, Health, and Happiness | 3.54 | 58.7% | 126 | Summer 2026 |
| SOC 313KIntroduction to the Sociology of Religion | 3.18 | 41.9% | 117 | Fall 2021 |
| SOC 317LIntroduction to Social Statistics | 3.13 | 34.5% | 2,283 | Spring 2026 |
| SOC 317MINTRO TO SOCIAL RESEARCH | 3.13 | 29.2% | 1,568 | Spring 2020 |
| SOC 318Juvenile Delinquency | 3.02 | 32.5% | 418 | Fall 2016 |
| SOC 319Introduction to Social Demography | 3.27 | 32.6% | 1,017 | Fall 2020 |
| SOC 320CCancerland | 3.74 | 61.6% | 86 | Spring 2025 |
| SOC 320KPolitical Sociology | 3.50 | 49.4% | 79 | Fall 2021 |
| SOC 320TQualitative Methods for Social Research | 3.67 | 71.6% | 102 | Spring 2025 |
| SOC 321CConsumption in Latin America | 3.21 | 16.0% | 50 | Spring 2023 |
| SOC 321DDemography of Crime and Punishment | 3.63 | 73.5% | 49 | Spring 2023 |
| SOC 321EEconomy, Culture, and Society | 3.07 | 14.2% | 226 | Fall 2019 |
| SOC 321GGlobal Health Issues and Health Systems | 3.31 | 32.8% | 442 | Fall 2025 |
| SOC 321KContemporary Issues in Sociology: Special Topics | 3.40 | 42.2% | 3,029 | Spring 2026 |
| SOC 321LSociology of Education | 3.33 | 35.1% | 596 | Spring 2026 |
| SOC 321PPolitics and Society in Latin America | 3.74 | 64.3% | 28 | Fall 2014 |
| SOC 321QSocial Inequality | 3.60 | 59.7% | 325 | Fall 2024 |
| SOC 321RThe Sociology of Race and Work | 3.21 | 42.3% | 78 | Fall 2020 |
| SOC 321UUrban Sociology | 3.74 | 72.9% | 218 | Summer 2026 |
| SOC 321VEnvironmental Sociology | 3.67 | 67.9% | 290 | Fall 2025 |
| SOC 322CSociology of Creativity | 3.56 | 53.3% | 227 | Spring 2026 |
| SOC 322FMental Health in Social Context | 3.86 | 79.7% | 898 | Fall 2022 |
| SOC 322JEconomic Sociology of Health | 3.66 | 65.3% | 167 | Fall 2025 |
| SOC 322LLaw and Organizations | 2.97 | 27.0% | 37 | Fall 2022 |
| SOC 322MSociology of Masculinities | 3.53 | 43.6% | 133 | Spring 2026 |
| SOC 322PSex and Violence in Popular Culture | 3.24 | 34.7% | 49 | Summer 2016 |
| SOC 322RRACE, SPORT, AND IDENTITY | 3.41 | 10.5% | 19 | Fall 2014 |
| SOC 322STHE SOCIOLOGY OF SPORT-WB | 3.01 | 17.1% | 199 | Summer 2022 |
| SOC 322UUnited States Immigration | 3.51 | 53.7% | 633 | Fall 2025 |
| SOC 322VRace, Gender, and Surveillance | 3.31 | 16.6% | 415 | Fall 2024 |
| SOC 323The Family | 3.32 | 37.2% | 1,598 | Spring 2026 |
| SOC 323CPolicing | 3.84 | 71.1% | 97 | Spring 2023 |
| SOC 323DBorder Control and Deaths | 3.48 | 47.9% | 689 | Fall 2024 |
| SOC 323EEconomic Sociology | 3.29 | 45.8% | 59 | Spring 2026 |
| SOC 323FFood and Society | 3.61 | 53.1% | 405 | Spring 2026 |
| SOC 323SBuilding the Sustainable City | 3.79 | 76.6% | 188 | Spring 2026 |
| SOC 324KSocial Change in Developing Nations | 3.49 | 23.8% | 21 | Spring 2018 |
| SOC 325KCriminology | 3.33 | 51.5% | 3,719 | Summer 2026 |
| SOC 325LSociology of Criminal Justice | 3.05 | 18.5% | 4,845 | Spring 2026 |
| SOC 327MSocial Research Methods | 3.26 | 47.0% | 1,113 | Spring 2026 |
| SOC 329Social Stratification | 3.13 | 19.2% | 104 | Spring 2026 |
| SOC 330CDeath and Dying: Sociological Perspectives | 3.70 | 73.9% | 685 | Fall 2025 |
| SOC 330PSociology and Social Psychology | 2.85 | 20.5% | 1,349 | Fall 2025 |
| SOC 333KSociology of Gender | 3.06 | 29.3% | 1,171 | Fall 2025 |
| SOC 335SOCIETY OF MODERN MEXICO-WB | 3.34 | 8.8% | 272 | Fall 2020 |
| SOC 335RReproductive Justice and Race | 3.63 | 69.8% | 63 | Spring 2023 |
| SOC 336CAmerican Dilemmas | 3.08 | 22.1% | 163 | Spring 2020 |
| SOC 336DRace, Class, and Health | 2.89 | 12.7% | 542 | Fall 2021 |
| SOC 336GGender Politics in the Islamic World | 3.59 | 45.8% | 155 | Fall 2019 |
| SOC 336PSocial Psychology and the Law | 2.96 | 25.1% | 1,326 | Spring 2026 |
| SOC 340CGlobalization | 3.08 | 23.7% | 329 | Fall 2022 |
| SOC 340DViolence | 3.10 | 26.7% | 232 | Spring 2021 |
| SOC 340LAging and the Life Course | 3.96 | 90.8% | 218 | Spring 2022 |
| SOC 341CMedical Sociology | 3.67 | 70.2% | 215 | Fall 2025 |
| SOC 343Religion and Society | 3.71 | 73.0% | 285 | Fall 2023 |
| SOC 344Racial and Ethnic Relations | 3.65 | 66.3% | 1,149 | Summer 2026 |
| SOC 344CRace, Science, and Race Science | 3.74 | 65.7% | 108 | Fall 2025 |
| SOC 350MSociology Internship Seminar | 3.04 | 12.5% | 8 | Spring 2012 |
| SOC 352Social Movements | 3.38 | 54.0% | 619 | Spring 2026 |
| SOC 352DBOUNDARIES AND DILEMMAS | 3.91 | 89.5% | 19 | Fall 2016 |
| SOC 352EMedia Industries and Entrepreneurship | 3.47 | 70.0% | 10 | Spring 2017 |
| SOC 352MBOUNDARIES AND DILEMMAS | 3.60 | 44.8% | 67 | Fall 2013 |
| SOC 354KSociology of Health and Illness | 3.24 | 30.4% | 1,260 | Fall 2022 |
| SOC 358DHEALTH POLICY & HEALTH SYSTEMS | 3.17 | 18.3% | 60 | Fall 2014 |
| SOC 359Labor and Labor Movements | 3.62 | 47.4% | 19 | Spring 2024 |
| SOC 366Deviance | 3.43 | 54.0% | 924 | Spring 2023 |
| SOC 368DSOCIAL CONTEXT OF PUBLIC HLTH | 3.63 | 65.4% | 156 | Fall 2014 |
| SOC 369KPopulation and Society | 3.52 | 37.3% | 1,725 | Spring 2026 |
| SOC 379MSociological Theory | 3.40 | 48.3% | 2,837 | Spring 2026 |
How this department is summarized
The Sociology hub includes 96 undergraduate courses with reported letter-grade data. Its 3.34 average combines 85,399 letter grades, weighting each grade equally. A large course therefore contributes more than a small seminar.
The A share is 41.2%, counting A separately from A−. Course-level pages show the available semesters and syllabus sources. Historical grades do not establish workload or teaching quality.