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BA in Social Science
Program Highlights
Online Social Science Program ranked #1 in the nation in both quality and affordability and named Best Value Nationally in 2017.
Student Success
Awards/Scholarships
- International Scholar Laureate Program International Relations and Diplomacy Delegate
- Panetta Fellowship
- CSUC Research and Creativity Award for Undergraduates
AS Government Positions
- Director of University Affairs
- Director of Legislative Affairs
Graduate School
- CSU, Bakersfield
- CSU, Chico
- CSU, Fullerton
- CSU, San Jose
- Free University of Amsterdam
- Indiana University
- Northwestern University
- Nottingham University
- SUNY, Albany
- UC, Irvine
- UCLA
Presentations/Conferences/Publications
- Far West Pop Culture Conference
- Western Social Science Association
- Pacific Sociological Association
- BSS Symposium
- The Journal of Community College Research and Practice
Jobs
- Butte College, various Student Services positions
- Staff Assistant and Legislative Aid, Capitol Hill
- City Clerk, Grass Valley
- City Planner, Corning
- Development Officer, San Jose State
- Director of Disability Support Programs for Students and Workability, Feather River College
- Peace Corps
- Pleasanton Police Department
- Staff position with Student Conservation Association Excelsior Program, New York State
- Student Services, CSU, Chico
- Student Services, Stanford University
- Transportation Planner, Caltrans
- Vocational Rehab Specialist, Catholic Charities of Santa Clara
- Women's Center Youth and Family Services, Stockton
Social Science Internships by Category
Government Agencies
- Panetta Institute for Public Policy
- Victim Witness Assistance
- Butte County Juvenile Detention Center
- Pleasant Valley State Prison
- Redding Police Department
- Redding Library
- UCLA Labor Occupational Safety and Health Program
Nonprofits
- Butte Environmental Council
- International Rescue Committee
- Chico Community Children's Center
- Catalyst Domestic Violence Services
- Torres Community Shelter
- Boys and Girls Clubs of Sonoma Valley
- Esplanade House (Community Action Agency of Butte Co.)
- Stonewall Alliance
- Private Industry Council
- Women's Resource Clinic
- Conflict Resolution Center
- Women's Health Specialists
- Planned Parenthood
- Independent Living Services
- United Way of Northern California
- Caminar
- International Rescue Committee
Student Services
- CSU, Chico Career Center
- CSU, Chico Academic Advising
- CSU, Chico Student Learning Center
- CSU, Chico Accessibility Resource Center
- CSU, Chico EOP
- CSU, Chico Safe Place
CSU Organizations (Non-Student Services)
- CSU, Chico Cross-Cultural Leadership Center
- CSU, Chico AS Recycling
- Stop the Trafficking of Peoples (STOP)
- Passages (Foundation)
Social Services Agencies
- Sutter County Department of Child Support Services
- Modoc County CalWORKS
- Plumas Rural Services
- Valley Oak Children's Services
Job Placement Agencies
- Business Career Network
- Lassen Career Network
- Butte Community Employment Center
- Butte College Career Center
Pre K-12 Education
- Bidwell Academy for Young Children
- Capital City Early Head Start
- North Marysville High School
- Foothill High School
- Pillars Academy
- Vista Verde Middle School
- Esperanza High School
- Johnsonville School
- Citrus Elementary School
- Academy for Change
- Enterprise High School
Community Colleges
- Butte College
- Lassen Community College
- West Hills College
Private Sector
- Cline & Duplissea Advocacy Firm
- United Health Care
- Almond Blossom Senior Care
Graduation Rates Compared to College and University
Organizational Unit | Two Years | Three Years | Four Years |
University | 26% | 63% | 76% |
College(BSS) | 39% | 67% | 78% |
Program (SOSC) | 60% | 76% | 92% |
Distance Education (SOSC)* | 41% | 76% | 88% |
Upper-Division Undergraduate Transfer Persistence Rates
Student Learning and Community Service
Agencies and Organizations
- Working Strategies for Women, Shasta Co., CA
- Special Needs Classroom, Chico, CA
- 6th Grade Science Camp Asst., Oroville, CA
- Senior Nutrition Program, Shasta Co., CA
- Head Start Program, Tucson, AZ
- Celebrate Recovery, San Pedro, CA
- Bread and Broth, Lake Tahoe, NV
- Alternative Transportation Project, CSU Chico
- Accessibility Resource Center, CSU Chico
- American Cancer Society, Butte Co., CA
- 5th Grade Classroom Asst., Chico, CA
- Disabled Citizens Program, Glenn Co., CA
- GED Tutor
- Friends in Helping (homeless svc.), Sonoma Co.
- Girl Scouts food drive, Moreno Valley, CA
- 4th Grade Classroom Asst.
- Boys and Girls Club Excel Program, Chico, CA
- Sierra Family Svc. for Teen Parents, Roseville, CA
- Siskiyou Land Trust Outreach and Education, Mt. Shasta, CA
Agencies and Organizations
- Pregnant Women Support Services, Butte Co., CA
- Classroom Assistant/Hmong Translator, Chico, CA
- Passages Ombudsman Program, Butte Co., CA
- 4th/5th Grade Classroom Asst., Chico, CA
- Harvest Sacramento Food Bank, CA
- Environmental Science Classroom Asst., Redding, CA
- ESL Tutor, Chico, CA
- Loaves and Fishes, Sacramento, CA
- “Kids at College” outreach program, Mira Costa, CA
- Special Education Vocational and Life Skills, Los Angeles Co.
- Lassen Modoc Food Bank, Lassen/Modoc Co, CA
- Boys and Girls Club Activity Organizer, Santa Monica, CA
- Plumas Rural Services, Plumas County, CA
- Goodwill Ind. Good Partner Coach, FL
- Boy Scouts of America, Susanville, CA
- CREATE (eating disorder support group), Shasta Co.
Social Science Honors and Research Projects
- Danielle Casey. "Reimaging the Detroit Landscape." Recipient of Research and Creativity Award for Undergraduates, 2015. ($2,250)
- Marcee Boggs. "A Comparison between Academic Probation Students and Students in Good Standing on Self-Efficacy, Stress, and Academic Performance." Honors in the Major Research Paper, 2015.
- Cynthia Garrett. "Assessing the Differential Benefits of Volunteering." Honors in the Major Research Paper, 2013.
- Sarah Dimick. "Anti-Social Networking." Honors in the Major Research Paper, 2012.
- Mark Swift. "The Accumulating Academic Resources on Human Trafficking." Honors in the Major Research Paper, 2012.
- Deena Ainsworth. "Scientific Perspectives on Sex Addiction: A Content Analysis." Honors in the Major Research Paper, 2010.
- Christine Sylvia. "Challenges in Calculating Two-Year College Student Transfer Rates to Four-Year Colleges." Honors in the Major Research Paper, 2007. Published in The Journal of Community College Research and Practice, 2010.
2017 Social Science Outstanding Senior Awards
