Although the structure and content of the sociology major has been addressed by a variety of scholars and several American Sociological Association (ASA) task forces over the past three decades, the structure, content, and even the purpose of the sociology minor has been ignored. In this article, we address this gap in the literature through two investigations. The first utilizes an examination of the websites and academic handbooks of 248 bachelor’s degree-granting institutions to discern the structure and contents of the sociology minor. We identify four models for the sociology minor found in U.S. higher education. The second study utilizes data gathered through the ASA 2019–2020 Department Survey. Included in the survey were a variety of questions regarding department chairs’ perceptions of the sociology minor. We conclude by suggesting that we should not only be concerned with what the sociology minor currently is but also consider what the minor could be.

虽然在过去的三十年里，社会学专业的结构和内容已经被各种学者和几个美国社会学协会 (ASA) 的工作组讨论过，但社会学辅修的结构、内容甚至目的都被忽视了。在本文中，我们通过两项调查解决了文献中的这一差距。第一种是通过对248所学士学位授予机构的网站和学术手册的检查来识别社会学辅修课程的结构和内容。我们为美国高等教育中的社会学辅修课程确定了四种模式。第二项研究利用通过 ASA 2019-2020 部门调查收集的数据。调查中包括有关系主任对社会学未成年人的看法的各种问题。