A SOC Major

Course and credit hours requirements for a Bachelor of Arts with a Major in Sociology are listed below. Click here to view a typical program for a BA in Sociology.

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SOCIOLOGY REQUIREMENTS AND ELECTIVES

	SOC 101 Principles of Sociology or SOC 204 Modern Social Problems 3 credit hours
	SOC 208 Social Research Methods 3 credit hours
	SOC 303 Modern Social Theory 3 credit hours
	SOC 308 Data Analysis 3 credit hours
	SOC 308L Data Analysis Laboratory 1 credit hour
	SOC 351 Urban Sociology 3 credit hours
	SOC 409 Senior Seminar in Sociology 3 credit hours
	Elective courses in Sociology, Anthropology & Social Work 18 credit hours

TOTAL SOCIOLOGY CREDIT HOURS =
37 Credit Hours

NOTE: A total of no more than 6 semester hours of field experience or internship from SOC 495, SOC 497, SWK 401, SWK 497, ANT 449, or ANT 497 may count toward the required 37 semester hours for a sociology major. Up to 9 hours total may be taken in anthropology and/or social work for a sociology major. These hours may also be used toward the completion of a minor.

LIBERAL STUDIES CURRICULUM

	Philosophy and Religious Studies 12 credit hours
	History 6 credit hours
	Literature: English or Foreign Language 3 credit hours
	Creative and Performing Arts 3 credit hours
	Foreign Language and/or Arts and/or Humanities 3 to 9 credit hours
	Social Sciences (excludes courses in SOC) 12 credit hours
	Mathematics (MTH 102, 204, 205 excluded) 3 credit hours
	Natural Sciences 11 credit hours
	Communication Competencies 0 to 9 credit hours
	Introduction to the University: ASI 150 0 to 1 credit hour

GENERAL EDUCATION COURSES
AND ACADEMIC ELECTIVES =
124 Credit Hours, minimum

	SOC 101. Principles of Sociology (1st term)
	SOC 204 or SWK 201. Modern Social Problems or Social Work Practice and Profession (2nd term)
	ENG 101 and 102 (114). College Composition
	HST 103. The West and the World
	PHL 103. Introduction to Philosophy
	REL 103. Introduction to Religion
	CMM 101. Fundamentals of Oral Communication
	MTH. Approved course based on placement
	Humanities Foreign Language or Creative and Performing Arts or other Humanities course

	SOC 351. Urban Sociology
	2 SOC/ANT/SWK electives.
	REL or PHL. Approved General Education REL or PHL course
	SCI 190 and SCI 190L. The Physical Universe and Lab
	SCI 210 or SCI 220 and L. The Dynamic Earth or The Chemical World and Lab
	Humanities. Foreign Language or Creative and Performing Arts or other Humanities course
	2 Social Sciences courses. ANT 150, ECO 203, POL 101 (or POL 201), PSY 101
	HST. Approved General Education History course

	SOC 208. Social Research Methods
	SOC 303. Modern Social Theory
	SOC 308 and 308L. Data Analysis and Data Analysis Lab
	2 SOC/ANT/SWK electives 300 or 400 level course
	ENG or LNG English or Foreign Language Literature course
	SCI 230 or SCI 240. Organisms, Evolution and Environment or Organisms, Evolution and Health
	Upper level REL or PHL Approved General Education REL or PHL course
	Upper level Social Science taken in same discipline as one introductory social science course
	1 elective

	SOC 409 Senior Seminar in Sociology
	2 SOC/ANT/SWK electives 300 or 400 level course
	Social science elective 300 or 400 level course
	6 electives

SOCIOLOGY REQUIREMENTS AND ELECTIVES

LIBERAL STUDIES CURRICULUM

A Typical Program for a BA in Sociology

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