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Bachelor of Arts, Sociology

 

Major Program
The major in Sociology requires the completion of the following thirty-six (36) credit hours*:

  • SOCI 1210 Introductory Sociology with a minimum grade of C
  • SOCI 1211 Critical Issues in Social Analysis with a minimum grade of C
  • SOCI 2362 Classical Sociological Theory
  • SOCI 2363 Contemporary Sociological Theory
  • SOCI 2364 Research Design
  • SOCI 2365 Data Analysis
  • Twelve (12) credit hours in Sociology at the 3000 level or above
  • Six (6) credit hour seminar in Sociology at the 4000 level – note that directed readings courses in Sociology do not satisfy this requirement

FOR STUDENTS COMPLETING A DOUBLE MAJOR IN SOCIOLOGY AND CRIMINOLOGY, ONLY TWELVE (12) CREDIT HOURS CAN BE DOUBLE COUNTED FOR CROSS-LISTED COURSES.

*A half-year (.1** or .2) class is generally counted as 3 credit hours, a full year class, listed as .1xx .2yy ( NOTE: students must register in both halves of the course) is 6 credit hours.


** A .1 refers to a class offered in September and ending in December. A .2 is a class offered in January, ending in the spring. If a class number is followed by .XX there is a corresponding .YY. These are the two halves of a full year course and students must register for both halves.

 

Suggested Schedule
The following schedule is suggested for students majoring in Sociology:


Year 1:

  • ENGL 1205 Introduction to Literature
  • 9 credit hours of introductory courses in the following humanities (except PHIL 1200): Classics; History; Religious Studies; Modern Languages courses on literature and culture (a maximum of 6 credit hours can be counted from any one area).
  • SOCI 1210 Introductory Sociology with a minimum grade of C.
  • SOCI 1211 Critical Issues in Social Analysis with a minimum grade of C.
  • Six (6) credit hours from a social science other than Sociology.
  • Six (6) credit hours of from one or two of the following: PHIL 1200 Critical Thinking, Mathematics, a language other than English, or a natural science other than Psychology.

Year 2:

  • SOCI 2362 Classical Sociological Theory
  • SOCI 2363 Contemporary Sociological Theory
  • SOCI 2364 Research Design
  • SOCI 2365 Data Analysis
  • Twelve (12) credit hours in Arts at the 2000 level or above
  • Six (6) credit hours of electives

Year 3:

  • Twelve (12) credit hours in SOCI at the 3000 level
  • Twelve (12) credit hours in Arts at the 2000 level or above
  • Six (6) credit hours of electives

Year 4:

  • Six (6) credit hours in Sociology at the 4000 seminar level – note that directed readings courses in Sociology do not satisfy this requirement
  • Twelve (12) credit hours in Arts at the 2000 level or above
  • Six (6) credit hours of Arts electives at any level
  • Six (6) credit hours of electives

 

Concentration in Sociology
Students in a ninety (90) credit hour B.A. program with a concentration in Sociology are required to complete twenty-four (24) Sociology credit hours with a minimum grade point average of 2.00. Courses cross-listed with Criminology may not be double counted.


Minor Program
The minor in Sociology requires twenty-four (24) credit hours in Sociology completed with a minimum grade point average of C. These courses are:
1. Introductory Sociology [1210] and Critical Issues in Social Analysis [1211].
2. The equivalent of eighteen (18) credit hours in sociology at the 3000 or 4000 level

 

 


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