Sociology (B.A. or B.S.)

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Sociology (B.A. or B.S.)

Requirements in Department (36)

SOCI 170 - Introduction to Sociology Credits: 3
SOCI 301 - Classical Sociological Theory Credits: 3
SOCI 302 - Contemporary Sociological Theory Credits: 3
SOCI 376 - Qualitative Research Methods Credits: 4
SOCI 377 - Quantitative Research Methods Credits: 4
SOCI 391 - Sociology and Professional Skills: Developing the Competencies for a Successful Career Credits: 1

Electives (18)

Additional electives in sociology to include at least 6 semester hours of 300-level courses and at least 6 semester hours of 400-level courses. Up to 3 hours of elective credit may be fulfilled by a course in the Criminology program.

GPA Requirement

A student must have completed SOCI 170, with a grade of C or better, to complete the major in Sociology.

Requirements outside Department (B.A., 3-16; B.S., 13-16)

For the B.A. Degree

STAT 100 - Basic Statistics Credits: 3
OR STAT 200 - Elementary Statistics Credits: 4

Fulfillment of B.A. foreign language requirement (0-12)

See “Foreign Language Requirement for the B.A. Degree” in the Other Graduation Requirements section of this catalog.

For the B.S. Degree

Fulfillment of B.S. laboratory science/mathematical/computational skills sequence (13-16)

See “College Requirement for the B.S. Degree” in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences information section of this catalog.

Students selecting a sequence that does not include STAT 200 (4) or STAT 300 (3) will also be required to take one of these courses or STAT 100 as a pre-requisite for SOCI 377 (with a grade of C or better).

Sociology (B.A. or B.S.)