B.A. Degree Requirements
The bachelor of arts degree in sociology requires a total of 30 credit hours in addition to
the general requirements for a degree in the College of Arts and Sciences.
For students selecting the Sociology major, required courses are the following:
Hours
SOC 101 Sociology: An Introduction 3
SOC 103 Intro. to Cultural Anthropology 3
SOC 361 Social Theory 3
SOC 362 Methods of Sociological Research 3
SOC 363* Intro. to Statistics 3
SOC 404WI** Sociology Capstone: Senior Seminar 3
*MATH 235 is not a substitute for SOC 363.
**All majors are required to take a writing intensive course within the Department of Sociology/Criminal Justice and Criminology (SOC 404WI fulfills this requirement).
Other degree requirements include:
- A 2.0 grade-point average in the 30 hours credited toward the major.
- A minimum grade of C- in all required courses (SOC 101, 103, 361, 362, 363, and 404WI).
- Completion of the general degree requirements of the College
of Arts and Sciences with a minimum GPA of 2.0.
- No more than three 1-credit courses of Special Topics in Sociology (SOC 300R) may be used to fulfill Sociology elective requirements.