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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

  SOCIOL 101       Sociology: An Introduction                     3
  ANTHRO 103       Intro. to Cultural Anthropology               3
  SOCIOL 361       Social Theory                                            3
  SOCIOL 362       Methods of Sociological Research      3
  SOCIOL 363*     Intro. to Statistics                                      3
  SOCIOL 404WI** Sociology Capstone: Senior Seminar   3

*MATH 235 is not a substitute for SOCIOL 363.
**All majors are required to take a writing intensive course within the Department of Sociology (SOCIOL 404WI fulfills this requirement).
Other degree requirements include:

1. A 2.0 grade-point average in the 30 hours credited toward the major.
2. A minimum grade of C- in all required courses (SOCIOL 101, ANTHRO 103, SOCIOL 361, SOCIOL 362, SOCIOL 363, and SOCIOL 404WI).
3. Completion of the general degree requirements of the College of Arts and Sciences with a minimum GPA of 2.0.
4. No more than three 1-credit courses of Special Topics in Sociology (SOCIOL 300__) may be used to fulfill Sociology elective requirements.
5. Students may apply a maximum of 12 credit hours of Sociology courses from other schools toward the major (introductory sociology, cultural anthropology, and/or sociology electives).