SOCIOLOGY MAJOR PROGRAM
The specific objectives of the major program in Sociology are to develop in each student:
- An understanding of the principles which determine the operation of human societies.
- The ability to think clearly, independently and critically.
- The ability to do sociological research.
- The foundations necessary for graduate study and for careers in the service professions.
Required and Recommended Courses for a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Sociology
I. General Education Requirements
A. Curriculum Area I (Arts and Humanities)
Course No. Title Credits
ENGL 203 Fundamentals of Contemporary Speech — 3
(Select two of the 3 credit hour course designated from Discipline A, B, C, or D)
Foreign language (SPAN 101 & SPAN 102 recommended) - 6
Total — 9
B. Curriculum Area II (Social and Behavioral Sciences)
Course No. Title Credits
Select one course from discipline A — Social Sciences — 3
And discipline B — Behavioral Sciences — 3
Total — 6
C. Curriculum Area III (Biological and Physical Sciences)
Course No. Title Credits
Select two science courses, one of which must be a laboratory course.
BIOL101 & BIOL 103 Biological Science and Lab — 3 + 1
ENVS 101 Environmental Science – 3
or ANPT 114- 4
Total — 7 or 8
D. Curriculum Area IV (Mathematics)
Course No. Title Credits
Select MATH 109 College Algebra — 3
Total — 3 or 4
E. Curriculum Area V (English Composition)
Course No. Title Credits
ENGL 101 or 101H Basic Composition I — 3
ENGL 102 or 102H Basic Composition II — 3
EDPE exam - graduation requirement
ENGL 305 or 310 Technical Writing or Advanced Composition — 3
Total — 9
F. Curriculum Area VI (Emerging Issues)
Course No. Title Credits
SOSC 100 1st Year Experience - 1
General Education elective — 3
General Education elective — 3
Total — 7
II. Sociology Major Core Courses
Course No. Title Credits
SOCI 101 Introduction to Sociology — 3
SOCI 303 Inequality in America — 3
SOCI 221 Research Methods in Behavioral Sciences — 3
SOCI 222 Statistical Methods in Behavioral Sciences — 3
SOCI 231 Theory I: Foundations of Sociological Theory — 3
SOCI 232 Theory II: Foundations of Sociological Theory — 3
SOCI 431 Senior Seminar - 3
Select 5 three-credit Sociology Elective Courses — 15
Total — 36
III. Supportive Course Requirements
Course No. Title Credits
SOCI SCI (Select two three-credit Social Science courses) — 6
IV. Free Elective
Course No. Title Credits
Total — 37
TOTAL PROGRAM REQUIRED CREDITS — 120
Recommended Course Sequence
FRESHMAN YEAR
Fall Semester
ENGL 101 Basic Composition I — 3
SOCI 101 Intro. To Sociology — 3
MATH 109 — 3
Any elective — 3
Curriculum Area II - A — 3
SOSC 100 1st Year Experience - 1
Semester Total — 16
Spring Semester
ENGL 102 Basic Composition I — 3
EDPE exam - 0
Curriculum Area II-B — 3
Curriculum Area I-A: Foreign language recommended — 3
Curriculum Area III Science and lab — 4
SOCI Elective — 3
Semester Total — 16
SOPHOMORE YEAR
Fall Semester
ENGL 203 Fund. Of Contemp. Speech — 3
Curriculum Area II — 3
Curriculum Area IV — 3
General Education elective — 3
SOCI 221 Research Methods — 3
Semester Total — 15
Spring Semester
SOCI 222 Statistical Methods — 3
ENGL 305 Tech. Writing or
310 Advanced Comp. — 3
SOCI Elective — 3
SOCI 303 Inequality in America — 3
Any Elective — 3
Semester Total — 15
JUNIOR YEAR
Fall Semester
SOCI Social Science — 3
Any Elective — 3
SOCI 231 Theory — 3
SOCI Elective
Curriculum Area I-B: Foreign language recommended — 3
Semester Total — 15
Spring Semester
Any Elective — 3
Curriculum Area I — 3
Any Elective — 3
SOCI 232 Theory II — 3
Any Elective — 3
Semester Total — 15
SENIOR YEAR
Fall Semester
SOCI Elective — 3
Any Elective — 3
Any Elective — 3
Any Elective — 3
Any Elective — 3
Semester Total — 15
Spring Semester
SOCI 431 Seminar — 3
SOCI Elective — 3
Any Elective — 3
Any Elective — 3
Any Elective — 4
Semester Total — 16