Sociology, BA with a Minor

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General Education Requirements

Competencies

Competencies must be completed within the student’s first 30 credits.

♦ Basic College Mathematics

♦ Reading Comprehension

♣ General Education Categories (34-35 credits total)

FYS, W-I, and OC courses must be completed within the student’s first 30 credits. Courses used to satisfy the general education requirements of the university must be taken from a minimum of six different academic disciplines. First Year Seminar and Level I Written Communications courses are exempt from this restriction. Courses may not be used to fulfill both major discipline and general education requirements.

♦FYS	First Year Seminar (Required of all freshmen and transfers with fewer than 15 transfer credits)	3 credits
♦W-I	Written Communication Level I	3 credits
♦OC	Oral Communication	3 credits
PGR	Personal Growth and Responsibility	3 credits
CEA	Creative Expression and Appreciation	3 credits
HP	The Human Past	3 credits
CS	Contemporary Society	3 credits
WC	World Cultures	3 credits
#SR	Scientific Reasoning Laboratory Course	4 credits
#SR	Any Scientific Reasoning Course	3-4 credits
QR	Quantitative Reasoning	3 credits

‡ Written Communication (Level II & Level III) and Diversity, Power Dynamics & Social Justice

Courses taken for Written Communication Level II, Level III and Diversity, Power Dynamics and Social Justice may be used to satisfy requirements anywhere else in a student’s program of study where they may apply. Credits will be counted in the area where they apply.

W-II	Written Communication - Level II
W-III	Written Communication - Level III
DPDS	Diversity, Power Dynamics & Social Justice

♥ Students may choose to use support courses to satisfy general education categories, but may not be required to do so. Note: If a course is used to satisfy two or more requirements (for example, a support course and Scientific Reasoning requirement), the credits are counted in only one place. Using a course to satisfy more than one requirement does not reduce the credit total required for graduation.

♣ Courses used to satisfy the general education requirements of the university must be taken from a minimum of six different academic disciplines. First Year Seminar and Level I Written Communications courses are exempt from this restriction. Courses may not be used to fulfill both major discipline and general education requirements.

# These Scientific Reasoning General Education Category courses do not have to be a sequence or be from the same discipline.

‡ Level II and Level III Written Communications courses and Diversity, Power Dynamics & Social Justice may be used to satisfy requirements anywhere else in a student’s program of study where they may apply. The credits are counted only in one area.

♦ General Education categories to be completed with the first 30 credits. Exceptions in the timing of these courses will be made for transfer students.

Courses in Major (36 credits total)

Freshman Year

SOC 110 Introduction to Sociology
SOC ____ Elective

Sophomore Year

SOC 207 Sociological Theory I: Classical Theory
SOC 208 Sociological Theory II: Contemporary Theory
† SOC ___ Elective

Junior Year

SOC 325 Statistics for the Social Sciences
† SOC ___ Elective
† SOC ___ Elective

Senior Year

SOC 403 Research Methods in the Social Sciences
† SOC ___ Elective
† SOC ___ Elective
† SOC 470 Capstone Seminar in Sociology

►Required Minor: _________________ (15-18 credits total)

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Foreign Language (12 credits total)

____ 101 Foreign Language - Level I
____ 102 Foreign Language - Level II
____ 201 Foreign Language - Level III
____ 202 Foreign Language - Level IV

►Free Electives (19 credits minimum)

May be necessary to take additional credits to attain the minimum 120 credits required for graduation.

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Additional Information and Notes

† No more than 6 hours may be chosen from the following three courses: SOC390 (community involvement), SOC420 (internship), and SOC430 (directed study) without permission of the department chairperson.