Degree Requirements

In addition to the general education requirements, majors in Sociology must complete 20 s.h. in the Sociology core as described below and a concentration in General Sociology, Criminology, or Human Services.

Sociology Core Courses 20 s.h.

SOCI1300 Introduction to Sociology 3 s.h.

SOCI3330 Social Inequality 3 s.h.

SOCI3320 Sociology of Everyday Life 3 s.h.

SOCI4340 Criminological Theory or

SOCI4350 Sociological Theory 3 s.h.

SOCI/SOSC4450 Social Research I 3 s.h.

SOCI/SOSC4460 Social Research II 2 s.h.

Sociology elective 3 s.h.

All Sociology majors must also take the following support courses:

PSYC1300 Introduction to Psychology 3 s.h.

MATH1380 Introduction to Statistics 3 s.h.

All students who wish to receive a Bachelor of Arts degree in History, International Studies, Social Science, or Sociology in the Social Science Division must successfully complete two semesters of a single foreign language or equivalent as demonstrated by placement examination or status as a native speaker of a language other than English.

A minimum of 19 s.h. of upper division courses in the major must be taken in residence.

General Sociology Concentration 17 s.h.

SOCI2310 Social Problems 3 s.h.

SOCI4800 Sociology Seminar 2 s.h.

Upper Division Electives in Sociology 12 s.h.

Criminology Concentration 23 s.h.

POLS/SOCI2400 Introduction to Criminal Justice 3 s.h.

PSYC/SOCI3310 Social Psychology or

PSYC3380 Abnormal Psychology 3 s.h.

SOCI2500 Criminology 3 s.h.

SOCI3300 Corrections in America or

SOCI3400 Policing in American Society 3 s.h.

SOCI3360 Law and Society or

PSYC3280 Psychology and Law 3 s.h.

SOCI3520 Juvenile Delinquency 3 s.h.

SOCI3530 Sociology of Deviance 3 s.h.

SOCI4810 Sociology Seminar/Criminology 2 s.h.

Human Services Concentration 29 s.h.

PSYC2250 Developmental Psychology or

PSYC3340 Personality 3 s.h.

PSYC3380 Abnormal Psychology or

PSYC3370 Cross Cultural Psychology 3 s.h.

PSYC4430 Theory and Practice of Counseling 3 s.h.

SOCI2300 Introduction to Social Welfare and Human Services 3 s.h.

SOCI2310 Social Problems 3 s.h.

SOCI2320 Courtship, Marriage, and Family 3 s.h.

SOCI3430 Methods and Ethics of Social Work Practice 3 s.h.

SOCI4720 Sociology Internship in Human Services* 3-6 s.h.

SOCI4800 Sociology Seminar 2 s.h.

Approved Sociology/Psychology upper division elective 3 s.h.