BA in Sociology

Admission to the Program

Formal admission to the major requires department approval. 

University Requirements

General Education Requirements

• A total of ten courses, consisting of one foundation course and one second-level course in an approved sequence from each of the five curricular areas 
• No more than 6 credit hours may be taken in the same discipline 

Major Requirements

• 43 credit hours with grades of C or better; no more than 13 credit hours may be at the 100 or 200 level 

Course Requirements

• SOCY-100 US Society 4:1 (3) or SOCY-110 Views from the Third World 3:1 (3) or SOCY-150 Global Sociology 4:1 (3) 
• SOCY-315 Classical Social Theory (3) 
• SOCY-320 Introduction to Social Research (3) 
• SOCY-491 Internship (3) or SOCY-392 Cooperative Education Field Experience (3) or an approved equivalent experience 
• SOCY-492 Major Research Seminar (3) 
• 3 credit hours of advanced theory from the following: 

• SOCY-415 Contemporary Social Theory (3) 
• SOCY-515 Models of Societal Development (3) 

• 3 credit hours of advanced research methods from the following: 

• SOCY-525 Social Advocacy and Change (3) 
• SOCY-580 Social Policy Analysis (3) 
• or other methods course approved by the advisor 

• STAT-202 Basic Statistics (4) 
• 18 credit hours in sociology electives, with no more than  two courses at the 100 or 200 level, and at least one course at the 500 level.
  

University Honors Program

To graduate with University Honors, students must be admitted to the University Honors Program, maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.50, and receive grades of B or better in all University Honors course work. There are three levels of University Honors course requirements: Level I (100-200-level); Level II (300-level and above); and Level III (Honors Capstone Project). The department Honors coordinator advises students in the University Honors Program regarding requirements for graduating with University Honors in the major.  For more information, go to the University Honors Program.