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2024 - 2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Sociology, B.S.


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Requirements for the Bachelor of Science Sociology - 30 Semester Hours


General Education Core:


Communications (9 hours)


Humanities and/or Fine Arts (9 hours)


  • ENGL 2010-ENGL 2230  - Sophomore Literature I (3)
  • Elective - From approved list. (3)
  • Elective - From approved list. (3)

Social and Behavioral Science (6 hours)


  • Elective - From approved list. (3)
  • Elective - From approved list. (3)

Natural Science (8 hours)


  • Lecture and lab from approved list. (4)
  • Lecture and lab from approved list. (4)

Mathematics (3 hours)


  • One course from approved list. (3)

Total General Education Hours 42


Upper-division Admission


For admission into the upper-division program of the Sociology major, students must complete all of the requirements listed above under the General Education Core and Other Requirements; in addition, they must have earned at least a C in SOCI 2010 . They must have removed all high school deficiencies, passed all required remedial/developmental courses, and earned a cumulative grade point average of 2.0 on college-level coursework.

Major Core


Sociology majors must earn at least a C in all of the following courses. If they earn a D or an F in any of these courses, majors must repeat them until they earn at least a C.

Minor Requirements:


SOCI 2010  and 15 hours of upper-division Sociology courses.

Suggested Four-Year Plan:


Freshman Year


Total: 13 Hours

Spring Semester


Total: 16 Hours

Sophomore Year


Junior Year


Fall Semester


Total: 15 Hours

Spring Semester


Total: 15 Hours

Senior Year


Fall Semester


Total: 15 Hours

Spring Semester


  • SOCI, 3000/4000 Level (3)
  • Electives (Any Level) (12)
Total: 15 Hours

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