Sociology, BA

This major is administered by the Department of Sociology and Social Work .

Consists of 31-39 credits in the major including:

Core Courses

Required, 13 credits

SOC 101 - Introduction to Sociology Credits: 3
SOC 350 - Sociological Theory Credits: 3
SOC 351 - Social Statistics Credits: 4 or
PSYC 300 - Statistics for Psychologists Credits: 4
SOC 352 - Research Methods Credits: 3 or
SW 352 - Research Methods Credits: 3

Additional Sociology Credits, 18 credits

Complete 18 additional sociology credits, which may include cross-listed Social Work courses.

World Language Courses, 0-8 credits

Complete a two-semester sequence of university entry-level world language courses (101, 102). The requirement may be fulfilled through equivalent coursework or other language acquisition as demonstrated through a test-out policy (including Native American languages and American Sign Language). If your native language is not English and you can document formal high school or university study of your native language, you may use ENGL 101 and ENGL 202 , or ENGL 150 as a means of fulfilling this world language requirement. Please see the Department of World Languages and Literatures for details.