Sociology, BS

The BS with a major in sociology requires 33 semester hours in sociology, including course, course, course and course. No more than six hours of lower-division sociology credit may be applied to the major. Students must achieve a minimum 2.0 GPA in all sociology courses taken for the major. Associated requirement:course is to be taken within the first nine hours of sociology coursework. Any "topics" courses may be repeated, provided the specific subject matter changes. A minor is required; any minor approved for the BS degree is acceptable.

The BS with a major in sociology requires 33 semester hours, distributed as follows:

I. General Requirements (12 hours)

II. Area Requirements (12 hours)

Intersections: 3 hours from the following:

Race, age, gender and/or ethnicity-related courses.

Or other departmentally approved courses.

Application and Experience: 6 hours from the following:

Or other departmental study abroad offerings.

Other sociology courses that are applied, service and/or experiential learning based may be approved to fulfill this requirement.

Cultural Studies: 3 hours from the following courses that provide sociological analyses of culture:

Other departmentally approved courses may fulfill this requirement.

III. Sociology Electives (9 hours)