Sociology, BS

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Sociology Curriculum

	*Department and Number - Descriptive Title of Course*	Fall Cr.	*Spr. Cr.*
First Year
MAJOR	SOC 110 - (S) Introduction to Sociology	3
MAJOR	SOC ELECT - Sociology Elective (100 or 200 level)		6
COGNATE	PSYC 110 - (S) Fundamentals of Psychology	3
GE C/IL	C/IL 102 - Computing and Information Literacy ^*	3
GE WRTG - SPCH	WRTG 107 - (FYW) Composition – COMM 100 - (FYOC) Public Speaking ^*	3	3
GE PHIL–T/RS	PHIL 120 - Introduction to Philosophy – T/RS 121 - (P) Theology I: Introduction to the Bible	3	3
GE HUMN	HUMN ELECT - Humanities Elective		3
GE FSEM	First Year Seminar ⁴
		15	15
Second Year
MAJOR	SOC 218 - Sociological Theory	3
MAJOR	S/CJ 212 - (W) Research Methods for the Social Sciences	3
MAJOR	SOC 220 (S,D) Social Stratification or SOC 224 (S,D) Race and Ethnic Relations		3
COGNATE	CHS 241 (D) Case Management and Interviewing		3
COGNATE	COGNATE ELECT - Social/Behavioral Science Elective^{1, 3}	3
GE PHIL–T/RS	PHIL 210 - Ethics – T/RS 122 - (P) Theology II: Introduction to Christian Theology	3	3
GE HUMN	HUMN ELECT - Humanities Electives	3	3
GE QUAN	S/CJ 215 - (Q) Statistics for the Social Sciences		3
		15	15
Third Year
MAJOR	SOC ELECT - Sociology Electives (200 or 300 level)	3	3
COGNATE	COGNATE ELECT - Social/Behavioral Science Electives^1,3	3	3
GE NSCI	NSCI ELECT - Natural Science Electives	3	3
GE PHIL-T/RS	PHIL ELECT - Philosophy Elective or T/RS ELECT - T/RS Elective	3
GE HUMN	HUMN ELECT - Humanities Elective		3
GE ELECT	FREE ELECT - Free Electives	6	6
		18	18
Fourth Year
MAJOR	SOC 317 (D,W) Family Issues and Social Policy OR SOC 331 Urban Sociology	3
MAJOR	SOC 382 - 383 - Independent Study in Sociology OR SOC 490 - Capstone Course in Sociology OR SOC 480 - 481 - Internship in Social Work ²		3
COGNATE	COGNATE ELECT - Behavioral Science Electives^1,3	3
GE ELECT	FREE ELECT - Free Electives	9	9
		15	12
	Total: 123 Credits

¹ In the cognate Social Science electives, the department recommends a mix of Human Services, Criminal Justice, Political Science and Psychology electives, especially PSYC 224 - (S) Personality and Individual Differences .

²Department recommendation: The social-work internship may be taken in either the junior or senior year, or both (not to exceed a maximum of 6 credits of internship).

³ Students in the five-year College of Arts and Sciences M.B.A. program should take the series of 1-credit M.B.A. prep courses here. Students considering this CAS/MBA program must take MATH 108 and any prerequisites before the last semester of the senior year.

⁴The selection of a First Year Seminar is likely to fulfill requirements both for the First Year Seminar and a General Education Requirement. Thus, the First Year Seminar will not add to the total credits for the semester. Talk with your advisor if you have any questions.

*An approved 3-credit EP Foundation Course may be substituted for COMM 100 and C/IL 102 - C/IL 104 . In this case, the total needed for graduation in this major may be reduced. Consult with your advisor if you have questions.

Approved courses from other curricula

Sociology majors may be advised to choose several courses taught in the Criminal Justice & Criminology sequence; courses so approved include:

Sociology, BS

Sociology Curriculum

First Year

Second Year

Third Year

Fourth Year

Total: 123 Credits

Approved courses from other curricula