Sociology, B.S.

Major Requirements

Credit Hours: 33+

In addition to completing the requirements for this major, students must also complete the degree requirements specified in the Academic Regulations  section of this catalog.

Courses within this major may also satisfy general education requirements. Please consult the Liberal Arts and Sciences General Education Requirements   for more information.

Required Courses

• Complete one of the following:

• SOCY 101 Introduction to Sociology (3)
• SOCY 102 Contemporary Social Issues (3)

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• Complete the following:

• SOCY 260 Big Ideas and Big Thinkers in Sociology (3)

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• Complete one of the following:

• SOCY 271 Introduction to Social Research (3)
• COMM 301 Communication Research Methods (3)

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• Complete one of the following:

• SOCY 272 Making Sense of Sociological Data (3)
• PSYC 211 Psychological Statistics (3)
• PSYC 250 Psychological Statistics and Research Methods (6)

Capstone Experience Requirement

Complete at least three credits from one of the following options:

• Option 1:

• SOCY 390 Senior Seminar (3)
• SOCY 391 Senior Seminar on Social Organization (3)
• SOCY 392 Senior Seminar on Crime and Justice Policy (3)

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• Option 2:

• SOCY 381 Internship (1-6)
• SOCY 382 Student Research Apprenticeship in Sociology (1-6)
• SOCY 383 Student Academic Apprenticeship in Sociology (1-6)

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• Option 3:

  Note that 499A will count toward your electives and 499B will count toward the capstone.

• SOCY 499A Bachelor’s Essay (3)

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• SOCY 499B Bachelor’s Essay (3)

Electives

Complete an additional 18 credit hours, of which 15 credit hours must be at the 300 or 400-level from SOCY 103 - SOCY 499B:

• AAST 366 Race-Ethnic Relations (3)
• SOCY 103 Sociology of the Family (3)
• SOCY 105 Sociology of Sport (3)
• SOCY 106 Sociology of Peace (3)
• SOCY 107 Issues of Race and Ethnicity (3)
• SOCY 109 Special Topics in Sociology (3)
• SOCY 271 Introduction to Social Research (3)
• SOCY 272 Making Sense of Sociological Data (3)
• SOCY 320 Sociology of Mental Health and Illness (3)
• SOCY 321 Sociology of Education (3)
• SOCY 322 Sociology of Sexualities (3)
• SOCY 323 Sociology of Sustainability and Consumption (3)
• SOCY 324 Doing Time: Living, Working, and Dying Behind Bars (3)
• SOCY 325 Deviance and Social Control (3)
• SOCY 326 African American Culture and Society (3)
• SOCY 329 Special Topics in Sociology (3)
• SOCY 331 Society and the Individual (3)
• SOCY 335 Aging and the Family (3)
• SOCY 336 Death and Dying (3)
• SOCY 337 Prejudice (3)
• SOCY 340 Medical Sociology (3)
• SOCY 341 Criminology (3)
• SOCY 342 Juvenile Delinquency (3)
• SOCY 344 Social Gerontology (3)
• SOCY 346 Environmental Sociology (3)
• SOCY 348 Sociology of Alcohol and Drugs (3)
• SOCY 351 Urban Sociology (3)
• SOCY 352 Population and Society (3)
• SOCY 356 Sociological Perspectives on Religion (3)
• SOCY 357 Political Sociology (3)
• SOCY 360 Class, Power, and Privilege (3)
• SOCY 361 Child Welfare (3)
• SOCY 364 Gender and Society (3)
• SOCY 366 Race and Ethnic Relations (3)
• SOCY 381 Internship (1-6)
• SOCY 382 Student Research Apprenticeship in Sociology (1-6)
• SOCY 383 Student Academic Apprenticeship in Sociology (1-6)
• SOCY 390 Senior Seminar (3)
• SOCY 391 Senior Seminar on Social Organization (3)
• SOCY 392 Senior Seminar on Crime and Justice Policy (3)
• SOCY 399 Tutorial (3)
• SOCY 490 Independent Study (1-6)
• SOCY 499A Bachelor’s Essay (3)
• SOCY 499B Bachelor’s Essay (3)

Notes:

• *A maximum of 3 credit hours from SOCY 103  - 109  can count toward the electives and GPA for the sociology major.
• Sociology majors are strongly encouraged to take MATH 104  or MATH 250 .
• Sociology majors are encouraged to take courses in multiple disciplines and to consider a minor in a related field.
• No more than 6 credit hours from SOCY 381  may be applied towards the program requirements.
• No more than 6 credit hours from SOCY 382  may be applied towards the program requirements.
• No more than 6 credit hours from SOCY 383  may be applied towards the program requirements.
• No more than 12 credit hours from SOCY 399  may be applied towards the program requirements.
• No more than 9 credit hours from SOCY 490  may be applied towards the program requirements.

Coursework Meeting Major Requirements Excluded from the Major GPA Calculation

None.  All courses that may apply toward completion of course requirements within the major apply toward the major GPA calculation.