Degree Requirements for the Undergraduate Major
Application for Sociology Major
Acceptance Criteria
- Overall average of 2.0 or better
- Sociology 101 with a grade of C or better
- Two other courses in sociology with a grade of C or better
Required Courses = 12 credit hours
- SOC 101 Introduction to Sociology
- SOC 293 Social Research Methods (may substitute PSY 250 or SSC 213 with the addition of 3 credit hours of sociology electives)
- SOC 294 Basic Statistics in Social Science (may substitute CEP 207, ECO 480, PSC 408, PSY 207, STA 119, or SSC 225, with the addition of 3 credit hours of sociology electives)
- SOC 349 History and Development of Sociological Theory or SOC 350 Contemporary Sociological Theory
- Students must earn a 2.0 (C) or better in each of the four required courses.
Sociology Electives = 24 credit hours
Eight additional Sociology courses