2024-2025 Undergraduate & Graduate Catalog
Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science in Sociology
Requirements for a Major in Sociology
Students majoring in sociology are required to complete at least 45 credit hours for either a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) or Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree.
- For the B.S. degree, the 45 credit hours will include 33 hours of core credit and 12 credit hours of electives chosen from courses in the sociology department.
- The B.A. degree requires 27 hours in the core, and six hours of electives chosen from courses in the sociology department and third-semester proficiency in a language (12 hours).
Requirements for B.S. Degree
Core Courses
Requires 33 core credits, including:
- SOC 101 - Introduction to Sociology (3 credits) OR SOC 105 - Social Problems (3 credits)
- SOC 204 - Introduction to Social Theory (3 credits)
- SOC 304 - Quantitative Methods in Sociology (3 credits)
- SOC 305 - Qualitative Methods in Sociology (3 credits)
- SOC 313 - Race and Ethnicity (3 credits)
- SOC 315 - Social Class Inequality (3 credits)
- SOC 317 - Sociology of Gender (3 credits)
- SOC 319 - Classic Social Theory (3 credits) OR SOC 321 - Contemporary Sociological Theory (3 credits)
- SOC 495 - Senior Seminar in Sociology (Capstone) (3 credits)
- STA 215 - Introductory Applied Statistics (3 credits)
- STA 216 - Intermediate Applied Statistics (3 credits)
Elective Courses
Requires 12 credits; any four additional courses in sociology.
Whichever of the following that was not taken for the core can also count as electives:
Requirements for B.A. Degree
Core Courses
Requires 39 credits, including:
- SOC 101 - Introduction to Sociology (3 credits) OR SOC 105 - Social Problems (3 credits)
- SOC 204 - Introduction to Social Theory (3 credits)
- SOC 305 - Qualitative Methods in Sociology (3 credits)
- SOC 313 - Race and Ethnicity (3 credits)
- SOC 315 - Social Class Inequality (3 credits)
- SOC 317 - Sociology of Gender (3 credits)
- SOC 319 - Classic Social Theory (3 credits) OR SOC 321 - Contemporary Sociological Theory (3 credits)
- SOC 495 - Senior Seminar in Sociology (Capstone) (3 credits)
- STA 215 - Introductory Applied Statistics (3 credits)
- Third-semester proficiency foreign language
Elective Courses
Requires six credits: any two additional courses in sociology.
Whichever of the following that was not taken for the core can also count as electives:
Suggested Order of Coursework for a Major in Sociology
B.S. Degree
Year One
- MTH 110 - Algebra (4 credits)
- SOC 101 - Introduction to Sociology (3 credits) OR SOC 105 - Social Problems (3 credits)
- WRT 150 - Strategies in Writing (4 credits)
Year Two
- SOC 304 - Quantitative Methods in Sociology (3 credits)
- SOC 305 - Qualitative Methods in Sociology (3 credits)
- STA 215 - Introductory Applied Statistics (3 credits)
- STA 216 - Intermediate Applied Statistics (3 credits)
Year Three
- SOC 313 - Race and Ethnicity (3 credits)
- SOC 315 - Social Class Inequality (3 credits)
- SOC 317 - Sociology of Gender (3 credits)
- SOC 319 - Classic Social Theory (3 credits) OR SOC 321 - Contemporary Sociological Theory (3 credits)
Year Four
- Sociology elective
- Sociology elective
- Sociology elective
- Sociology elective
- SOC 495 - Senior Seminar in Sociology (Capstone) (3 credits)
B.A. Degree
Year One
- MTH 110 - Algebra (4 credits)
- SOC 101 - Introduction to Sociology (3 credits) OR SOC 105 - Social Problems (3 credits)
- SOC 204 - Introduction to Social Theory (3 credits)
- WRT 150 - Strategies in Writing (4 credits)
- Language 101
- Language 102
Year Two
- SOC 304 - Quantitative Methods in Sociology (3 credits)
- STA 215 - Introductory Applied Statistics (3 credits)
- Language 201
Year Three
- SOC 313 - Race and Ethnicity (3 credits)
- SOC 315 - Social Class Inequality (3 credits)
- SOC 317 - Sociology of Gender (3 credits)
- SOC 319 - Classic Social Theory (3 credits) OR SOC 321 - Contemporary Sociological Theory (3 credits)
Year Four
- Sociology elective
- Sociology elective
- Sociology elective
- SOC 495 - Senior Seminar in Sociology (Capstone) (3 credits)