Sociology majors are required to complete 33 credit hours to include SOCI 151; 201 or 204; 205; 305; 400 and 18 hours of 300 or above SOCI courses. All Sociology majors must pass the Sociology capstone test in order to graduate.
Minor
A minor in Sociology requires the completion of 18 semester hours to include Sociology 151 and 15 semester hours to be chosen from courses 300-level or above.
Bachelor of Arts Degree in Sociology
- Family/Youth Advocacy Concentration
- (CLR) Computer Literacy Requirement;
- (GER) General Education Requirement;
- (OCR) Oral Communication Requirement;
- (UR) University Requirement
Suggested Course Sequence:
| YEAR* | COURSE NAME | COURSE NUMBER | REQUIREMENT | CREDIT HRS |
| 1 | ENGL | 101 | GER | 3 |
| 1 | ENGL | 102 | GER | 3 |
| 1 | Freshman Seminar Course | UR | 1 | |
| 1 | HIST Sequence | 101-102 or 150-151 | GER | 6 |
| 1 | MATH | 101 | GER | 3 |
| 1 | MATH Elective | GER | 3 | |
| 1 | Natural Sciences Elective | GER | 3 | |
| 1 | SOCI | 151 | 3 | |
| 1 | Foreign Language Sequence or Elective | 3 | ||
| 1 | Foreign Language Sequence or Elective | 3 | ||
| 2 | ENGL Literature Elective | GER | 3 | |
| 2 | ENGL Literature Elective | 3 | ||
| 2 | GOVT | 101 | GER | 3 |
| 2 | Natural Sciences Elective | GER | 3 | |
| 2 | Natural Sciences Elective | GER | 3 | |
| 2 | PSYC | 101 | 3 | |
| 2 | SOCI | 201 or 204 | GER | 3 |
| 2 | SOCI | 205 | 3 | |
| 2 | Social Sciences Elective | 3 | ||
| 2 | SPCH | 101 | OCR | 3 |
| 3 | Fine Arts Elective | GER | 3 | |
| 3 | Computer Literacy Elective(s) | CLR | 2 | |
| 3 | ENGL | 366 | GER | 3 |
| 3 | SOCI | 305 | 3 | |
| 3 | SOCI | 400 | 3 | |
| 3 | SOCI Elective | 3 | ||
| 3 | SOCI Elective | 3 | ||
| 3 | SOCI Elective | 3 | ||
| 3 | Elective or Concentration | See below | 3 | |
| 3 | Elective or Concentration | See below | 3 | |
| 4 | Fine Arts Elective | 300-level or above | 3 | |
| 4 | Fine Arts Elective | 300-level or above | 3 | |
| 4 | SOCI Elective | 300-level or above | 3 | |
| 4 | SOCI Elective | 300-level or above | 3 | |
| 4 | SOCI Elective | 300-level or above | 3 | |
| 4 | Elective | 3 | ||
| 4 | Elective or Concentration | 300-level or above See below |
3 | |
| 4 | Elective or Concentration | 300-level or above See below |
3 | |
| 4 | Elective or Concentration | 300-level or above See below |
3 | |
| 4 | Elective or Concentration | 300-level or above See below |
3 | |
| TOTAL HOURS | 120 |
*Recommend complete as Freshman (1), Sophomore (2), Junior (3), Senior (4)
Family/Youth Advocacy Concentration (SOYA): 18 semester hours from the following but no more than 6 hours each from sociology and nursing
- PSYC 203 (3)
- SOCI 360 (3)
- PSYC 204 (3)
- SOCI 372 (3)
- NURS 315 (3)
- PSYC 206, 210 or 212 (3)
- SOCI 387 (3)
- NURS 352 (3)
- PSYC 301 (3)
- SOCI 390 (3)
- NURS 360 (3)
- PSYC 402 (3)
- SOCI 391 (3)
- NURS 460 (3)
- SOCI 395 (3)
NOTES: Students should be aware that prerequisites apply to some of these courses.
Pre-Law Program
Most law schools require the baccalaureate degree before admission. Although almost any degree is acceptable, the College of Arts and Sciences recommends a degree in government or history. In addition to the course requirements for the major, students should schedule ENGL 366, BSAD 221, 324, MACO 370 and various electives in government, history, sociology, and criminal justice. In the fall of their senior year prospective law school students should take the Law School Aptitude Test (L.S.A.T.).
