Degree Program Requirements

Students must complete at least 28 hours in sociology courses numbered 300 or above.  All students must take the following courses:

Prerequisites -- Required courses.  Not counted in the 28 hours required in the major.

SOC 200 or 201

Cognates -- Required courses.  6 credit hours (300+) from two of the following six disciplines:

ANTH, CIS, ECON, HIST, POL, STAT (Internships in these disciplines cannot be used to satisfy the cognate requirement).

Major -- Required courses.  20 credit hours at 300+ level.

• Soc 308, Soc 410 (double majors in sociology and psychology may use Psyc 381 or Soc 383 or Psyc 425 as a substitute), Soc 413, and Soc 497;
• one Macro Soc course (one of Soc 422, 423, 450, 453, 455, 457, 458, or 460);
• one Public Issues, Private Troubles course (one of Soc 350, 403, 466, 447, 465, 468, or 469);
• one Organizations course (one of Soc 439, 440, 442, 456, 477, or 483); and
• one Individual and Society course (one of Soc 382, 426, 443, or 445).

Portfolio -- Students are required to develop a portfolio before graduation.  Please see a sociology advisor for specific requirements.

If you wish to view a "check list" of the requirements, please click here.

Students can choose sociology as a Minor or Area of Focus (BGS or Liberal Studies), which consists of 12 hours of upper-division credit in sociology.

Sociology students might want to focus their coursework around occupational tracks.  Below are some possible tracks that students should discuss in more depth with their sociology advisor.  The list of courses is in no way complete, merely suggestive.

• Social Work and Related Human Services (e.g., social workers, counselors, personnel, recreation directors).  Suggested courses include: 201, 350, 445, 446, 447, 461, 465, 477, 478, 482.
• Managing People and Organizations (e.g., business management, public administration, labor relations).  Suggested courses include: 382, 422, 442, 443, 483.
• Research (e.g., in marketing or public opinion research).  Suggested courses include: 383, 410, 497.
• Criminal Justice (e.g., probation officers, youth counselors, paralegals, police officers, lawyers).  Suggested courses include: 447, 453, 461, 465, 468, 469, 470.
• Graduate School (Ph.D. studies in sociology and other social sciences).  Suggested courses include: 308, 410, 413, 423, 445, 460, 483, 497, 498.