This program was approved for students entering the university in the Summer 2011 - Spring 2012 catalog year. For more
information about catalog year, go to Catalog Year Information.
Major: SOC
Degree: BS
Note: Admission to the major requires (1) completion of Sociology 301 with a grade of C or better; (2) a minimum
cumulative grade point average of 2.0; and (3) a minimum grade point average of 2.0 in any courses in Sociology.
Completion of this degree requires: (1) completion of Sociology 303 and Sociology 320 with a grade of C or better; (2)
completion of an online exit exam. The latter pertains to the department's learning outcomes measurement. For more
information, contact the department's undergraduate advisor.
General Education
All degrees require the completion of the University-wide General Education Program; see the General Education
requirements and the courses that fulfill them. Some General Education requirements may be met in the requirements for the
major or supporting coursework, in which case additional electives may be required to complete the minimum hours for the
degree.
Type Hours
General Education 34
Minimum Total 34
Type Hours
WR—two approved courses at the 300 level or above (may be incorporated into other
degree requirements)
Total 13-15
Department of Sociology
Type Hours
Minimum Total 39
Supporting Courses
Type Hours
Electives in Division of Social Sciences, other than Sociology, of which 6 hours must
24
be at the 300 level or above (in addition to courses counted toward general education)
Only 60 hours in the major department may be applied toward the Bachelor of Science degree.
At least 50 of the total minimum hours required must be at the 300 level or above.
1
Fulfills General Education requirement.