Requirements for a Sociology Major
Degree: Bachelor of Arts
Liberal
Arts Core: 60 credits
Major
Sociology: 33 credits
Open Electives: 27 credits
Total: 120 credits
Students who major in sociology must complete:
SO 101 Introduction to Sociology I (Core Curriculum
requirement)
SO 236 Sociological Theory
SO 344 Methods of Social Research I
SO 346 Methods of Social Research II (prerequisite
SO 344)
SO 479 Cooperative Education OR SO
489 Field Internship
and a minimum of seven (7) additional sociology electives numbered 200 and above, among which up to two of the following cross-listed courses may be included:
All courses with a CJ prefix;
CO 312 Media and Society
PS 314 Social Psychology
The department suggests that students with a major in sociology choose a minor in business, computer science, psychology, Spanish or communication arts. Students should also consider a double major with criminal justice or psychology.