Degree Requirements

Students receiving the Bachelor of Arts in Sociology degree must complete 120 total credit hours including:

• General Education Component (30 cr.)
• Bachelor of Arts Foreign Language Requirement (14 cr.)
• Bachelor of Arts Distribution Requirement (15 cr.)
• Traditional Track or Gender Studies Track (30 - 37 cr.)
• Electives as needed to complete 120 total credit hours

• A minimum of 30 credit hours at the 300- or 400-level
• Courses required for the major must be completed with a grade of C- or higher
• A minimum GPA of 2.0 is required

Note: This is not a re-statement of the University’s General Education Requirement but a list of specific General Education courses which are also requirements or pre-requisites for course work in the school/major.

• SOC-S 163 Social Problems
• MATH-A 118 Finite Mathematics OR MATH-M 118 Finite Mathematics

Traditional Track

The traditional track of the sociology major requires a minimum of 30 credit hours in sociology.

• SOC-S 163 Social Problems
• SOC-S 199 Careers in Sociology
• SOC-S 380 Introduction to Social Research Methods I
• SOC-S 381 Introduction to Social Research Methods II
• SOC-S 260 Intermediate Sociological Writing
• SOC-S 441 Topics in Social Theory
• SOC 200-level and above Sociology Elective
• SOC 200-level and above Sociology Elective
• SOC 200-level and above Sociology Elective
• SOC 200-level and above Sociology Elective
• SOC 300/400 Sociology Elective

Capstone

• SOC-S 470 Senior Seminar

Gender Studies Track

Specific Requirements for Track

The Gender Studies Track in Sociology requires a total of 37 credit hours. Specific courses are listed below.

• GNDR-G 101 Gender, Culture, and Society
• SOC-S 163 Social Problems
• SOC-S 199 Careers in Sociology
• SOC-S 380 Introduction to Social Research Methods I
• SOC-S 381 Introduction to Social Research Methods II
• SOC-S 260 Intermediate Sociological Writing
• SOC-S 441 Topics in Social Theory

Electives

• SOC 300/400 Sociology Elective

Must take 6 credit hours of sociology courses:

• SOC-R 320 Sexuality & Society
• SOC-R 326 Masculinity & Society
• SOC-S 310 Sociology of Women in America
• SOC-S 338 Sociology of Sex Roles
• SOC-S 413 Gender & Society
• SOC-S 416 The Family
• SOC A Sociology course with a gender component as approved by the instructor.

Must take 3 credit hours of social science courses:

• POLS-Y 324 Women & Politics
• PSY-P 460 Women: a Psychological Perspective
• Other Social Science classes with a gender component and an advisor’s approval

Must take 3 credit hours of Arts & Letters courses:

• ENG-L 207 Women and Literature
• COMM-S 450 Gender and Communication
• Other class with gender component and an advisor’s approval

Capstone

• SOC-S 470 Senior Seminar Senior with a gender-related topic for the seminar paper