The purpose of this program is to provide Sociology students with greater depth of knowledge in Sociology as a science and more development of research skills than currently provided by the Sociology B.A. program, which provides a more generalized education in Sociology.

Degree Requirements

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

• General Education Component (30 cr.)
• Bachelor of Science Distribution Requirement (8 cr.)
• Sociology Core (37 cr.)
• Sociology Capstone (3 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 for the Social and Biological Sciences

B.S. Distribution Component

• Additional Life or Physical Science from BA list *
• Additional Life or Physical Science from BA list *

*Note: Must take at least one life science and one physical science.

Sociology Core

The B.S. in Sociology requires a minimum of 37 credit hours in sociology.  Specific requirements are listed below.

• 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

Choose one of the following courses: "Sociology as an Applied Science"

• SOC-S 305 Population & Human Ecology
• SOC-S 308 Global Society
• SOC-S 309 The Community
• SOC-S 360 Topics in Social Policy
• SOC-S 361 Cities & Suburbs
• SOC-S 403 Industry, Labor, and Community
• SOC-S 431 Topics in Social Psychology

Choose three of the following courses: "Social Groups, Institutions, and Society" or "Sociology as an Applied Science"

• SOC-R 318 The Self & Social Interaction
• SOC-R 319 Sport & Society
• SOC-R 320 Sexuality & Society
• SOC-R 326 Masculinity & Society
• SOC-R 327 Sociology of Death & Dying
• SOC-R 463 Inequality & Society
• SOC-S 203 Sociological Concepts & Perspectives
• SOC-S 301 Topics in Gender
• SOC-S 304 Global Issues in Gender
• SOC-S 305 Population & Human Ecology
• SOC-S 308 Global Society
• SOC-S 309 The Community
• SOC-S 312 Education & Society
• SOC-S 313 Religion & Society
• SOC-S 314 Social Aspects of Health & Medicine
• SOC-S 315 Work & Occupations
• SOC-S 319 Science & Society
• SOC-S 331 Sociology of Aging
• SOC-S 335 Race & Ethnic Relations
• SOC-S 338 Sociology of Gender Roles
• SOC-S 344 Sociology of Childhood
• SOC-S 345 Food and Society
• SOC-S 360 Topics in Social Policy
• SOC-S 361 Cities & Suburbs
• SOC-S 403 Industry, Labor, and Community
• SOC-S 405 Selected Social Institutions
• SOC-S 413 Gender & Society
• SOC-S 416 The Family
• SOC-S 419 Social Movements & Collective Action
• SOC-S 431 Topics in Social Psychology

Electives

 Complete one of the following

• SOC 300/400 Sociology Elective

    Complete two of the following

• BUS-M 300 Introduction to Marketing
• COMM-I 334 Public Relations in Strategic Communication
• COMM-S 229 Discussion and Group Methods
• COMM-S 327 Interviewing Principles and Practices
• CSCI-A 212 Spreadsheet Applications
• CSCI-A 213 Database Applications
• INFO-I 101 Introduction to Informatics
• INFO-I 202 Social Informatics
• INFO-I 303 Organizational Informatics
• GEOG-G 338 Geographic Information Sciences
• GEOG-G 438 Advanced Geographic Information Systems
• GEOG-G 439 Seminar in Geographic Information
• ECON-E 338 Business & Economic Applications of Geographical Information Systems

Capstone

• SOC-S 470 Senior Seminar in Sociology