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About the Bachelor of Arts in Sociology

The sociology major is intended to introduce students to the intellectual and methodological perspectives and practices in the discipline. The program is designed to prepare students for immediate entry into the workplace or to pursue further study in a master’s or PhD program.

Academic Advising

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Degree Requirements (120 cr.)

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All courses are 3 credits unless otherwise noted.

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

• IU South Bend Campuswide General Education Curriculum (33-39 cr.)
• College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Bachelor of Arts additional requirements (14-23 cr.) 
• Major Requirements (18 cr.)
• Sociology Electives (15 cr.)
• Required Minor taken in any campus school or interdisciplinary program (15-18 cr.)
• Free electives (balance of credits needed to equal 120 cr. requirement)

• A minimum of 30 credit hours at the 300- or 400-level
• The Required Minor (15-18 cr.) taken in any campus school or interdisciplinary program. Courses required for the minor must be completed with a grade of C- or higher.

Major Requirements (18 cr.)

All courses are 3 credit hours, unless otherwise designated.

• SOC-S 161 Principles of Sociology
• SOC-S 348 Introduction to Sociological Theory
• SOC-S 349 Topics in Contemporary Social Theory
• SOC-S 351 Social Statistics
• SOC-S 353 Qualitative Research Methods
• SOC-S 354 Quantitative Research Methods

Sociology Electives (15 cr.)

All courses are 3 credit hours, unless otherwise designated.

• Five additional courses in sociology, including

• two 400-level seminars (the internship course, SOC-S 494 Field Experience in Sociology, may be counted as one of the 400-level seminars)
• not more than one additional course at the 100-level