Major Requirements

The Sociology major consists of 36 credits distributed as follows:

Core Sociology courses:

  • SOC 1510 Principles of Sociology (3 credits)
  • SOC 2530 Global Social Problems (3 credits)
  • SOC 3320 Methods of Social Research (3 credits)
  • SOC 4500 Research Seminar (3 credits)

Select one course from the following:

  • SOC 4310 Classical Sociological Theory (3 credits)
  • SOC 4200 Contemporary Sociological Theory (3 credits)

Select one Statistics Course from the following:

  • SOC 2200 Applied Statistics (3 credits)
  • PSY 2500 Statistics for Psychology (3 credits)
  • MAT 2200 Applied Statistics (3 credits)
  • BUS 2160 Statistics for Business and Economics (3 credits)

Select an additional 18 credits in Sociology electives

  • HIS 2170 and HIS 3820 may be counted as elective credits towards the major in sociology.

*All students must receive a grade of C or higher in all core courses taken in the Sociology major.


Minor & Associate of Arts Concentration Requirements

The Sociology minor and A.A. concentration consist of 18 credits in sociology, including SOC 1510.