Academic Programs Catalog

College of Social Science

Department of Sociology

Undergraduate Program
Sociology - Bachelor of Science

Requirements for the Bachelor of Science Degree in Sociology

1. The University requirements for bachelor's degrees as described in the Undergraduate Education section of this catalog; 120 credits, including general elective credits, are required for the Bachelor of Science degree in Sociology.
The University's Tier II writing requirement for the Sociology major is met by completing Sociology 488 or 499. Those courses are referenced in item 3. a. below.
2. The requirements of the College of Social Science for the Bachelor of Science degree.
3. The following required major courses (36 credits):
a. All of the following courses:
SOC 100 Introduction to Sociology 4
SOC 214 Social Inequality 3
SOC 215 Race and Ethnicity 3
SOC 216 Sex, Gender, and Sexuality 3
SOC 281 Methods of Social Research I 4
SOC 282 Methods of Social Research II 4
SOC 488 Sociological Theory (W) 3
SOC 499 Social Issues and Change in Contemporary Society (W) 3
b. A minimum of 9 credits of additional Sociology courses at the 300 level or higher, at least 3 credits of which must be at the 400 level
4. Complete at least 12 additional credits in STEM:
a. One of the following courses:
STT 200 Statistical Methods 3
STT 201 Statistical Methods 4
STT 421 Statistics I 3
The course used to fulfill this requirement may also be used to fulfill the College of Social Science STEM requirement.
b. Three of the following courses:
CSS 101 Introduction to Crop Science 3
CSS 210 Fundamentals of Soil Science 3
ENT 205 Pests, Society, and Environment 3
FOR 202 Introduction to Forestry 3
FOR 212 Introduction to Sustainable Bioproducts 3
FOR 414 Renewable Wood Products 3
IBIO 150 Integrating Biology: From DNA to Populations 3
IBIO 355 Ecology 3
MMG 141 Introductory Human Genetics 3
MMG 201 Fundamentals of Microbiology 3
PSL 250 Introductory Physiology 4
PSL 310 Physiology for Pre-Health Professionals 4
PSL 431 Human Physiology I 4
PSL 432 Human Physiology II 4
The courses used to fulfill this requirement may also be used to fulfill the College of Social Science STEM requirement.