Major Requirements

Entry into the Major

Admission to the sociology major is granted by the department and includes minimum requirements:

• A minimum GPA of 2.5
• A minimum of 32 earned semester credit hours
• SOCL101 Introduction to Sociology

Core Requirements

The major consists of 36 credits, at least 18 of which are from upper division courses. Students are required to take the following four courses plus 24 additional credits from the list of sociological offerings.

• SOCL320 Research Methods in Social Sciences
• SOCL330 American Minorities or ANTH102 Cultural Anthropology
• SOCL410 Sociological Theory
• SOCL440 Social Stratification

Major Electives

• ANTH102 Cultural Anthropology
• ANTH210 World Prehistory
• ANTH220 Globalization and Culture Change
• ANTH302 Violence
• PHED320 Social Aspects of Sports
• PSYC340 Social Psychology
• PSYC370 Gender
• RELG330 Christian Social Thought
• SOCL105 Problems in Contemporary Society
• SOCL201 Marriage and the Family
• SOCL235 Death and Dying
• SOCL240 Criminal Deviance and Justice
• SOCL330 American Minorities
• SOCL345 Religion and Society
• SOCL350 Aging in Society or PSYC330 Psychology of Adult Development
• SOCL430 Collective Behavior and Social Movements
• SOCL480 Topics in Sociology
• SOCL499 Sociology Internship
• SOCLIND Independent Study