Requirements
Major Requirements:
Lower Division Requirements (12 semester hours):
SOCL 100, 105, 109, 210. A grade of at least C (2.0) will be required in all lower division courses.
Upper Division Requirements:
27 semester hours in upper division courses in sociology which must include SOCL 301, 401, and 495. An average grade of C (2.0) must be obtained in courses included in the major.
SOCL 495 should be taken in the senior year. The remaining 18 semester hours are to be chosen from the six theme areas into which upper division sociology courses are grouped: I. Deviance and Control; II. Social Inequality; III. Urban, Population, and Demographic Processes; IV. Social Structure, Culture, and Process; V. Family and Life Cycle; and VI. Globalization. Students must take at least one course from four of the theme areas. The remaining courses may be taken from any of the upper division offerings.
At least two 300- or 400-level sociology courses must be taken in the senior year.
Minor Requirements:
18 semester hours, including SOCL 100 or 105, 109, 301 or 401, and 9 semester hours in upper division courses. An average grade of C (2.0) must be obtained in courses included in the minor. At least one 300- or 400-level sociology course must be taken in the senior year.