In addition to completing the general education requirements, students completing the B.A. degree in Sociology are required to complete a total of 33 semester hours, including six (6) electives and five (5) required courses. All courses for the major must be completed with a grade of "C" or higher. Under no circumstances will a "D" grade count toward the major.

The only exception is as follows:

One grade of "C-" will be allowed to count toward the major so long as it does not occur with any of the following five required courses:

• SOCI 1000 Introduction to Sociology
• SOCI 3900 Methods I: Introduction to Methodology
• SOCI 3950 Methods II: Understanding Data Analysis
• SOCI 4000 or 4475 Theory I or Theory II
• SOCI 4950 Presenting Social Analysis (Senior Seminar)

Sociology Courses

Foundation Sociology Courses (15 hours, required)

• SOCI 1000 Introduction to Sociology  (3)
• SOCI 3900 Methods I: Introduction to Methodology  (3)
• SOCI 3950 Methods II: Understanding Data Analysis  (3)
• SOCI 4000 or 4475     Theory I or Theory II  (3)
• SOCI 4950 Presenting Social Analysis (Senior Seminar)  (3)

Major Electives (18 hours)

Students may complete the major by taking six other courses from the following list:

• SOCI 2000 Social Issues and Policies in Global Perspective  (3)
• SOCI 2300 Sociology of Sports  (3)
• SOCI 2350 Death and Dying  (3)
• SOCI 2400 Social Stratification (3)
• SOCI 2500 Kinship and Families  (3)
• SOCI 3000 Social Change & Social Movements  (3)
• SOCI 3250 Inside Out Prisoner Exchange Program (3) - requires an additional application process
• SOCI 3307 Criminology  (3)
• SOCI 3340 Sociology of Religion  (3)
• SOCI 3360 Globalization in the 21st Century  (3)
• SOCI 3410 Deviance and Social Control  (3)
• SOCI 3430 Bioethics  (3)
• SOCI 3510 Reimagining American Cultural Experiences in Modern Society  (3)
• SOCI 3550 Drugs and Society  (3)
• SOCI 3600 Sociology of Education  (3)
• SOCI 3700 Medical Sociology  (3)
• SOCI 3800 Special Topics in Sociology  (3)
• SOCI 3850 Corrections and Society  (3)
• SOCI 3975 Methods of Program Evaluation  (3)
• SOCI 4475 Theory II  (3)                       
• PSYC 1101 Introduction to Psychology  (3)
• PSYC 3302 Human Growth and Development  (3)
• PSYC 3321 Social Psychology  (3)
• HIST 3416 Twentieth-Century America  (3)

Recommended Progression

Students who are interested in the B.A. in Sociology can review a four-year course plan.