Undergraduate Program

Requirements

Each student, working closely with a sociology faculty advisor, can map out a personalized program of study that will satisfy the department's requirements for the major and simultaneously accommodate the student's academic interests and career aspirations.

Questions About Undergraduate Courses and Requirements? Contact the Director of Undergraduate Studies (Dr. Ann Power) >

 

REQUIREMENTS FOR THE SOCIOLOGY MAJOR = 25 CREDIT

I. Courses required for all Sociology majors (10 credits), to be taken as soon as possible:

  • Soc 30900 Foundations of Sociological Theory – take as soon as possible
  • Soc 30902 Methods of Sociological Research – take as soon as possible
  • Soc 30903 Statistics for Sociological Research – take as soon as possible
  • *BAMG 20100, PSY 30100, or ECON 30330 meet the requirement for a statistics course but earn no course credit; if you use one of these courses to meet the statistics requirement you must take a 6th elective course (see below).
  • Soc 33090 Sociology Proseminar (1 credit) – take as soon as possible

II. 15 credits of (elective) sociology courses distributed as follows

A. Three courses at any level:

  • Soc Elective 1
  • Soc Elective 2
  • Soc Elective 3

B Two upper level courses:

  • Soc 40/43/48xxx 1
  • Soc 40/43/48xxx 2


REQUIREMENTS FOR THE SOCIOLOGY HONORS TRACK

In addition to the preceding, the Sociology honors track requires:

  • 3 credits of advanced work in methods, statistics, or theory
  • A capstone project and thesis, which usually involves enrolling in the Sociology Honors Tutorial for 2 semesters/6 credits

For the Double Major

The Sociology major may be pursued along with another major. Many of our students combine sociology with a major in business, a foreign language, political science, pre-professional studies, psychology, theology, etc.

All of the above readily combine with the sociology major. Students from another college (e.g., the College of Business) who declare sociology as a second major do not have to meet all the requirements of the College of Arts and Letters but rather just those of the college in which their primary major resides.

Students pursuing a major in sociology must meet all requirements for the major or equivalent courses. Additional courses from other departments and programs may be accepted as fulfilling the major, provided they meet with the approval of the Sociology Department. The department tries to be flexible when working out an individual student's program; and with the Undergraduate Director’s recommendation, other modifications are also possible.

Supplementary Majors and Minors of Interest