Bachelor of Science - Sociology Major

EACH STUDENT MUST ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR KNOWING THE ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE THAT IS BEING PURSUED.

Program components for the Bachelor of Science degree with a major in Sociology:

Applicable General University Requirements

Applicable General University Requirements

Students earning the Bachelor of Science (BS) degree with a major in Sociology must satisfy all general University requirements and meet all financial obligations before a degree is awarded.

General Education Requirements

Area I - Written Composition

	English Composition I and English Composition II	6
Total Credit Hours:		6

Area II - Humanities/Fine Arts

	Fine Arts Course or Equivalent	3
	At Least One Literature Course	3
	Other Courses in Humanities and Fine Arts	6
Total Credit Hours:		12

At least one literature course: Students must complete a 6 hour sequence in either Literature (Area II) or History (Area IV).

Area III - Mathematics and Natural Sciences

	Finite Math or Higher Mathematics Course	3
	Natural Sciences	8
Total Credit Hours:		11

Natural sciences: Lab-based.

Area IV - History/Behavioral and Social Sciences

	At Least One History Course	3
	Other Courses in History or Behavioral or Social Science	9
Total Credit Hours:		12

At least one history course: Students must complete a 6 hour sequence in either Literature (Area II) or History (Area IV).

Total Credit Hours: 41

Area V - Pre-Professionals

Required

	Microcomputer Applications (CIS 146)	3
	Or
ITE 301	Problem Solving with Computers	3
	Introduction to Sociology (SOC 200)	3
	Or
	Any upper-level (300/400) sociology course	3
Total Credit Hours:		6

Total Credit Hours: 9

Total General Education and Major Prerequisite Requirement Hours: 50

Major Course Requirements

Required

UNV 300	Pathways to Success	3
SO 312	Majority/Minority Group Relations	3
SO 314	Population Study	3
SO 341	Statistics With Advanced Topics In Behavioral Science	3
SO 342	Methods of Behavioral Science Research	3
SO 360	Contemp American Family	3
SO 361	Social Analysis	3
SO 362	Deviant Social Behavior	3
SO 460	Sociological Theories	3
SO 499	Thinking, Writing, and Speaking in the Behavioral Sciences	3
UNV 400	Career Seminar	1

Sociology electives (300/400 level) (9)

In addition to courses with the SO prefix, the following courses may also be taken as Sociology electives:

CJ 360	Race, Criminality, and Social Justice	3
CJ 401	Adult Corrections	3
CJ 452	Advanced Criminology	3
CJ 453	Juvenile Delinquency	3
GO 300	World Regional Geography	3
PH 300	Moral Values in Today's Society	3
PO 350	Introduction to the American Legal System	3

Total Credit Hours: 40

A minimum of 24 semester hours of upper division sociology coursework must be completed at Athens State University.

Exit Exam: An exit exam is required for graduation and is administered in SO 499. The departmental exit exam covers theories and concepts from all areas of the curriculum.

A minor is not required.

General Electives

Elective hours as needed to meet minimum 124 hour requirement and all other general University requirements

Total Credit Hours: 37

Total Credit Hours: 124