Sociology (BS) - General Track

Program Overview

The General Track is designed to give students maximum ability to make their degree fit their interests and future employment or preparation for graduate school. In addition to the standard 15 hours of required core sociology courses (i.e., sociological theory, social research methods, social statistics, stratification and inequality, and sociology capstone), students choose 27 hours of sociology elective course work. Graduates of this program will be able to demonstrate the ability to think rationally and critically about various sociological issues, excel in interpersonal communication skills, demonstrate a deep understanding of multiculturalism and diversity, and will have well-developed skills in research, data analysis, planning and organizing, and management and demonstrate proficiency with either quantitative or qualitative data base and statistical software.

Example study areas include:

The Family
Race, Class, and Gender
Crime, Conformity, and Deviance
Social Stratification, Prejudice and Discrimination
Community Development, and Social Policy
Work and Organizations
Global Studies: - Model African Union
African Women and Development
Social Theory
Social Research Methods

Career Opportunities

Mental Health Worker
Adoption Agent
Corrections Officer
Child Welfare Officer
Human Resources
Welfare Counselor
Community Service Agency
Claims Representative
Public Opinion Surveyor
Marketing Research Analyst
Social Worker
Case Aid Worker
Child Abuse Case Manager
Advertising Assistant
Delinquency Counselor
Parole/Probation Officer
Researcher
Correctional Case Worker
Technical Writer
Alcohol/ Drug Case Worker
Research Assistant
Consumer Advocate
Labor Relations
Personnel Interviewer

Program of Study

Course List
Code	Title	Credit Hours
Core IMPACTS Area : Institutional Priorities ¹		4-5
Choose one of the following communication options		3
COMM 1110	Public Speaking
Foreign Language Course Options
AMSL, ARAB, CHIN, FREN, GERM, GREK, ITAL, JAPN, KREN, LATIN, PORT, SPAN - 1001, 1002, 2001, 2002; SWAH - 1001, 1002.
Take one of the following courses		1-2
ITDS 1779	Scholarship Across the Disciplines
LEAD 1705	Introduction to Servant Leadership
PERS 1506	Perspectives 1-hour
PERS 1507	Perspectives 2-hour
Core IMPACTS Area : Mathematics & Quantitative Skills ¹		3-7
DATA 1501	Introduction to Data Science	3
MATH 1001	Quantitative Skills and Reasoning	3
MATH 1101	Introduction to Mathematical Modeling	3
MATH 1111	College Algebra	3
MATH 1113	Pre-Calculus	4
MATH 1125	Applied Calculus	3
MATH 1131	Calculus with Analytic Geometry I	4
MATH 1132	Calculus with Analytic Geometry II	4
MATH 1165	Computer-Assisted Problem Solving	3
MATH 1401	Introduction to Statistics	3
MATH 1501	Calculus I	4
MATH 2125	Introduction to Discrete Mathematics	3
STAT 1401	Elementary Statistics	3
Core IMPACTS Area : Political Science and U.S. History		6
HIST 2111	U. S. History to 1865	3
or HIST 2112	U. S. History since 1865
POLS 1101	American Government	3
Core IMPACTS Area : Arts, Humanities, and Ethics		6
Select one Fine Arts course		3
ARTH 1100	Art Appreciation
ARTH 2125	Introduction to the History of Art I– Prehistoric through Gothic
ARTH 2126	Introduction to the History of Art II– Renaissance through Modern
MUSC 1100	Music Appreciation
THEA 1100	Theatre Appreciation
ITDS 1145	Comparative Arts ²
Select one Humanities course		3
ENGL 2111	World Literature I
ENGL 2112	World Literature II
ITDS 1155	The Western Intellectual Tradition
ITDS 1774	Introduction to Digital Humanities
PHIL 2010	Introduction to Philosophy
ITDS 1145	Comparative Arts ²
Core IMPACTS Area : Communicating in Writing		6
ENGL 1101	English Composition I	3
ENGL 1102	English Composition II	3
Core IMPACTS Area : Technology, Mathematics, and Sciences ^1,3		7-11
ANTH 1145	Human Origins	3
ASTR 1105	Descriptive Astronomy: The Solar System	3
ASTR 1106	Descriptive Astronomy: Stars and Galaxies	3
ASTR 1305	Descriptive Astronomy Lab	1
ATSC 1112	Understanding the Weather	3
ATSC 1112L	Understanding the Weather Lab	1
BIOL 1125	Contemporary Issues in Biology Non-Lab	3
BIOL 1215K	Introductory Biology	4
BIOL 1225K	Contemporary Issues in Biology with Lab	4
CHEM 1151 & 1151L	Survey of Chemistry I and Survey of Chemistry I Lab	4
CHEM 1152 & 1152L	Survey of Chemistry II and Survey of Chemistry II Lab	4
CHEM 1211 & 1211L	Principles of Chemistry I and Principles of Chemistry I Lab	4
CHEM 1212 & 1212L	Principles of Chemistry II and Principles of Chemistry II Lab	4
CPSC 1105	Introduction to Computing Principles and Technology	3
CPSC 1301K	Computer Science I	4
ENVS 1105	Environmental Studies	3
ENVS 1105L	Environmental Studies Laboratory	1
ENVS 1205K	Sustainability and the Environment	4
GEOG 2215	Introduction to the Geographic Information Systems	3
GEOL 1110	Natural Disasters: Our Hazardous Environment	3
GEOL 1121	Introductory Geoscience I: Physical Geology	3
GEOL 1121L	Introductory Geoscience I: Physical Geology Lab	1
GEOL 1122	Introductory Geo-sciences II: Historical Geology	3
GEOL 1322	Introductory Geo-sciences II: Historical Geology Lab	1
GEOL 2225	The Fossil Record	4
PHYS 1111 & PHYS 1311	Introductory Physics I and Introductory Physics I Lab	4
PHYS 1112 & PHYS 1312	Introductory Physics II and Introductory Physics II Lab	4
PHYS 1125	Physics of Color and Sound	3
PHYS 1325	Physics of Color and Sound Lab	1
PHYS 2211 & PHYS 2311	Principles of Physics I and Principles of Physics I Lab	4
PHYS 2212 & PHYS 2312	Principles of Physics II and Principles of Physics II Lab	4
Core IMPACTS Area : Social Sciences		6
Select one Behavioral Science course
ECON 2105	Principles of Macroeconomics
ECON 2106	Principles of Microeconomics
PHIL 2030	Moral Philosophy
PSYC 1101	Introduction to General Psychology
SOCI 1101	Introduction to Sociology
Select one World Cultures course		3
ANTH 1107	Discovering Archaeology
ANTH 1105	Cultural Anthropology
ANTH 2105	Ancient World Civilizations
ANTH 2136	Language and Culture
ENGL 2136	Language and Culture
GEOG 1101	World Regional Geography
HIST 1111	World History to 1500
HIST 1112	World History since 1500
ITDS 1156	Understanding Non-Western Cultures
Core IMPACTS Total Hours		42
Health and Wellness		3
KINS 1106	Lifetime Wellness	2
or PHED 1205	Concepts of Fitness
Select one of the following		1
Any PEDS course
MUSC 1206	Body Mapping (Music Majors Only)

¹: The hours applied in the Institutional Priorities; Mathematics & Quantitative Skills; and Technology, Mathematics, and Sciences areas must add to 18 credit hours.
²: ITDS 1145 Comparative Arts, though listed under both Fine Arts and Humanities, may be taken only once.
³: At least 4 of the credit hours in this area must be in a lab science course.

Major Requirements

Course List
Code	Title	Credit Hours
Core Requirements
Complete the core requirements for this program		45
Core Total		45
Field of Study Requirements
Minimum grade of C is required
SOCI 1101	Introduction to Sociology	3
SOCI 1168	Social Problems	3
SOCI 2126	Introduction to Social Work and Welfare	3
Select 9 credits from Field of Study Requirements		9
ANTH 1105	Cultural Anthropology
ANTH 1107	Discovering Archaeology
ANTH 1109	Introduction to Forensic Anthropology
ANTH 1145	Human Origins
ANTH 2105	Ancient World Civilizations
ANTH 2136	Language and Culture
ANTH 2205	Human Skeletal Analysis
Foreign Language 1001, 1002, 2001, 2002
CPSC 1105	Introduction to Computing Principles and Technology
CPSC 1301K	Computer Science I
CPSC 1302K	Computer Science II
CPSC 2105	Computer Organization
CPSC 2108	Data Structures
CPSC 2125	Internet Programming
CPSC 2555	Selected Topics in Computer Science
ECON 2105	Principles of Macroeconomics
ECON 2106	Principles of Microeconomics
GEOG 1101	World Regional Geography
GEOG 2215	Introduction to the Geographic Information Systems
HIST 1111	World History to 1500
HIST 1112	World History since 1500
HIST 2111	U. S. History to 1865
HIST 2112	U. S. History since 1865
MATH 1001	Quantitative Skills and Reasoning
MATH 1101	Introduction to Mathematical Modeling
MATH 1111	College Algebra
MATH 1113	Pre-Calculus
MATH 1125	Applied Calculus
MATH 1131	Calculus with Analytic Geometry I
MATH 1132	Calculus with Analytic Geometry II
MATH 1165	Computer-Assisted Problem Solving
MATH 2115	Introduction to Linear Algebra
MATH 2125	Introduction to Discrete Mathematics
MATH 2135	Calculus with Analytic Geometry 3
PHIL 2010	Introduction to Philosophy
PHIL 2020	Critical Thinking
PHIL 2030	Moral Philosophy
PHIL 2500	Formal Logic
POLS 2101	Introduction to Political Science
POLS 2201	State and Local Government
POLS 2401	Global Issues
PSYC 1101	Introduction to General Psychology
PSYC 2103	Lifespan Developmental Psychology
PSYC 2127	Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences
STAT 1401	Elementary Statistics
Field of Study Requirements Total		18
Required for the Major
Minimum grade of C is required
SOCI 3103	Sociological Theory	3
SOCI 3111	Social Research Methods	3
SOCI 3165	Social Stratification and Inequality	3
SOCI 3114	Community Engagement Techniques	3
SOCI 4796	Sociology Capstone	3
Required for the Major Total		15
Major Electives
Minimum grade of C is required
Select 24 hours of SOCI courses at the 3000 level or higher		24
Major Electives Total		24
General Electives
Select 21 credits		21
General Electives Total		21
Total Credit Hours		123

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Plan of Study Grid
First Year
Fall		Credit Hours
ENGL 1101	English Composition I (minimum grade of C)	3
Select one of the following:		3
STAT 1401	Elementary Statistics (Recommended)
MATH 1001	Quantitative Skills and Reasoning
MATH 1101	Introduction to Mathematical Modeling
MATH 1111	College Algebra
MATH 1113	Pre-Calculus
MATH 1125	Applied Calculus
MATH 1131	Calculus with Analytic Geometry I
Institutional Priorities	COMM 1110 Public Speaking or foreign language 1001, 1002, 2001, 2002	3
POLS 1101	American Government	3
SOCI 1101	Introduction to Sociology (minimum grade of C)	3
	Credit Hours	15
Spring
Field of Study Requirements	Elective (minimum grade of C) ^*	3
ENGL 1102	English Composition II (minimum grade of C)	3
Institutional Priorities	Seminar(s) ¹	2
Art, Humanities, and Ethics	Any Fine Arts	3
KINS 1106 or PHED 1205 or PHED 1206	Lifetime Wellness or Concepts of Fitness or Concepts of Fitness for Online Students	2
SOCI 1168	Social Problems (minimum grade of C)	3
	Credit Hours	16
Second Year
Fall
HIST 2111 or HIST 2112	U. S. History to 1865 or U. S. History since 1865	3
Technology, Mathematics, and Sciences	Any Science with Lab	4
DATA 1501	Introduction to Data Science (Recommended)	3
or other math/science/tech course
Program Electives	Sociology 3000/4000 Program Elective (minimum grade of C)	3
General Electives	Elective	3
	Credit Hours	16
Spring
Arts, Humanities, and Ethics	Any Humanities	3
Social Sciences	Behavioral Science ²	3
Technology, Mathematics, and Sciences	Any Science without Lab	3
Program Electives	Sociology 3000/4000 Program Elective (minimum grade of C)	3
General Electives	Elective	3
Health and Wellness	Any PEDS	1
	Credit Hours	16
Third Year
Fall
SOCI 3103	Sociological Theory (minimum grade of C)	3
SOCI 3165	Social Stratification and Inequality (minimum grade of C)	3
Social Sciences	Any World Cultures	3
Program Electives	Sociology 3000/4000 Elective (minimum grade of C)	3
General Electives	Elective	3
	Credit Hours	15
Spring
SOCI 3114	Community Engagement Techniques (minimum grade of C)	3
SOCI 3111	Social Research Methods (minimum grade of C)	3
Program Electives	Select two Sociology 3000/4000 Electives (minimum grade of C)	6
General Electives	Elective	3
	Credit Hours	15
Fourth Year
Fall
Program Electives	Select two Sociology 3000/4000 Electives (minimum grade of C)	6
Field of Study Requirements	Select two Electives (minimum grade of C)	6
General Electives	Elective	3
	Credit Hours	15
Spring
SOCI 4796	Sociology Capstone (Satisfactory grade required)	3
Field of Study Requirements	Elective (minimum grade of C)	3
Program Electives	Sociology 3000/4000 Electives (minimum grade of C)	3
General Electives	Electives	6
	Credit Hours	15
	Total Credit Hours	123

*

Field of Study Electives: Select 12 hours from the following choices: ANTH 1105, 1107, 1109, 1145, 2105, 2136, 2137, 2205 (4 hrs); Foreign Language 1001, 1002, 2001, 2002; CPSC 1105, 1301K (4 hrs), 1302, 2105, 2108, 2125, 2555; ECON 2105, 2106; GEOG 1101, 2215 (4 hrs); HIST 1111,1112, 2111, 2112; MATH 1001, 1101, 1111, 1113 (4 hrs), 1125, 1131 (4 hrs), 1132 (4 hrs), 1165, 2115, 2125, 2135 (4 hrs); PHIL 2010, 2020, 2030, 2500; POLS 2101, 2201, 2401; PSYC 1101, 2103, 2125, 2127; SOCI 2126; STAT 1401

¹

Choose from the following Institutional Priorities courses:

ITDS 1779 Scholarship Across Disciplines

LEAD 1705 Introduction to Servant Leadership

PERS 1506 Perspectives 1-hour

PERS 1507 Perspectives 2-hours

²

Except SOCI 1101 Introduction to Sociology and PSYC 1101 Introduction to General Psychology, which are required in the Field of Study Requirements area.

Online Program Map

Plan of Study Grid
First Year
Fall		Credit Hours
ENGL 1101	English Composition I (minimum grade of C)	3
Select one of the following:		3
STAT 1401	Elementary Statistics (Recommended)
MATH 1001	Quantitative Skills and Reasoning
MATH 1101	Introduction to Mathematical Modeling
MATH 1111	College Algebra
MATH 1113	Pre-Calculus
MATH 1125	Applied Calculus
MATH 1131	Calculus with Analytic Geometry I
Institutional Priorities	COMM 1110 Public Speaking or foreign language 1001, 1002, 2001, 2002	3
POLS 1101	American Government	3
SOCI 1101	Introduction to Sociology (minimum grade of C)	3
	Credit Hours	15
Spring
Field of Study Requirements	Elective (minimum grade of C) ^*	3
ENGL 1102	English Composition II (minimum grade of C)	3
Institutional Priorities	Seminar(s) ¹	2
Arts and Humanities	Any Fine Arts	3
PHED 1206	Concepts of Fitness for Online Students (online)	2
SOCI 1168	Social Problems (minimum grade of C)	3
	Credit Hours	16
Second Year
Fall
HIST 2111 or HIST 2112	U. S. History to 1865 or U. S. History since 1865	3
Technology, Mathematics, and Sciences	Any Science with Lab	4
DATA 1501	Introduction to Data Science (Recommended)	3
or other math/science/tech course
Program Electives	Select two Sociology 3000/4000 Program Electives (minimum grade of C)	6
	Credit Hours	16
Spring
Arts and Humanities	Any Humanities	3
Social Sciences	Behavioral Science ²	3
Technology, Mathematics, and Sciences	Any Science without Lab	3
SOCI 3103	Sociological Theory (minimum grade of C)	3
General Electives	Elective	3
PEDS 1310	Fitness Walking for Online Students (online)	1
	Credit Hours	16
Third Year
Fall
SOCI 3165	Social Stratification and Inequality (minimum grade of C)	3
Social Sciences	Any World Cultures	3
Field of Study Requirements	Elective (minimum grade of C)	3
Program Electives	Sociology 3000/4000 Program Elective (minimum grade of C)	3
General Electives	Elective	3
	Credit Hours	15
Spring
Choose one of the following:		3
SOCI 3111	Social Research Methods (minimum grade of C)
SOCI 3114	Community Engagement Techniques (minimum grade of C)
CRJU 3107	Statistics for Criminal Justice and Sociology (minimum grade of C)	3
Program Electives	Select two Sociology 3000/4000 Program Electives (minimum grade of C)	6
General Electives	Elective	3
	Credit Hours	15
Fourth Year
Fall
Program Electives	Select two Sociology 3000/4000 Program Electives (minimum grade of C)	6
Field of Study Requirements	Select two Field of Study courses (minimum grade of C)	6
General Electives	Elective	3
	Credit Hours	15
Spring
SOCI 4796	Sociology Capstone (Satisfactory grade required)	3
Field of Study Requirements	Elective (minimum grade of C)	3
Program Electives	Sociology 3000/4000 Program Electives (minimum grade of C)	3
General Electives	Select two General Electives courses	6
	Credit Hours	15
	Total Credit Hours	123

*

Field of Study courses: Select 12 hours from the following choices: ANTH 1105, 1107, 1109, 1145, 2105, 2136, 2137, 2205 (4 hrs); Foreign Language 1001, 1002, 2001, 2002; CPSC 1105, 1301K (4 hrs), 1302, 2105, 2108, 2125, 2555; ECON 2105, 2106; GEOG 1101, 2215 (4 hrs); HIST 1111,1112, 2111, 2112; MATH 1001, 1101, 1111, 1113 (4 hrs), 1125, 1131 (4 hrs), 1132 (4 hrs), 1165, 2115, 2125, 2135 (4 hrs); PHIL 2010, 2020, 2030, 2500; POLS 2101, 2201, 2401; PSYC 1101, 2103, 2125, 2127; SOCI 2126; STAT 1401

¹

Choose from the following Institutional Priority courses:

ITDS 1779 Scholarship Across Disciplines

LEAD 1705 Introduction to Servant Leadership

PERS 1506 Perspectives 1-hour

PERS 1507 Perspectives 2-hours

²

Except SOCI 1101 Introduction to Sociology and PSYC 1101 Introduction to General Psychology, which are required in Field of Study Requirements.

Admission Requirements

There are no program specific admission requirements.

Additional Program Requirements

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