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2010-2011 Catalog 
    
2010-2011 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Sociology, BA or BS


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Becoming a Sociology Major


Students interested in majoring in sociology should first meet with a faculty member to discuss the program and the major requirements. Students who then decide to pursue the major should apply to the program when they have completed approximately 48 credits and most lower division University Studies requirements. Application forms are available from the program faculty or on the program website. The completed application materials may be turned in to the sociology program coordinator. To be accepted as a major, students must have earned a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.7 in SOC 204 and 205; completed University Seminar (or received credit for equivalent courses from institutions previously attended); and fulfilled their Quantitative Reasoning University Studies requirement by taking MTH 243  or EC 232 . Transfer students must provide GPA evidence from their previous institutions. The program notifies students who have succeeded in becoming majors. Some upper division courses in the field are restricted to majors.

Requirements for the Sociology Major


1.


Fulfill baccalaureate degree requirements as stated in General Degree Requirements .

2.


A minimum of 56 credits in sociology; 48 credits must be upper division and 8 credits lower division. Of the 48 upper division credits, 24 must be upper division electives. All credits counted toward the major must be taken for a letter grade, except practicum.

4.


Quantitative Reasoning component:

5.


An average GPA of 2.5 or higher and a minimum grade of C- in all sociology and anthropology courses.

Capstone


The sociology capstone requires students to bring sociological expertise to bear on selected social issues. This is usually done in a seminar in which students review writing, research, and current controversies in the field and apply their expertise to individual research and analysis of selected issues or social problems.

Sociology Core Courses


(56 credits)

A maximum of 4 credits of practicum may be counted toward the major. Practicum credits may not be substituted for 400-level electives. Up to 8 credits from related disciplines may be counted toward the major electives with advisor consent.


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