Sociology (BS)

BS Sociology2

Departmental Admission Requirements

Admission to the BS in Sociology requires:

  1. Completion of SOC 301 with a grade of C or better.
  2. Minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.0.
  3. Minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.0 in sociology courses, if any have been taken. 

The Change Major Request form can be found under the Academic Progress tile on ULink.

General Education Requirements

General Education Requirements *31
The following courses are required by the program and can satisfy the respective General Education Requirement:
Social Problems - D1, SB
Social Justice-SBD1 - D1, SB
Race in the United States - D1, SB

*All degrees require the completion of the University-wide General Education Program (link provided above).  Some General Education requirements may be met in the requirements for the major or supporting coursework, in which case additional electives may be required to complete the minimum hours for the degree.

College/School Requirements

Arts & Sciences Requirements
GEN 100Student Success Center First Year Experience1
or GEN 101 Arts & Sciences First Year Experience
Foreign Language 16-8
Electives in Humanities or Natural Sciences at 300-level or above 26
WR—two approved courses at the 300 level or above 3
Minimum Total Hours13-15

Program/Major Requirements

Department of Sociology
SOC 201Introduction to Sociology - SB3
SOC 202Social Problems - D1, SB 43
or SOC 206 Social Justice-SBD1 - D1, SB
or SOC 210 Race in the United States - D1, SB
SOC 301Introduction to Social Statistics 53
SOC 303Introduction to Research Methods - WR 53
SOC 320Social Theory - WR3
SOC 323Diversity and Inequality3
Minimum Total Hours18
Track Requirements (see Track Requirements tab)60

At least 50 of the total minimum hours required must be at the 300 level or above. 

Completion of this degree requires completion of SOC 303 and SOC 320 with a grade of C or better.

Culminating Undergraduate Experience (For students admitted Summer 2014 or later)
Requirement fulfilled by completing one of the following:
Independent Study - CUE, WR
Community Engagement - CUE
Sociology of Aging - CUE
Sociology of Death & Dying - CUE, WR
Sociology of Leisure - CUE, WR
Sociology of Health and Illness - CUE, WR
The Health Care System - CUE, WR
Special Topics in Sociology - CUE, WR
Social Inequality & Stratification - CUE, WR
Race and Ethnicity - CUE, WR
Political Sociology - CUE
Sociology of Education - CUE, WR
Senior Honors Thesis - CUE, WR
1

Completion of the second semester of a single foreign language; hours will vary depending on the language taken.

2

In addition to courses counted toward General Education.

3

May be incorporated into other degree requirements.

4

May be used to satisfy a General Education requirement.

5

Students may be allowed to substitute a statistics course for SOC 301 (specifically, ANTH 376, BIOL 350, CJ 326, HSS 377, or PSYC 301) and/or a methods course for SOC 303 (specifically, BSW 426 or CJ 325).  Any other substitutions must be approved by the department undergraduate program mentor.  If a student opts to substitute one or both of these courses with a course from the approved list above, they must take a 300+ level sociology elective in lieu of the required sociology course(s) and must also earn a C or better in the statistics and/or methods course from the other department for it to count it toward sociology degree requirements. 

No-track, Sociology BS

Academic Plan Code(s): SOC_BS

Environment, Health, and Population Studies
Select one of the following courses: 3
Urban Sociology
Environmental Sociology
Sociology of Families
Japanese Families
Mental Health and Illness
Medical Sociology
Sociology of Women's Health
Special Topics in Sociology (if topic applicable)
Faces of Global Poverty - WR
Social Inequalities, Behavioral, and Structural Studies
Select two of the following courses:6
Sociology of Human Sexuality
Sociology of Gender
Sociology of Deviant Behavior
Criminology
Special Topics in Sociology (if topic applicable)
Money, Economics and Society - WR
Animals and Society
Four 400-level Sociology electives12
One 200+ level Sociology elective3
SOC 400Independent Study - CUE, WR3
or SOC 405 Community Engagement - CUE
or SOC 499 Senior Honors Thesis - CUE, WR
Social Science Supporting Courses
Select one of the following courses: 3
Introduction to Cultural Anthropology - D2, SB
Introduction to Asian Studies - D2, SB
Introduction to Japanese Society - D2, SB
Introduction to Latin American Studies - D2, SB
Introduction to U.S. Latino Studies - D1, SB
Introduction to Pan-African Studies - D1, SB
Women In American Culture - AH, D1
Seeing Gender: Introduction to Gender in Visual Studies - AH, D1
Introduction to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Studies
Electives in Social Sciences other than Sociology, of which 6 hours must be at 300 level or above21
Minimum Electives 19
Minimum Total Hours60
1

Students may also count courses used to satisfy Cardinal Core requirements to meet the supporting course requirements. This may require additional electives to complete the minimum hours required for the degree.

BS in Sociology with a Track in Health, Medicine, and Well-Being

Academic Plan Code: SOC_BS_HMW 

Select one of the following courses: 3
Urban Sociology
Environmental Sociology
Japanese Families
Sociology of Human Sexuality
Sociology of Gender
Sociology of Families
Sociology of Deviant Behavior
Select two of the following courses:6
Mental Health and Illness
Medical Sociology
Sociology of Women's Health
Special Topics in Sociology (if topic applicable)
Select four of the following courses: 12
Sociology of Aging - CUE
Sociology of Death & Dying - CUE, WR
Reproductive Justice
Sociology of Leisure - CUE, WR
Sociology of Health and Illness - CUE, WR
The Health Care System - CUE, WR
Sociology of Disabilities
Special Topics in Sociology - CUE, WR (if topic applicable)
Social Inequality & Stratification - CUE, WR
One 200+ Sociology elective3
SOC 400Independent Study - CUE, WR3
or SOC 405 Community Engagement - CUE
or SOC 499 Senior Honors Thesis - CUE, WR
Social Science Supporting Courses
Select one of the following courses: 3
Introduction to Cultural Anthropology - D2, SB
Introduction to Asian Studies - D2, SB
Introduction to Japanese Society - D2, SB
Introduction to Latin American Studies - D2, SB
Introduction to U.S. Latino Studies - D1, SB
Introduction to Pan-African Studies - D1, SB
Seeing Gender: Introduction to Gender in Visual Studies - AH, D1
Women In American Culture - AH, D1
Introduction to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Studies
Electives in Social Sciences other than Sociology, of which 18 hours must come from the course list indicated below; 6 hours must be at the 300+ level, and 3 hours must be an ethics course 121
Minimum Electives 29
Minimum Total Hours60
1

Eighteen hours must be taken from the courses listed in the table below.

2

Students may also count courses used to satisfy Cardinal Core requirements to meet the supporting course requirements. This may require additional electives to complete the minimum hours required for the degree.

ANTH 207Principles of Biological Anthropology - B4
ANTH 303Human Origins3
ANTH 307Darwin3
ANTH 308Primates3
ANTH 309Sex, Gender and Culture3
ANTH 327The Human Skeleton3
ANTH 328Environmental Archaeology3
ANTH 351Medical Anthropology3
ANTH 353Evolutionary Anthropology3
ANTH 354Anthropology of Infectious Disease3
ANTH 355Black Death: The Pandemic that Changed Human History3
ANTH 356Dental Anthropology3
ANTH 363Special Topics in Biological Anthropology (if topic applicable)1-3
ANTH 384Anthropology of Death3
ANTH 410Skeletal Forensics3
ANTH 535Nutritional Anthropology3
ANTH 540Health and Civilization3
COMM 430Health Communication - CUE, WR3
COMM 355Health and the Media - WR3
COMM 436Health Communication Campaign Planning - CUE, WR3
CJ 352Sex Crimes3
CJ 415Drugs and Crime3
ECON 355Health Economics3
GEOG 362Disease, Ecology and Environmental Management in Africa - WR3
HSS 184Healthy Lifestyles I3
HSS 200Introduction to Health Education3
HSS 263Introduction to Exercise Physiology3
HSS 293Social and Psychological Dimensions of Physical Activity - SB3
HSS 310Healthy Lifestyles II3
HSS 318Diverse Populations in Physical Activity and Health3
HSS 384Teaching Health Education3
HSS 392Principles of Sport and Exercise Psychology3
HSS 455Current Trends and Issues in Health Education - CUE3
PHEH 301Public Health and Our Environment3
PHEH 325Public Health Nutrition3
PHEH 330Childhood Nutrition from a Public Health Perspective3
PHEH 331Food Composition and Public Health 3
PHEH 332Nurtition Assessment Tools3
PHEP 300Epidemics, Pandemics and Syndemics3
PHEP 301Global Public Health - D2, SBH3
PHEP 305Introduction to Social Epidemiology3
PHEP 310Environmental Epidemiology1
PHEP 311Environment and Cancer Epidemiology3
PHEP 320Climate Change, Environmental Degradation and the Epidemiology of Global Health3
PHEP 325Introduction to Maternal and Child Health3
PHEP 341Epidemiological Concepts and Methods for Public Health3
PHEP 501Introduction to Epidemiology3
PHPB 300Social and Behavioral Foundations of Public Health3
PHPB 301Health Equity - D1, SB3
PHPB 310Power, Oppression & Liberation in Social Systems3
PHPB 311Policy and Systems of Power3
PHPB 312Social Justice Practice in Public Health3
PHPB 313Strategies for Social Action3
PHPB 321Social Justice and Youth Activism3
PHPB 322Climate Change, Social Justice, and Healthy Equity 3
PHPH 101Introduction to Public Health - SB3
PHPH 250Special Topics in Public Health Sciences (if topic applicable)1-3
PHPH 401Public Health and Health Policy3
PHPH 420Practice of Public Health3
PHPH 431Contemporary Issues in Public Health I3
PSYC 305Brain and Behavior3
PSYC 306Life Span Developmental Psychology3
PSYC 320Exercise Psychology3
PSYC 325Health Psychology3
PSYC 342Drugs and Behavior3
WGST 302LGBTQ and Applied Healthcare3
WGST 312Sociology of Women's Health3
WGST 364Women's Health Issues - D1, SB3
WGST 391Topics in Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies: Social Sciences (if topic applicable)3
WGST 393Topics in Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies: Humanities - WR (if topic applicable)3
WGST 415Sociology of Disabilities3
WGST 417Reproductive Justice3
WGST 418Domestic Violence3
WGST 491Topics in Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies: Social Sciences (if topic applicable)3
WGST 493Topics in Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies: Humanities - WR (if topic applicable)3
WGST 509Women and Medicine3

No-Track Sociology BS

Plan of Study Grid
Year 1
FallHours
GEN 100
Student Success Center First Year Experience
or Arts & Sciences First Year Experience
1
ENGL 101 Introduction to College Writing - WC 3
SOC 201 Introduction to Sociology - SB 3
General Education: Cardinal Core Quantitative Reasoning - QR 3
Foreign Language 1 3-4
Select one of the following: 3
Introduction to Cultural Anthropology - D2, SB  
Introduction to Asian Studies - D2, SB  
Introduction to Japanese Society - D2, SB  
Introduction to Latin American Studies - D2, SB  
Introduction to U.S. Latino Studies - D1, SB  
Introduction to Pan-African Studies - D1, SB  
Women In American Culture - AH, D1  
Seeing Gender: Introduction to Gender in Visual Studies - AH, D1  
Introduction to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Studies  
 Hours16-17
Spring
ENGL 102 Intermediate College Writing - WC 3
Foreign Language 2 3-4
General Education: Cardinal Core Arts & Humanities - AH 3
General Education: Cardinal Core Natural Sciences - S 3
General Education: Cardinal Core Natural Sciences Lab - L 1
SOC 202
Social Problems - D1, SB
or Social Justice-SBD1 - D1, SB
or Race in the United States - D1, SB
3
 Hours16-17
Year 2
Fall
SOC 301 Introduction to Social Statistics 3
General Education: Cardinal Core Arts & Humanities Global Diversity - AHD2 3
General Education: Cardinal Core Oral Communication - OC 3
General Education: Cardinal Core Natural Sciences - S 3
Sociology elective (200 level or above) 3
 Hours15
Spring
SOC 303 Introduction to Research Methods - WR 3
SOC 323 Diversity and Inequality 3
General Education: Cardinal Core Social & Behavioral Sciences Historical Perspective - SBH 3
Social Science elective 3
Humanities or Natural Science elective (300 level or above) 3
 Hours15
Year 3
Fall
SOC 320 Social Theory - WR 3
Humanities or Natural Science elective (300 level or above) 3
Environment, Health and Population Studies elective (300 level) (SOC 350 must have an applicable topic) 3
Urban Sociology
or Environmental Sociology
or Sociology of Families
or Japanese Families
or Mental Health and Illness
or Medical Sociology
or Sociology of Women's Health
or Special Topics in Sociology
or Faces of Global Poverty - WR
 
Social Inequalities, Behavioral, and Structural Studies elective (300 level) (SOC 350 must have an applicable topic) 3
Sociology of Human Sexuality
or Sociology of Gender
or Sociology of Deviant Behavior
or Criminology
or Special Topics in Sociology
or Money, Economics and Society - WR
or Animals and Society
 
Social Science elective 3
 Hours15
Spring
Sociology elective from Social Inequalities, Behavioral, and Structural Studies (SOC 350 must have an applicable topic) 3
Sociology of Human Sexuality
or Sociology of Gender
or Sociology of Deviant Behavior
or Criminology
or Special Topics in Sociology
or Money, Economics and Society - WR
or Animals and Society
 
Sociology elective (400 level) 3
Social Science elective 3
Social Science elective (300 level or above) 3
Social Science elective 3
 Hours15
Year 4
Fall
Sociology elective (400 level) 3
Sociology elective (400 level) 3
Social Science elective 3
Social Science elective (300 level or above) 3
General elective 3
 Hours15
Spring
SOC 400
Independent Study - CUE, WR
or Community Engagement - CUE
or Senior Honors Thesis - CUE, WR
3
Sociology elective (400 level) 3
Social Science elective (300 level) 3
General elective 3
General elective 3
 Hours15
 Minimum Total Hours122-124

Track in Health, Medicine, and Well-Being

Plan of Study Grid
Year 1
FallHours
GEN 100
Student Success Center First Year Experience
or Arts & Sciences First Year Experience
1
ENGL 101 Introduction to College Writing - WC 3
SOC 201 Introduction to Sociology - SB 3
General Education: Cardinal Core Quantitative Reasoning-QR 3
Foreign Language 1 3-4
Select one of the following: 3
Introduction to Cultural Anthropology - D2, SB
or Introduction to Asian Studies - D2, SB
or Introduction to Japanese Society - D2, SB
or Introduction to Latin American Studies - D2, SB
or Introduction to U.S. Latino Studies - D1, SB
or Introduction to Pan-African Studies - D1, SB
or Women In American Culture - AH, D1
or Seeing Gender: Introduction to Gender in Visual Studies - AH, D1
or Introduction to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Studies
 
 Hours16-17
Spring
ENGL 102 Intermediate College Writing - WC 3
Foreign Language 2 3-4
General Education: Cardinal Core Arts & Humanities-AH 3
General Education: Cardinal Core Natural Sciences-S 3
General Education: Cardinal Core Natural Sciences Lab-SL 1
SOC 202
Social Problems - D1, SB
or Social Justice-SBD1 - D1, SB
or Race in the United States - D1, SB
3
 Hours16-17
Year 2
Fall
SOC 301 Introduction to Social Statistics 3
General Education: Cardinal Core Arts & Humanities Global Diversity-AHD2 3
General Education: Cardinal Core Oral Communication-OC 3
General Education: Cardinal Core Natural Sciences-S 3
Sociology elective (200 level or above) 3
 Hours15
Spring
SOC 303 Introduction to Research Methods - WR 3
SOC 323 Diversity and Inequality 3
General Education: Cardinal Core Social and Behavioral Sciences Historical Perspective-SBH 3
Social Science elective 3
Humanities or Natural Science elective (300 level or above) 3
 Hours15
Year 3
Fall
SOC 320 Social Theory - WR 3
Humanities or Natural Sciences elective (300 level or above) 3
One of the following Sociology electives: 3
Urban Sociology
or Environmental Sociology
or Sociology of Human Sexuality
or Sociology of Gender
or Japanese Families
or Sociology of Families
or Sociology of Deviant Behavior
 
One of the following track electives (SOC 350 must have an applicable topic): 2 3
Mental Health and Illness
or Medical Sociology
or Sociology of Women's Health
or Special Topics in Sociology
 
Social science elective 3
 Hours15
Spring
One of the following track electives (SOC 350 must have an applicable topic): 3
Mental Health and Illness
or Medical Sociology
or Sociology of Women's Health
or Special Topics in Sociology
 
One of the following 400 level Sociology courses (SOC 450 must have an applicable topic): 3
Sociology of Aging - CUE
or Sociology of Death & Dying - CUE, WR
or Reproductive Justice
or Sociology of Leisure - CUE, WR
or Sociology of Health and Illness - CUE, WR
or The Health Care System - CUE, WR
or Sociology of Disabilities
or Special Topics in Sociology - CUE, WR
or Social Inequality & Stratification - CUE, WR
 
General elective 3
Social Science elective 1 3
Social science elective 1 3
 Hours15
Year 4
Fall
SOC 400
Independent Study - CUE, WR
or Community Engagement - CUE
or Senior Honors Thesis - CUE, WR
3
One of the following 400 level Sociology electives (SOC 450 must have an applicable topic): 3
Sociology of Aging - CUE
or Sociology of Death & Dying - CUE, WR
or Reproductive Justice
or Sociology of Leisure - CUE, WR
or Sociology of Health and Illness - CUE, WR
or The Health Care System - CUE, WR
or Sociology of Disabilities
or Special Topics in Sociology - CUE, WR
or Social Inequality & Stratification - CUE, WR
 
Social science elective 1 3
Ethics course related to health, medicine and well-being 2 3
General elective 3
 Hours15
Spring
Two of the following 400 level Sociology electives (SOC 450 must have an applicable topic): 6
Sociology of Aging - CUE
or Sociology of Death & Dying - CUE, WR
or Reproductive Justice
or Sociology of Leisure - CUE, WR
or Sociology of Health and Illness - CUE, WR
or The Health Care System - CUE, WR
or Sociology of Disabilities
or Special Topics in Sociology - CUE, WR
or Social Inequality & Stratification - CUE, WR
 
Social science elective (300 level or above) 1 3
General elective 3
General elective 3
 Hours15
 Minimum Total Hours122-124
1

Social science electives must be selected from the following: ANTH 207, ANTH 303, ANTH 307, ANTH 308, ANTH 309, ANTH 327, ANTH 328, ANTH 351ANTH 353, ANTH 354, ANTH 355, ANTH 356, ANTH 363 (if topic applicable), ANTH 384, ANTH 410, ANTH 535, ANTH 540, COMM 355COMM 430, COMM 436CJ 352, CJ 415, ECON 355, GEOG 362, HSS 184, HSS 200, HSS 263HSS 293, HSS 310, HSS 318, HSS 384, HSS 392HSS 455PSYC 305, PSYC 306, PSYC 320PSYC 325, PSYC 342PHEH 301PHEH 325, PHEH 330, PHEH 331, PHEH 332, PHEP 300PHEP 301, PHEP 305, PHEP 310, PHEP 311, PHEP 320, PHEP 325, PHEP 341, PHEP 501, PHPB 300, PHPB 301, PHPB 310, PHPB 311, PHPB 312, PHPB 313, PHPB 321, PHPB 322, PHPH 101, PHPH 250, PHPH 401, PHPH 420, PHPH 431, WGST 302WGST 312, WGST 364, WGST 391 (if topic applicable), WGST 393 (if topic applicable), WGST 415, WGST 417, WGST 418, WGST 491 (if topic applicable), WGST 493 (if topic applicable), or WGST 509

2

PHIL 323 is an example of an appropriate ethics course. Other possible courses that may be used to satisfy this requirement should be discussed with the student's advisor. 

The Flight Plan outlined above is intended to demonstrate one possible path to completing the degree within four years.  Course selection and placement within the program may vary depending on course offerings and schedule, elective preferences, and other factors (study abroad, internship availability, etc.). Please consult your advisor for additional information about building a flight plan that works for you.

Degree Audit Report
Degree Audit reports illustrate how your completed courses fulfill the requirements of your academic plan, and which requirements are still outstanding. Degree audits also take transfer credits and test credits into account. "What-if" reports allow you to compare the courses you have completed in your current academic plan to the courses required in another academic plan.  Should you have questions about either report, please consult with your academic advisor.

Flight Planner
The Flight Planner tool is available for you to create a personalized Flight Plan to graduation.  Advisors have access to review your Flight Planner and can help you adjust it to ensure you remain on track to graduate in a timely manner.

To create these reports:

  1. Log into your ULink account.
  2. Click on the Academic Progress tile.
  3. Select the appropriate report.
    1. To run a Degree Audit report, click on "View my Degree Audit."
    2. To create a What-if report, click on "What-if Advisement Report."
    3. To run a Flight Planner report, click on "Use My Flight Planner."

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