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Online Program Requirements (120 Semester Credits)

 University College Core Curriculum .......................................................45 credits

  Freshman Seminar / University Studies ...............................................2 credits

  • UNIV 101 and UNIV 102 are required of all non-transfer freshmen (2)
  • UNIV 110 is required of all transfer students with fewer than 30 transfer credits; course is waived for transfer students with 30 or more transfer credits (2)

Critical Thinking ...................................................................................3 credits

PHIL 110 Critical Thinking (3)– Course is waived for students who enter the university with 60 or more transfer credits.

English Composition .............................................................................6 credits

  • ENGL 108 Grammar and Usage (3) may be required based on profile exam scores
  • ENGL 110 English Composition I (3)
  • ENGL 120 English Composition II (3)

Speech .................................................................................................3 credits

SPEE 200 Introduction to Speech (3)

Mathematics .........................................................................................6 credits

  • MATH 121 Introduction to College Algebra (3) may be required based on profile exam scores.
  • MATH 123 College Algebra (3) or higher level course and one of the following: MATH 121, MATH 124, MATH 129, MATH 130, MATH 131, MATH 140, MATH 142, MATH 150

Natural Sciences ...................................................................................8 credits

Choose two courses from the following: ASTR 111, ASTR 112, BIOL 110, BIOL 130, BIOL 150 1, CHEM 101, CHEM 140, CHEM 160, NSCI 110-120 2, PHYS 111, PHYS 112, PHYS 113, PHYS 121, PHYS 122, PHYS 123, ZOOL 110

An appropriate profile examination score is required for initial placement into BIOL 150. BIOL 110 may be required as pre-requisite.

NSCI 110-120 must be completed in sequential order; MATH 121 is pre-requisite for NSCI 110

History and Social Sciences .............................................................3 credits

Choose one from the following: ANTH 210, CRJC 200, ECON 200, ECON 211, ECON 212, GEOG 210, GEOG 220, HIST 110, HIST 120, HIST 210, HIST 211, HIST 212, POLI 200, POLI 210, POLI 220, SWRK 220

Humanities and Fine Arts ..................................................................3 credits

Choose one from the following: ART 210, ART 211, ENGL 211, ENGL 212, ENGL 220, ENGL 223, ENGL 240, HUMN 211, HUMN 212, MUSI 210, MUSI 260, PHIL 210, PHIL 212, PHIL 220, THEA 203

University College Restricted Electives ..............................................9 credits

A total of nine credits to be fulfilled by one or more of following options:

  • Six credits of a 100- or 200- level foreign language sequence AND/OR
  • Three to nine credits from the History/Social Sciences or Humanities/Fine Arts options AND/OR any three-credit course at the 100- or 200-level

Physical Education / Health Education ..............................................2 credits

Select HEED 112 (2) OR two of the following: PEDU 100, 101, 102, 103, 106, 107. 110, 111, 112, 120, 121, 122, 130, 132, 140, 141

 Program Requirements.............................................................................75 credits

(Students must complete University College core requirements before enrolling in 300- and 400-level courses)

 1. Major Courses (Core) ........................................................................33 Credits

  • SOCI 210 Principles of Sociology (3) (Transfer)
  • SOCI 331 Social Statistics (3) (Online)
  • SOCI 333 Introduction to SPSS (3) (Online)
  • SOCI 335 Social Research Methods (3) (Online)
  • SOCI 340 Crime and Delinquency (3) (Online)
  • SOCI 350 History of Sociological Thought (3) (Online)
  • SOCI 351 Contemporary Social Theory (3) (Online)
  • SOCI 390 Social Behavior and Interaction (3) (Online)
  • SOCI 412 Race and Ethnic Relations (3) (Online)
  • SOCI 462 Social Stratification (3) (Online)
  • SOCI 480 Sociological Seminar (3) (Online)

2. Required Electives……………………………………………………18 Credits

  • PSYC 210 General Psychology (3) (Transfer) SOCI Elective (9)
  • SOCI or SWRK Elective (3)

Choose one of the following two courses:

  • ANTH 210 Introduction to Anthropology (Transfer)
  • SOCI 375 Comparative Societies (Online)

3. Minor or Electives ............................................................................18 Credits

Sociology majors may select any minor offered within the university. See appropriate catalogue section for requirements of specific minor selected. If the student does not select a minor, he or she may select 18 hours of free electives in consultation with an advisor.

  • Elective Courses Offered Online
  • SOCI 330 Marriage and Family Relations (3) (Online)
  • SOCI 360 Sociology of Deviant Behavior (3) (Online)
  • SOCI 362 The Sociology of Religion (3) (Online)
  • SOCI 372 Sociology of Education (3) (Online)
  • SOCI 380 Sociology of Work (3) (Online)
  • SOCI 400 Sociology of Gender Roles (3) (Online)
  • SOCI 422 Collective Behavior and Social Movements (3) (Online)
  • SOCI 430 Demography (3) (Online)
  • SOCI 442 Urban Sociology (3) (Online)
  • Sociology Elective Transfer Courses (SOCI 299, SOCI 399, SOCI 499)

4. Free Electives ...................................................................................6 Credits

Transfer courses in Sociology or any discipline  

Other Program Requirements

  • The Sociology major must complete a comprehensive departmental examination in the senior year.
  • A student must attain at least a C grade in all sociology courses for graduation. A C grade or higher must be maintained in the courses that are needed for the minor, electives, or concentration.
  • An overall GPA of 2.0 or higher is required to graduate.
  • A student must have a GPA of 2.0 or higher to declare Sociology as a major.