Bachelor of Science - Sociology

Area A Essential Skills
Req. Hours: 9
ENGL 1101 (with a grade of "C" or better)
ENGL 1102 (with a grade of "C" or better)
Select one of the following courses:
MATH 1101/1111/1112/1113/1125/1131

Area B Institutional Options
Req. Hours: 5
COMM 1110
Select two of the following courses:
CSUS 1106/ITDS 2726/ITDS 2727/ITDS 2735/ITDS 2745/ITDS 2746/ITDS 2748/ITDS 2749/ITDS 2755/ LEAD 1705/LEAD 1706/LEAD 2705/LEAD 2706/LIBR 1105/UNIV 1105
 
Area C Humanities/Fine Arts
Req. Hours: 6
Select one of the following humanities courses:
ENGL 2111/ENGL 2112/ITDS 1145*/ITDS 1155/ PHIL 1105
Select one of the following fine arts courses:
ARTH 1100/ITDS 1145*/MUSC 1100/THEA 1100
*ITDS 1145, though listed under both humanities and fine arts, may be taken only once.

Area D Science/Math/Tech.
Req. Hours: 10
Select one science course with a lab; the other course may be lab or non-lab:
ANTH 1145 (no lab); ASTR 1105/1305 (lab optional); ASTR 1106/1305; BIOL 1215 (lab included); BIOL 1125 (no lab); BIOL 1225 (lab included); CHEM 1151/1151L; CHEM 1152/1152L; CHEM 1211/1211L; CHEM 1212/1212L; ENVS 1105 (no lab); GEOL 1121 (lab included); GEOL 1122 (no lab); ITDS 1215 (lab included); PHYS 1111/1311; PHYS 1112/1312; PHYS 1125/1325 (lab optional)
Select one of the following courses or a science course from above:
CPSC 1105/MATH 1112/MATH 1113/MATH 1125/MATH 1131/MATH 1132/MATH 1127/MATH 1165/PHIL 2105

Area E Social Sciences
Req. Hours: 12
HIST 2110
POLS 1101
Select one behavioral science course from the following courses:
ECON 2105/ECON 2106/PHIL 2135/PSYC 1101/SOCI 1101
Select one world cultures course from the following courses:
ANTH 1105/ANTH 1107/ANTH 2105/ENGL 2136/ENGL 2137/GEOG 1101/HIST 1111/HIST 1112/HIST 2116/ITDS 1146/ITDS 1156

Wellness Requirement
Req. Hours: 3
PELM 1205
Select any one PEDS course.

Area F Courses Rel. to Major
Req. Hours: 18
ANTH 1105 Cultural Anthropology
ENGL 2111 World Literature 1
ENGL 2112 World Literature 2
PHIL 1105 Survey of Philosophical Thought
PSYC 1101 Introduction to General Psychology
SOCI 1101 Introduction to Sociology
Note: If any course listed above is used to satisfy Area A-E, select another course approved for the same area of the core.

Area G Prog. Requirements
Req. Hours: 15
SOCI 3101 Social Research 1
SOCI 3102 Social Research 2
SOCI 3105 Society and the Individual
SOCI 4105 Sociological Thought
SOCI 4106 Modern Sociological Theory

Area H Program Electives
Req. Hours: 15
Select from the following courses:
SOCI 2105 Human Sexuality
SOCI 2293 Intro to Marriage and the Family
SOCI 3109 Sociology of Deviance
SOCI 3115 Sociology of Religion
SOCI 3116 Sociology of Medicine/Mental Dis
SOCI 3117 Race and Ethnic Relations
SOCI 3126 Intro to Social Work and Welfare
SOCI 3169 Soc of Human Sexual Relationships
SOCI 3508 Selected Topics in Sociology
SOCI 3698 Internship
SOCI 4405 Sociology Practicum
SOCI 4899 Independent Study
SOCI 5106 Sociology of Aging

Area I General Electives
Req. Hours: 30
Select at least nine semester hours of courses at the 3000-level or higher.

Total Required Hours: 123

Also see the program requirements listed on the College of Science page.