University General Education Program (41 hours)

See Graduation from the University  for the University General Education Program requirements.

The Major (33 hours)

• SOCI 1010 - Introduction to Sociology ** Credit Hours: (3)
• SOCI 3300 - Careers in Sociology ** Credit Hours: (1)
• SOCI 3301 - Writing in Sociology ** Credit Hours: (2)
• SOCI 3311 - Social Statistics ** Credit Hours: (3)
• SOCI 3322 - Methods of Social Research ** Credit Hours: (3)
• SOCI 4210 - Rise of Sociological Theory Credit Hours: (3)

• or

• SOCI 4211 - Contemp Sociological Theory ** Credit Hours: (3)

• Or

• SOCI 4200 - Sociological Theory** Credit Hours: 3
• SOCI 4998 - Honors Thesis Credit Hours: (3) (for Honors students)

• or

• SOCI 4995 - Senior Capstone Seminar** Credit Hours: (3)
• Plus 15 additional upper-division hours in SOCI.

Electives

Electives must be chosen to bring the total number of hours to 120.

Accelerated B.S./M.A. Program in Sociology

This program allows outstanding undergraduates to begin the coursework for the Master of Arts in Sociology during their senior year. Students are encouraged to begin planning to enter the Accelerated B.S./M.A. program early in their undergraduate career, in consultation with their advisor in the Department of Sociology.

Working with the undergraduate and graduate academic coordinators, undergraduates selected into this program begin a carefully tailored course of study which will allow them to complete their B.S. degree while they also begin the coursework toward their M.A.

To apply, students must have a minimum 3.25 grade point average, and must submit two reference letters and a copy of their transcript to the Sociology department. Each applicant will complete an interview with the graduate academic coordinator in sociology.

Students must also apply to the Graduate School for the accelerated B.S./M.A. program, which allows them to take graduate courses in sociology. To continue in the program past the B.S., students must apply for full admission into the Graduate School and into the Sociology department’s M.A. program.

Only in ABM programs, up to 12 hours of graduate course work may be applied to both the undergraduate and graduate programs. However, any graduate coursework will not apply to undergraduate GPA.

Typical 5 Year Accelerated BS/MA Sociology Sequence (Thesis) (GA)

(SOCI 7210, SOCI 7320 and SOCI 6312 in senior year count as both grad and undergrad) 

Total Hours Required for Graduation: 120

*Must satisfy University General Education Program Requirement

**Courses offered only online or both online and on-ground

Fifth Year MA Program (21-22 hrs)

MA Thesis Option:

Required Hours: 30 hours (SOCI 7210, SOCI 7320 and SOCI 6312 in senior year count as both grad and undergrad)

MA Comprehensive Exam Option:

Students pursuing the Comprehensive Exam Option would replace the 6 units of SOCI 7996 in the above plan with 2 Sociology graduate electives and take an additional 3 elective units in the second semester of the fifth year.  This would provide the 33 hours required for the comprehensive exam option MA program.