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Degree Requirements

Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science
REAL Curriculum
(Beginning for the 2023-24 academic year, the Sociology major fulfills three areas of the REAL Curriculum general education requirements: Scientific and Quantitative Reasoning (R), Cultural or Behavioral Analysis (A), and Applied Learning (L). Students choose from an additional major or minor to fulfill the E (Humanistic or Artistic Expression) area of REAL.)
REAL Foundational Requirements
Foundational Writing (3 Credits)
Foundational Math (3 credits)
- MATH 100 - Quantitative Reasoning (GE)
- MATH 121 - Math Content for Teachers I (GE)
- MATH 125 - Precalculus I (GE)
REAL Cornerstone Requirements
Writing Intensive (WI) Courses (6 credits)
Writing Intensive courses are denoted below with a (WI). Two writing intensive courses are required to graduate, with at least one at the 300- or 400-level. The Sociology major includes six credits of writing intensive courses.
Sociology Major Required Courses through 2022-23 academic year/catalog (21 credits)
SOCY 110 Introduction to Sociology. 3
SOCY 250 Social Inequality. 3
SOCY 360 Sociological Theory. 3
SOCY 365 Society and the Individual. 3
SOCY 380 Introduction to Social Research Methods. 3
SOCY 480 Survey Research Methods. 3 (WI)
SOCY 497 Senior Seminar in Sociology. 3
Sociology Major Electives through 2022-23 academic year/catalog (15 credits)
Courses selected must include four additional 300- or 400-level courses not listed above. One elective must be satisfied by an approved internship--SOCY 499 (WI)--selected in consultation with your advisor and the internship coordinator.
B.S./B.A. Requirements (6-12 credits)
(see below)
Total Credits Needed for Degree (120 credits)
B.A. Requirements: The Bachelor of Arts degree requires completion of the B.A. language requirements described in the RU catalog.
B.S. Requirements: Sociology majors pursuing the Bachelor of Science degree must complete six to eight semester hours chosen from the following:
Any class (if not used to meet a Core Curriculum requirement) in ANSC, APST, BIOL, CHEM, COMS, ECON, GEOL, GEOS (courses designated T only), INST, MATH, PHYS, SOWK, STAT, WMST, or 300-400 level course in: ENGL, HIST, PHIL, POSC, PSYC, RELN.
Graduation Requirements
To graduate with a major in Sociology, a student must have a grade point average of 2.0 or higher in all courses taken with a SOCY prefix. Majors must complete all required courses in the major curricula listed above with a grade of "C-" or better. All majors in the department must successfully complete either STAT 130: Understanding Statistics in Society, or STAT 200: Introduction to Statistics. Either course is a prerequisite for SOCY 380. Either course may be used to partially fulfill the B.S. Requirements.
Open Credit Hours (73-75 credits)
These credits can be used to fulfill additional courses, majors, minors, and/or REAL Curriculum requirements.
Sociology Minor. 18
The Sociology minor fulfills the Cultural and Behavioral Analysis (A) area in the REAL Curriculum. To graduate with a minor in Sociology, a student must have a grade point average of 2.0 or higher in all courses taken with a SOCY prefix. The Sociology minor consists of a minimum of 18 semester hours in sociology, including SOCY 110; SOCY 210 or SOCY 250; and SOCY 365. The remaining hours must include two sociology courses at the 300- or 400-level.