Sociology Major, BA, SO00

General Education Core 42 Requirements: 33 Hours

• Area 1A     6 hours Social & Behavioral Sciences - 3 hours fulfilled by SOC 0110  , 3 hours see below for options
• Area 1B     3 hours Civic Engagement - see below for options
• Area 2A     6 hours Written Communication - see below for options
• Area 2B     3 hours Oral Communication - see below for options
• Area 3       7 hours Natural Science 1 with and 1 without lab - see below for options
• Area 4       3 hours Mathematics - see below for options
• Area 5A     6 hours Humanities - 3 hours fulfilled by modern language course, 3 hours see below for options
• Area 5B     3 hours Fine Arts - see below for options
• Area 5C     3 hours Global Competencies - fulfilled by an additional modern language course
• Area 5D     2 hours Health and Wellness - see below for options

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Institutional Degree Requirement: 1 Hour

• UE 0100 - The University Experience 1
• HNRS 0101 - Honors Forum 2 Honors students only 1 cr. hr. towards institutional requirement
• BIO 0100 - Freshman Seminar 1 MSSU-KCU Early Acceptance Program (MKEAP) students only
• IET 0105 - Professional Skills 3 This course is required for students in Engineering Technology and Logistics programs. Undecided majors welcome.

Modern Language: 10-12 Hours

Currently Spanish is the only Modern Language being offered at MSSU

French or Spanish - 12 Hours of the same prefix

Asian Languages (Chinese and Japanese) - 10-11 Hours, prefixes can be combined

Sociology Requirements: 36 Hours

• SOC 0110 - Introduction to Sociology 3
• SOC 0210 - Social Problems 3
• SOC 0311 - Stratification: Class, Race, and Gender 3
• SOC 0340 - Social Science Research Methods 3
• SOC 0482 - Sociological Theory 3
• ANTH Course, above ANTH 101 3
• SOC/ANTH Additional courses (12 hours must be Upper Division) 18 Hours

General Electives: 38-40

As needed to total 120 approved credit hours (including 39 upper division 300-400 level).

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Total Hours: 120

 SOC 0110   fulfills 3 of 6 hours of General Education Core Requirement area 1A.

One Modern Language course fulfills 3 of 6 hours of General Education Core Requirement area 5A. An additional Modern Language course satisfies General Education Core Requirement Area 5C.

Institutional requirement UE 0100  may also be met by HNRS 0101  (2 credit hours).