Offered by Department of Sociology, Geography and Earth Science:

Sociology Major

Sociology Option
Bachelor of Arts

NSS BA 6506

Minimum General Studies = 45

English Language minimum = 9

Humanities minimum = 9

Mathematics, Statistics & Computer Science minimum = 3

Natural Sciences minimum = 7

Social and Behavioral Sciences minimum = 9

Personal Development minimum = 2

BA Language requirement = a minimum of 6

For specific language requirements see Bachelor of Arts Degree requirements.

Major Option = 34

Minor or 2nd Major, minimum = 24

Minors are 24 hours; 18 must be unduplicated. Electing a second major may add as many as 18 required hours. Should 6 hours of the minor also meet other requirements, the unrestricted electives will be greater.

Minimum total hours required coursework = 109

Unrestricted electives in 125 hour program = 16

Minimum total hours required for BA in Sociology = 125

All UNK degrees require a minimum of 125 hours. Forty (40) of the hours required for all UNK degrees must be upper division hours, which are courses numbered 300 or above taken at a 4-year college or university.

A. Sociology Requirements (22 hours required)

Take all of the following:

SOC 100GS, Introduction to Sociology - 3 hours

SOC 237, Sociological Inquiry - 3 hours

SOC 300, Sociological Theory - 3 hours (Prereq: SOC 100GS or a 200 level SOC course)

SOC 305, Professional Seminar - 1 hour

SOC 468, Senior Seminar - 3 hours (Prereq: 18 hours completed in SOC coursework)

Take 1 course from:

SOC 201, Social Stratification - 3 hours

SOC 250GS, Anthropology - 3 hours

Take 1 course from:

SOC 225, Community and Human Diversity- 3 hours

SOC 275, Social Psychology - 3 hours

Take 1 course from:

PSY 250, Behavioral Statistics - 3 hours (Prereq: PSY 203GS)

STAT 235, Statistical Techniques for Research I - 3 hours

B. Sociology Electives (12 hours required)

Take 4 courses from:

SOC 300-488

(except SOC 490; no more than 3 hours from SOC 475)