Offered by Department of Sociology, Geography and Earth Science

Sociology Major

Sociology
Bachelor of Arts

• General Studies Program Hours = 45
  
  • Foundational Core (Written, Math, Oral, Democracy) = 12
  • Portal = 3
  • Distribution = 27
    • Aesthetics minimum = 3
    • Humanities minimum = 6
    • Social Sciences minimum = 6
    • Natural Sciences minimum = 7
    • Analytical and Quantitative Thought minimum = 0
    • Wellness minimum = 0
  • Capstone = 3
• BA Language requirement = a minimum of 6
• For specific language requirements see #2 of Bachelor of Arts Degree requirements.
• Major Option = 33
• Minor or 2nd Major = 24
• For specific requirements see #3 of Bachelor of Arts Degree requirements. Selecting a minor or second major less than or greater than 24 hours will alter the number of unrestricted electives.
• Minimum total hours required coursework = 108
• Unrestricted electives in 125 hour program = 17
• 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.

1. Sociology Requirements (21 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
     • SOC 468, Senior Seminar - 3 hours
   • Take 1 course from:
     • SOC 201, Social Inequality - 3 hours
     • SOC 250GS, Anthropology - 3 hours
   • Take 1 course from:
     • SOC 225, Global Cultures and Diversity - 3 hours
     • SOC 275, Social Psychology - 3 hours
   • Take 1 course from:
     • PSY 250GS, Behavioral Statistics - 4 hours (Prereq: PSY 203GS)
     • STAT 235GS, Statistical Techniques for Research I - 3 hours
2. Sociology Electives (12 hours required)
   • Take 4 courses from:
     • SOC 300-SOC 488
     • (except SOC 490; no more than 3 hours from SOC 475)