Offered by Department of Sociology, Geography and Earth Science

Sociology Major

Sociology
Bachelor of Science

• 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
• BS Science-related course requirements = 3 including:
  • Take 1 course from:
    • PSY 250GS, Behavioral Statistics - 4 hours (Prereq: PSY 203GS)
    • STAT 235GS, Introduction to Statistics for Social Sciences - 3 hours
• Major Option = 33
• Minor or 2nd Major = 24
• For specific requirements see #3 of Bachelor of Science 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 = 105
• Unrestricted electives in 120 hour program = 15
• Minimum total hours required for BS in Sociology = 120
• All UNK degrees require a minimum of 120 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. Take all of the following (15 hours required)
   • SOC 100GS, Introduction to Sociology - 3 hours
   • SOC 237, Sociological Inquiry - 3 hours
   • SOC 300, Sociological Theory - 3 hours
   • SOC 370, Sociological Research - 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
2. Electives
   • Take 4 courses (12 credits) from any of the following:
     • SOC 300-SOC 488