Request to increase minimum grade requirement for SOCY core courses

Date: November 3, 2009
To: College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
From: Julie Putnam, Administrative Assistant to Faculty Governance
Approved On: October 29, 2009
Implementation Date: 2009


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BACHELOR OF ARTS

A major in Sociology leading to the B.A. degree consists of: (1) a minimum of 32 semester hours of sociology courses; including (2) a core curriculum of SOCY 1101, 3153 or 3154, 4155, and 4156; with a grade of “C” or better for each core course; (3) at least 23 hours at the 3000 level or above; (4) at least three hours designated W in the major; and (5) a minimum of 18 semester hours of related work or a minor.

Related work is arranged by the student in consultation with an advisor and may consist of a concentration of courses: (1) within a single discipline; (2) selected from two complementary disciplines; or (3) focused upon a specific topic. Students in the teacher licensure program may use the courses in the professional education sequence as their related work. Students should consult with the Department about internship opportunities in sociology.