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Bachelor of Arts in Sociology - Department of Sociology
Major Requirements Credits
Total Credit Hours 120.0
A minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 in attempted coursework at Fayetteville State University is required for acceptance into the undergraduate degree program in Sociology. This restriction does not apply to transfer students. Students who wish to be admitted to the Online Degree Completion (ODC) Program must meet the following requirements: complete SOCI 210 or its equivalent and complete all the coursework in the University College Core Curriculum. These restrictions do not apply to students in a dual-enrollment arrangement with the Community College System. The following core courses must be taken within the department: SOCI 335 And SOCI 350 And SOCI 480. Sociology majors must complete a comprehensive departmental examination in the senior year. Grade of C or higher is required in all major courses. Additionally, a grade of C or higher is required for all courses that are needed for the minor and electives. A cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher is required to graduate from the BA program in Sociology.  
University College Core Curriculum 45.0
Freshman Seminar/University Studies* 2.0
Select one option from the following: (UNIV 101 And UNIV 102 ) Or UNIV 110  
Critical Thinking** 3.0
PHIL 110  
English Composition*** 6.0
ENGL 110 And ENGL 120  
Speech 3.0
SPEE 200  
Mathematics**** 6.0
MATH 121 Or MATH 123 Or MATH 124 Or MATH 129 Or MATH 130 Or MATH 131 Or MATH 140 Or MATH 142 Or MATH 150  
Natural Sciences***** 8.0
Select one of the following sequences: (CHEM 101 And CHEM 102 ) Or (NSCI 110 And NSCI 120 ) Or (ASTR 111 And ASTR 112 ) Or (BIOL 110 And BIOL 130 ) Or (BIOL 150 And BIOL 160 ) Or (CHEM 141 And CHEM 142) And (CHEM 161 And CHEM 162 ) Or (PHYS 111 And PHYS 112 ) Or (PHYS 121 And PHYS 122 )  
History and Social Sciences 3.0
Select one from the following: ANTH 210 Or CRJC 200 Or ECON 200 Or ECON 211 Or ECON 212 Or GEOG 210 Or GEOG 220 Or HIST 110 Or HIST 120 Or HIST 210 Or HIST 211 Or HIST 212 Or POLI 200 Or POLI 210 Or POLI 220 Or PSYC 210 Or SOCI 210 Or SWRK 220  
Humanities and Fine Arts 3.0
Select one from the following: ART 210 Or ART 211 Or ENGL 211 Or ENGL 212 Or ENGL 220 Or ENGL 223 Or ENGL 240 Or HUMN 211 Or HUMN 212 Or MUSI 210 Or MUSI 225 Or MUSI 260 Or PHIL 210 Or PHIL 212 Or PHIL 220 Or THEA 203  
Physical Education/Health Education 2.0
Select HEED 112 Or two from the following: PEDU 101 to PEDU 141  
University College Restricted Electives 9.0
Select any combination of courses from the following:
History and Social Sciences options above.
Humanities and Fine Arts options above.
6 credits of foreign language sequence.
3 credits of any 100- or 200-level class.

Notes

* UNIV 101-102 required for all first time students; UNIV 110 required for transfer students with fewer than 30 transfer credits. Students do not earn credit if requirement is waived.
** PHIL 110 not required for students with 60+ transfer credits. Students do not earn credit if requirement is waived.
*** ENGL 108 and additional credits in ENGL 110-120 may be required based on profile scores.
**** Additional mathematics courses and additional credits in MATH 121-123 may be required based on profile scores.
***** Students are not permitted to complete the combination of BIOL 110 and NSCI 120 to fulfill Natural Science requirements.
 
Program Requirements 75.0
Sociology Courses 18.0
SOCI 210 And SOCI 331 And SOCI 335 And SOCI 350 And SOCI 430 And SOCI 480  
Restricted Electives 21.0
Select one from the following: SOCI 340 Or SOCI 360 And select one from the following: SOCI 351 Or SOCI 390 And select one from the following: ANTH 310 Or SOCI 375 And select one from the following: SOCI 330 Or SOCI 362 Or SOCI 370 Or SOCI 372 Or SOCI 380 And select one from the following: SOCI 400 Or SOCI 410 Or SOCI 412 Or SOCI 462 And select one from the following: SOCI 422 Or SOCI 440 Or SOCI 442 Or SOCI 470 And select one from the following: SOCI 333 Or SOCI 475 Or SOCI 478  
Unrestricted Electives in Sociology or Anthropology 9.0
Any courses in Sociology or Anthropology  
Minor Electives 18.0
See minor requirements.  
Free Electives 9.0
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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