Dec 23, 2025

2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

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2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

Sociology, B.A. 4-Year Plan

The Bachelor of Arts with a major in Sociology requires a minimum of 120 credit hours.

Suggested Four-Year Plan

Year 1

First Semester

CIS 110 - Composition and Communication I 3 Credit Hours
OR
WRD 110 - Composition and Communication I 3 Credit Hours
SOC 101 - Introduction to Sociology 3 Credit Hours
Foreign Language - First Semester Credit(s): 4
UK Core - Quantitative Foundations Credit(s): 3
UK Core - Arts and Creativity Credit(s): 3

Second Semester

CIS 111 - Composition and Communication II 3 Credit Hours
OR
WRD 111 - Composition and Communication II 3 Credit Hours
Foreign Language - Second Semester Credit(s): 4
UK Core - Humanities Credit(s): 3
UK Core - Natural, Physical and Mathematical Sciences Credit(s): 3

Year 2

First Semester

SOC 235 - Inequalities in Society 3 Credit Hours
OR
SOC 299 - Introductory Topics in Sociology: (Subtitle Required) 3 Credit Hours
Foreign Language - Third Semester Credit(s): 3
200+ Course Outside SOC Credit(s): 3
A&S - Natural Science Credit(s): 3
UK Core - Statistical Inferential Reasoning Credit(s): 3

Second Semester

Foreign Language - Fourth Semester Credit(s): 3
300+ SOC Major Course
300+ Course Outside SOC Credit(s): 3
A&S - Natural Science Credit(s): 3
A&S - Humanities Credit(s): 3

Year 3

First Semester

SOC 302 - Sociological Research Methods 3 Credit Hours
300+ SOC Major Course
300+ Course Outside SOC Credit(s): 3
A&S - Humanities Credit(s): 3
UK Core - Citizenship - USA Credit(s): 3

Second Semester

SOC 303 - Quantitative Sociological Analysis 3 Credit Hours
300+ SOC Major Course Credit(s): 3
300+ Course Outside SOC Credit(s): 3
Elective Credit(s): 3
UK Core - Global Dynamics Credit(s): 3

Year 4

First Semester

SOC 304 - Classical Sociological Theory 3 Credit Hours
400+ SOC Major Course Credit(s): 3
300+ Course Outside SOC Credit(s): 3
Elective Credit(s): 3
Elective Credit(s): 2

Second Semester

SOC 404 - Contemporary Sociological Theory 3 Credit Hours
400+ SOC Major Course Credit(s): 3
Elective Credit(s): 3
Elective Credit(s): 3
Elective Credit(s): 2