BS in Sociology Degree (120 cr)

General Education Requirements (30 cr)

Recommended General Education Coursework:

Written Communication Skills: ENG W270
Quantitative Reasoning: Statistics Required (CJUS K300 or PSY K300)
Social and Behavioral Ways of Knowing: PSY P103 (Required Prerequisite for PSY P211)

Remaining General Education Requirements can be fulfilled as you and your advisor see fit.

Program Requirements

First-Year Seminar (0-3 cr)

UCOL-U101 First Year Seminar or
HON-H100 Freshman Honors Seminar

A passing grade is required in the First Year Seminar course. This course is mandatory for all beginning freshmen and for transfer students with no more than 12 credit hours of transferring coursework. This course must be taken in the first semester after admission to Indiana University East.

Major Requirements (45 cr)

A minimum of 36 credit hours must be taken at the 300 level or above, with at least 18 in the major. No course with a grade below a 2.0 (C) will be accepted in the major/conctration area.

Major Core Requirements (18 cr)

SOC-S100 Introduction to Sociology
ANTH-A103 Human Origins and Prehistory or one ANTH 200 level
ANTH-A104 Culture and Society
SOC-S215 Social Change
SOC-S217 Social Inequality
SOC-S230 Society and the Individual

Research Methods Requirements (6 cr)

PSY-P211 Methods of Experimental Psychology
SOC-S254 Qualitative Field Research

Choose either the Advanced Sociology Track or the Advanced Anthropology Track:

Advanced Sociology Track (18 cr)

SOC-S308 Global Society
SOC-S340 Social Theory
Choose one of the following:
- SOC-S335 Race and Ethnic Relations
- SOC-S413 Gender and Society
- SOC-S410 Topics: Queer Identities and Communities
Choose 3 Sociology courses at the 300/400 level

Advanced Anthropology Track (18 cr)

SOC-S340 Social Theory (3 cr)
Choose 2 Anthropology coures at the 200 level, from 2 of 4 subfields (below)
Choose 2 Anthropology courses at the 300/400 level, from 2 of 4 subfields (below)
ANTH-A494/A495 Ind. Studies in Anthropology

Anthropology Subfields:

Physical Anthropology

ANTH-B200 Biological Anthropology
ANTH-B320 Forensic Anthropology

Archaeology

ANTH-P200 Intro to Archaeology
ANTH-P210 Life in the Stone Age
ANTH-P230 Archaeology of the Ancient Maya
ANTH-P301 Archaeological Methods & Analyses
ANTH-P360 Prehistory of North America
ANTH-P405 Fieldwork in Archaeology

Cultural Anthropology

ANTH-E200 Social and Cultural Anthropology
ANTH-E300 Culture Areas and Ethnic Groups
ANTH-E310 Cultures of Africa
ANTH-E320 Indians of North America

Linguistic Anthropology

ANTH-L200 Language and Culture

Capstone Course (3 cr)

BSS-B490 Senior Seminar

Electives

Choose additional courses to reach 120 credit hours total.

Writing Requirement

A grade of C (2.0) or above is necessary in all English composition courses required for a degree. Students must complete ENG W131 or the equivalent within the first 25 credit hours for which they are enrolled. Students must also complete a second writing course with a C (2.0) or above within the first 50 credit hours for which they are enrolled. This course should prepare students for writing research papers and include at least one method of widely accepted documentation and instruct students in library research skills. All students must complete a culminating writing experience in their major.

General Grade Requirement

No course with a grade below 2.0 (C) will be accepted in the major/concentration area. A passing grade is required in all other courses. A minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 (C) is required for all courses taken toward a degree.

Required Credit Hours

For a bachelor degree a minimum of 30 hours at the 200 level or above must be completed at Indiana University East. At least 15 hours in the field of concentration must be completed at Indiana University East.

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