General Education		Semester Hours
ACAD 101	Principles of the Learning Academy	1
Shared Skills and Proficiencies
Writing and Critical Thinking
WRIT 101	Composition	3
HMXP 102	Human Experience	3
CRTW 201	Critical Reading, Thinking & Writing	3
Oral Communication	See approved list; may be met with another requirement	0-3
Technology	See approved list	3
Intensive Writing	Met in major with SOCL 516 or 519	0
Constitution Requirement	See approved list; may be met with another requirement	0-3
Physical Activity	See approved list;	1
Thinking Critically Across Disciplines*
Global Perspectives	See approved list; may be met in major	0-3
Historical Perspectives	See approved list	3
Introducing Students to Broad Disciplinary Perspectives*
Social Science	See approved list; must include 2 designators;could be met in major	0-3
Humanities and Arts	See approved list; must include 2 designators	6
Quantitative Skills and Natural Science*	(3 courses)	9-12
Quantitative Skills	See approved list	(3-8)
Natural Science	See approved list; must include one lab science. [If 2 courses taken, must be in 2 different groups: Life, Physical ,Earth]	(3-8)
Subtotal		35-47
**No more than two courses in the major may count toward requirements in these areas*
Requirements in Major		34
SOCL 101 or SOCL 201	Social Problems and Social Policy, Principles of Sociology	3
SOCL 298++	Career Development in Sociology	1
SOCL 316**	Social Research I: Statistics	4
ANTH/SOCL 302+	Anthropological Theory, Social Theory	3
SOCL 516+ or 519+	Social Research II: Methods, Soc Research Meth II: Qualitative Meth	4
SOCL 598	Senior Seminar in Sociology	1
Additional hours of SOCL		12-18
Additional hours of ANTH***		0-6
Minor		15-24
Foreign Language Requirement		3-8^
General Electives		7-33
Total		120

^This requirement may be met by a satisfactory score on a recognized examination or by passing any foreign language course numbered 102 or any course with 102 as a prerequisite. .

+C or better required and may not be taken on the S/U basis.

++Students entering in the major with 60 or more completed hours should substitute anoterh 1-credit hour SOCL or ANTH course for this requirement.

**Students with double majors in Psychology and Sociology or Sociology majors with a minor in Psychology may substitute PSYC 301 (with a grade of C- or higher) for SOCL 316 provided they complete an additional course in Sociology. Consult advisers for appropriate courses.

***ANTH hours counted towards the Sociology major cannot also be counted towards the Anthropology minor. However, students with a major in Sociology and a minor in Anthropology may utilize SOCL/ANTH 302 (required in major) for ANTH 302 (required in minor) provided they complete an additional course in Anthropology towards the minor.

The student must complete a minimum of 12 semester hours of SOCL/ANTH courses in residence at Winthrop University. Although not specifically required, students are strongly encouraged to take related courses in ECON, HIST, MATH, PLSC and PSYC. Sociology majors are required to enroll in SOCL 316 the first semester after admission to the major, and they may not enroll in more than one SOCL/ANTH course per semester (apart from SOCL 316 or SOCL/ANTH302) until they complete both SOCL 316 and SOCL/ANTH 302 with a grade of C or better. Sociology majors are limited to a total of three hours credit in ANTH 463-464, ANTH 340, SOCL463-464 or SOCL 340 towards the sociology major.

Sociology majors are required to enroll in SOCL 316 the first semester after admission to the major, and they may not enroll in more than one SOCL/ANTH course per semester (apart from SOCL 316 or SOCL/ANTH302) until they complete both SOCL 316 and SOCL/ANTH 302 with a grade of C or better. Sociology majors must attain a C or better in SOCL/ANTH302 and SOCL316 to enroll in SOCL516. Sociology majors must attain a C or better in SOCL516 to complete the major. Sociology majors are limited to a total of three hours credit in ANTH 463-464, ANTH 340, SOCL463-464 or SOCL 340 towards the sociology major.

Students with a major in sociology (excluding anthropology concentrations) are strongly discouraged from attempting a minor in Criminal Justice. It is unfeasible because of not enough distinct courses offered and university rules that regulate hours allowed in a single disignator.

Not more than 36 hours in any one subject designator may be applied toward the major for a BA degree.

BA-SOCL - Bachelor of Arts in Sociology

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