Sociology - A.B.

I. Foundation Courses (9 hours)

ENGL 1101 or ENGL 1101E or ENGL 1101S  ENGL 1102 or ENGL 1102E or ENGL 1103 or ENGL 1050H or ENGL 1060H   MATH 1101 or MATH 1113 or MATH 1113E or MATH 2200 or MATH 2250 or MATH 2250E or MATH 2300H or MATH 2400 or MATH 2400H or MATH 2410 or MATH 2410H or STAT 2000 or STAT 2000E

II. Sciences (7-8 hours) At least one of the physical science or life science courses must include a laboratory.

Physical Sciences (3-4 hours)

Preferred Course(s): Please consider the Franklin College's Physical Sciences requirement when selecting courses from the Core Curriculum. Some courses approved for the core curriculum do not satisfy the Franklin College requirement.

Life Sciences (3-4 hours)

Preferred Course(s): Please consider the Franklin College's Biological Sciences requirement when selecting courses from the Core Curriculum. Some courses approved for the core curriculum do not satisfy the Franklin College requirement.

III. Quantitative Reasoning (3-4 hours)

No preferred courses for this area. See Core Curriculum view.

IV. World Languages and Global Culture, Humanities and the Arts (12 hours) Note: Course credit received as a result of a score on a departmental foreign language placement test will not satisfy the General Education Core Curriculum requirements in Area IV, World Languages and Global Culture, Humanities and the Arts.

World Languages and Global Culture (9 hours)

No preferred courses for this area. See Core Curriculum view.

Humanities and the Arts (3 hours)

No preferred courses for this area. See Core Curriculum view.

V. Social Sciences (9 hours) Students who have not met the Georgia and U.S. Constitution requirement by examination should enroll in POLS 1101 or POLS 1101E or POLS 1101H. A passing grade on an examination on the history of the United States and Georgia is required to satisfy the United States and Georgia History Requirement for all persons receiving a baccalaureate degree from the University, unless exempted by one of the following courses: HIST 2111, HIST 2111E, HIST 2111H, HIST 2112, HIST 2112E, HIST 2112H, HIST 3080H. Examinations are given at University Testing Services. Reexamination is permitted. Contact University Testing Services at (706) 542-3183 for information.

No preferred courses for this area. See Core Curriculum view.

Major Requirements

A baccalaureate degree program must require at least 21 semester hours of upper division courses in the major field and at least 39 semester hours of upper division work overall.
Students in the Franklin College must earn a grade of "C" (2.0) or better in major required courses.

Required Courses (27 hours) (A minimum grade of "C" (2.0) or better is required.) Complete the General Sociology track OR the Area of Emphasis in Sociological Methodology General Sociology Track Required Courses (6 hours) SOCI 3220 SOCI 3580 Choose 21 hours from the following: One lower or upper division SOCI elective Minimum of six upper division SOCI electives (excluding POLS(SOCI) 4905, POLS(SOCI) 5500, POLS(SOCI) 5510, POLS(SOCI) 5520) No more than six hours may be allowed from SOCI 4900, SOCI 4960R, SOCI 4970R, SOCI 4980R, SOCI 4990R OR Area of Emphasis in Sociological Methodology Required Courses (6 hours)  SOCI 3220 SOCI 3580 Choose three courses (9 hours) from the following:*  POLS(SOCI) 3700 SOCI 3590 SOCI 3610 SOCI(LACS)(POLS) 4055/6055 SOCI 4250 SOCI 4930/6930 *SOCI 6600, SOCI 6620, SOCI 6630, and SOCI 6750 may also count towards the area of emphasis with the approval of your advisor and each course instructor.   Choose 12 hours from the following:  One lower or upper-division SOCI elective Minimum of three upper-division SOCI electives (excluding POLS(SOCI) 4905, POLS(SOCI) 5500, POLS(SOCI) 5510, POLS(SOCI) 5520)   No more than six hours may be allowed from SOCI 4900, SOCI 4960R, SOCI 4970R, SOCI 4980R, SOCI 4990R  Note: No more than ten quarter hours or six semester hours of transfer credit will be applied toward requirements for the major.

General Electives (33 hours) Upper division (12-15 hours) Any level (18-21 hours)

(This total does not include the 1-hour P.E. requirement)