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Program of Study

I.  General Education Requirements                                                Semester          Hours

            English Composition                                                                                      6

                        ENG 101, 102 or 103

            Speech Communication                                                                                 3

                        SPE 101 Fund. Of Speech Communication

            Literature and Fine Arts                                                                                9

                        Literature (2 courses)                                                                6

                        Fine Arts (select one of the following)                                        3

                                    ART 101, 212, 401, 402 or 403

                                    MUS 114 or 115

                                    SPE 225

            History (Select 2 courses)                                                                             6

                        HIS 101, 102, 201, 202, 203 or 204

            Mathematics (Select 1 course)                                                                     3

                        MAT 103, 104 or 106

            Laboratory Science (6 hrs minimum)                                                            6

                        Select 2 Courses

            Perspectives on Society                                                                                 9

                        PSY 101 General Psychology                                                   3

                 Select 2 courses                                                                               6

                        GEO 201

                        PSC 201

                        SOC 101

            Personal Development (2 hrs minimum)                                                       2

                        AUP 360, CEL 300, CIS 205, FCS 215, 270, 325,

                        343, LIB 101, PER 101, Activity course (100 level),

                        SPE 202, SWO 101, 303

 

Under Perspectives on Society, students must select from two of the following:

ANT 101, ECO 210, 211, GEO 303, PHI 201

 

SPECIAL DEGREE REQUIREMENTS                                                                 18

Foreign Language (one language) or CIS 205, 235 (6 hrs)

SSC 469, 470 (6 hrs)

Science electives (6 hrs, beyond General Education requirement)

 

MAJOR                                                                                                                     39

Social Science Core (18 hrs)

            Geography (6hrs): GEO 201 and 3 hrs of Geography elective

            Sociology (6 hrs): SOC 101 and 3 hrs of Sociology elective

            Political Science (6 hrs): PSC 103 and 201

           

            Sociology

                        SOC 440

                        Sociology electives (18 hrs, 300 level or above)

 

 

ELECTIVES                                                                                                              17-23

                                                                                                                                               

 

                                                                        Total Degree Requirements             124