Students who major in sociology must complete 34 semester hours of sociology courses. There are six required courses (SOC 100, SOC 301, SOC 302, SOC 303, SOC 304, SOC 495), and 21 of the 34 semester hours must be at the 300-level or above. Sociology majors planning their course of study should contact the department to learn about the timing and frequency of required course offerings.
- Sociology, BA requires 120 credit hours.
- 36 of 120 credit hours must be taken at 300 level or higher.
- Must have a 2.0 GPA in major, minor, and overall.
- No more than 6 credit hours of HPE may count in degree requirements.
- 12 of the last 18 credit hours must be taken at UAH.
- 25% of the major, minor, and overall coursework must be earned at UAH.
- No more than 60 credit hours from a two-year school can be applied toward a UAH degree.
- All double counting of classes must be approved through the CAHS Advising Office.
- For graduation application instructions, see here.
| Code | Title | Semester Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Area I: Freshman Composition | 3-6 | |
| COLLEGE WRITING I | ||
or EH 101S | COLLEGE WRITING I W/STUDIO | |
| COLLEGE WRITING II | ||
| ACCELERATED COLLEGE WRITING | ||
| HONORS ENGLISH SEMINAR | ||
| Area II: Humanities and Fine Arts* | 12 | |
| Fine Arts | 3 | |
| ARH SUR: ANCIENT-MEDIEVAL | ||
| ARH SUR: RENAISSANCE-MODERN | ||
| ARH SUR: WORLD ART | ||
| DRAWING: FOUNDATIONS | ||
| THEATRE APPRECIATION | ||
| INTRO TO FILM STUDIES | ||
| INTRO TO MUSIC LITERATURE | ||
| Literature | 3-6 | |
| READINGS LITERATURE/CULTURE I | ||
| READINGS LITERATURE/CULTURE 2 | ||
| HONORS SEM READINGS LIT/CUL I | ||
| HONORS SEM READINGS LIT/CUL 2 | ||
| LITERATURE WITHOUT BORDERS | ||
| MYTHOLOGY | ||
| PROTEST LITERATURE | ||
| HEROES &/OR MONSTERS | ||
| LOVE &/OR ROMANCE | ||
| SPECULATIVE REALITIES | ||
| Humanities and Fine Arts | 3-6 | |
| Intro to Rhetorical Communication | ||
| INTRO FOREIGN LANG I: SPANISH | ||
or WLC 101A | INTRO FOREIGN LANG I: ARABIC | |
or WLC 101F | INTRO FOREIGN LANG I:FRENCH | |
or WLC 101G | INTRO FOREIGN LANG I:GERMAN | |
or WLC 101J | INTRO FOREIGN LANG I:JAPANESE | |
or WLC 101R | INTRO FOREIGN LANG I:RUSSIAN | |
| INTRO FOREIGN LANG II:SPANISH | ||
or WLC 102A | INTRO FOREIGN LANG II: ARABIC | |
or WLC 102F | INTRO FOREIGN LANG II:FRENCH | |
or WLC 102G | INTRO FOREIGN LANG II:GERMAN | |
or WLC 102J | INTRO FOREIGN LANG II:JAPANESE | |
or WLC 102R | INTRO FOREIGN LANG II:RUSSIAN | |
| INTERM FOREIGN LANG:SPANISH | ||
or WLC 201A | INTERM FOREIGN LANG I: ARABIC | |
or WLC 201F | INTERM FOREIGN LANG:FRENCH | |
or WLC 201G | INTERM FOREIGN LANG:GERMAN | |
or WLC 201J | INTERM FOREIGN LANG: JAPANESE | |
or WLC 201R | INTERM FOREIGN LANG:RUSSIAN | |
| INTERM FOREIGN LANG II:SPANISH | ||
or WLC 202A | INTERM FOREIGN LANG II: ARABIC | |
or WLC 202F | INTERM FOREIGN LANG II:FRENCH | |
or WLC 202G | INTERM FOREIGN LANG II:GERMAN | |
or WLC 202J | INTERM FORGN LANG II:JAPANESE | |
or WLC 202R | INTERM FOREIGN LANG II:RUSSIAN | |
| INTERNATIONAL CINEMA | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY | ||
| INTRO TO ETHICS | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO LOGIC | ||
| TECH, SCIENCE & HUMAN VALUES | ||
| INTRO WOMENS/GENDER/SEXLTY STU | ||
| ANCIENT & MEDIEVAL WORLDS | ||
| ARH SUR: ANCIENT-MEDIEVAL | ||
| ARH SUR: RENAISSANCE-MODERN | ||
| ARH SUR: WORLD ART | ||
| DRAWING: FOUNDATIONS | ||
| THEATRE APPRECIATION | ||
| INTRO TO FILM STUDIES | ||
| INTRO TO MUSIC LITERATURE | ||
| Area III: Mathematics and Sciences | 11-12 | |
| Mathematics | 3-4 | |
| NATURE OF MATHEMATICS | ||
| ALGEBRA WITH APPLICATIONS | ||
| FINITE MATHEMATICS | ||
| PRECALCULUS ALGEBRA | ||
| PRECALCULUS TRIGONOMETRY | ||
| PRECALCULUS ALGEBRA & TRIG | ||
| MATH PROFESSIONAL APPLICATIONS | ||
| CALCULUS A | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICS | ||
| Natural Sciences (Lab) | 8 | |
| SURVEY OF ASTRONOMY | ||
| EXPLORING THE COSMOS I | ||
| EXPLORING THE COSMOS II | ||
| FUNDAMENTALS OF BIOLOGY | ||
| PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY and LABORATORY | ||
| ORGANISMAL BIOLOGY and ORGANISMAL BIOLOGY LAB | ||
| HUMAN ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY I | ||
| INTRO TO CHEMISTRY and INTRO CHEMISTRY LAB | ||
| GENERAL CHEMISTRY I and GENERAL CHEMISTRY LAB I | ||
| GENERAL CHEMISTRY II and GENERAL CHEMISTRY LAB II | ||
| GENERAL, ORGANIC, BIOCHEMISTRY and INTRO CHEMISTRY LAB | ||
| CONCEPTUAL PHYSICS | ||
| GENERAL PHYSICS I | ||
| GENERAL PHYSICS II | ||
| GEN PHYSICS W/CALCULUS I and GENERAL PHYSICS LAB I | ||
| GEN PHYSICS W/CALC II and GENERAL PHYSICS LAB II | ||
| GEN PHYSICS W/CALC III and GENERAL PHYSICS LAB III | ||
| Area IV: History and Social and Behavioral Sciences* | 12 | |
| History | 3-6 | |
| WORLD HISTORY TO 1500 | ||
| WORLD HISTORY SINCE 1500 | ||
| UNITED STATES TO 1877 | ||
| UNITED STATES SINCE 1877 | ||
| Social and Behavioral Sciences | 6-9 | |
| WORLD REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY | ||
| PRINCIPLES OF HUMAN GEOGRAPHY | ||
| PRINC OF MACROECONOMICS | ||
| PRINC OF MICROECONOMICS | ||
| GLOBAL SYSTEMS AND CULTURES | ||
| INTRO TO AMERICAN GOVERNMENT | ||
| INTRO TO COMPARATIVE POLITICS | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS | ||
| GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY I | ||
| LIFE-SPAN DEVELOPMENT | ||
| INTRO TO SOCIOLOGY | ||
| ANALYSIS OF SOCIAL PROBLEMS | ||
| INTRO TO CRIMINOLOGY | ||
* Take either 1 EH (Area II) + 2 HY (Area IV) <OR> 2 EH (Area II) + 1 HY (Area IV). In Area V, take no more than six hours in a single discipline from Areas II, III, or IV. Area V should cover a breadth of disciplinary study.
| Code | Title | Semester Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Area V: Pre-Professional | 19 | |
WLC 101, 102, 201, or 202 | ||
One SOC 1xx class will share with the Sociology major and Pre-Professional area. This class may not also count in Area IV above. The hours only count once towards overall credit hours. | ||
Choose 13 additional hours from the categories above Literature, Humanities, Fine Arts, Mathematics, Lab Science, and Social and Behavioral Sciences. | ||
| Sociology Major Requirements | 34 | |
| SOC 100 | INTRO TO SOCIOLOGY | 3 |
| SOC 301 | RESEARCH METHODS ( Offered Fall Only) | 3 |
| SOC 302 | SOCIOLOGICAL THEORY ( Offered Spring only) | 3 |
| SOC 303 | STATISTICS/SOCIAL SCIENCES | 3 |
| SOC 304 | STATISTICS LAB | 1 |
| SOC 495 | SENIOR CAPSTONE SEMINAR ( SOC 301 is a pre-requisite) | 3 |
| Choose three SOC Electives at the 300+ Level | 9 | |
| Choose three SOC Electives at Any Level | 9 | |
| Minor Courses | 18+ | |
| Elective Courses | ||
Elective hours vary by program, please see advisor. | ||
| Total Semester Hours | 120 | |
Additional Information
As with all students in the College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences, our students will initiate a Program of Study through the College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences Academic Advising Office but they are encouraged to consult with the Sociology Department Chair or any member of our faculty.
| Year 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Semester Hours | |
| EH 101 | COLLEGE WRITING I | 3 |
| Math | 3 | |
| SOC 100 | INTRO TO SOCIOLOGY | 3 |
| Fine Arts | 3 | |
| FYE 101 | CHARGER SUCCESS | 1 |
| Term Semester Hours: | 13 | |
| Spring | ||
| EH 102 | COLLEGE WRITING II | 3 |
| SOC 102 | ANALYSIS OF SOCIAL PROBLEMS | 3 |
| Humanities and Fine Arts | 3 | |
| Science w/Lab | 4 | |
| Area V Course | 3 | |
| Term Semester Hours: | 16 | |
| Year 2 | ||
| Fall | ||
| SOC 206 | MARRIAGE AND FAMILY | 3 |
| Literature | 3 | |
| History | 3 | |
| Science w/Lab | 4 | |
| Humanities and Fine Arts | 3 | |
| Term Semester Hours: | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| SOC 103 | INTRO TO CRIMINOLOGY | 3 |
| Science w/Lab | 4 | |
| EH 207 | READINGS LITERATURE/CULTURE I | 3 |
| or EH 208 | or READINGS LITERATURE/CULTURE 2 | |
| WLC 101 | 3 | |
| Social/Behavioral Science | 3 | |
| Term Semester Hours: | 16 | |
| Year 3 | ||
| Fall | ||
| HY 103 | WORLD HISTORY TO 1500 | 3 |
| or HY 104 | or WORLD HISTORY SINCE 1500 | |
| Area V Course | 3 | |
| SOC 301 | RESEARCH METHODS (Offered Fall Only) | 3 |
| SOC 300+ | 3 | |
| Minor Courses | 3 | |
| Term Semester Hours: | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| SOC 302 | SOCIOLOGICAL THEORY (Offered Spring Only) | 3 |
| SOC 303 | STATISTICS/SOCIAL SCIENCES | 3 |
| SOC 304 | STATISTICS LAB | 1 |
| Minor Courses | 6 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Term Semester Hours: | 16 | |
| Year 4 | ||
| Fall | ||
| SOC 300+ | 3 | |
| SOC 300+ | 3 | |
| Minor Courses | 6 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Term Semester Hours: | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| SOC 495 | SENIOR CAPSTONE SEMINAR (SOC 301 is a pre-requisite) | 3 |
| Minor Courses | 6 | |
| Electives | 4 | |
| Term Semester Hours: | 13 | |
| Total Semester Hours: | 120 | |