Sociology Major: Youth Studies Concentration, B.A.; B.S.

B.A. and B.S. degrees

Admission Requirements, Retention & Termination Standards

Students must earn a grade of C (2.0) or better in SOC 200, SOC 301, and SOC 350.
SOC 200, SOC 301, and SOC 350 cannot be taken on a Credit/No Credit basis.
No more than three hours of coursework can be taken on a Credit/No Credit basis for the major, not including courses that are only offered with this grading option.
No more than 15 hours of coursework can transfer to the major from another institution.

Program Requirements

SOC 100	Introductory Sociology	3(3-0)
SOC 200	Introduction to Social Research and Analysis	3(3-0)
SOC 301	Sociological Theory	3(3-0)
SOC 350	Social Research Methodologies	3(3-0)

Select one of the following:

SOC 221	Social Problems	3(3-0)
SOC 302	Social Inequality	3(3-0)

SOC 215	Youth, Deviance, and Institutions	3(3-0)
SOC 411	The Family	3(3-0)
SOC 412	Sociology of Adolescence	3(3-0)
SOC 422/SWK 422	Youth Welfare	3(3-0)
SOC 425	Sociology of Childhood	3(3-0)

Select one of the following:

ANT 200	Education and Culture	3(3-0)
SOC 311	Sociology of Education	3(3-0)

One Development Course from outside the department, selected from:

HDF 110	Oppression: Roots and Impact on Human Development in the United States	3(3-0)
HDF 306	Adolescent Development	3(3-0)
HST 221	Growing Up in America	3(3-0)
PSY 220	Developmental Psychology	3(3-0)
PSY 324	Childhood and Adolescence	3(3-0)

Capstone Experience in Youth Studies

3(3-0)