Sociology Major: Social and Criminal Justice Concentration, B.A.; B.S.

B.A. degree or B.S. degree

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.
Students must earn a grade of C (2.0) or better in SOC 523 in order to continue with SOC 525.

Program Requirements

SOC 100	Introductory Sociology	3(3-0)
SOC 200QR	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 302	Social Inequality	3(3-0)
SOC 323	Racism and Inequality	3(3-0)

SOC 220	Introduction to Social and Criminal Justice	3(3-0)
SOC 324	Criminology	3(3-0)
SOC 326	Inequalities and Justice Processes: Race, Class and Gender	3(3-0)
SOC 523	Community Corrections and Alternative Sentencing	3(3-0)
SOC 525	Internship in Social and Criminal Justice	6(Spec)

Select one of the following:

SOC 215	Youth, Deviance, and Institutions	3(3-0)
SOC 222	Juvenile Delinquency	3(3-0)
SOC 422/SWK 422	Youth Welfare	3(3-0)

Select two of the following:

SOC 315	Rape Culture	3(3-0)
SOC 330	Social Issues through the Prism of a Prison	3(3-0)
SOC 333	Government and Corporate Crime	3(3-0)
SOC 399	Special Topics in Sociology	1-12(Spec)
SOC 409	Victimology	3(3-0)
SOC 444	Human Trafficking	3(3-0)
SOC 515	Custodial Institutions	3(3-0)
SOC 524	Sociology of Law	3(3-0)
SOC 526	Police and Community Relations	3(3-0)

Note: SOC 399 may be applied only when the special topic pertains to a social and criminal justice area, with permission of advisor.