Sociology is the scientific study of society which includes studying individuals in their primary and secondary groups and larger social institutions. It examines the social context of individual and collective lives. Sociology is a relatively young discipline that describes, explains, and predicts social interactions and institutions using theoretical as well as social scientific methods of inquiry. According to the American Sociological Association, the essential concepts that students will learn within sociology are social construction of everyday life and sociological imagination; social structure; socialization; social stratification, and social change. Students will also gain competencies in critical and theoretical thinking and application of social scientific methodology towards rigorous data analysis.

Total Program Credits: 120

General Education Requirements:			36 Credits
	ENGL 1010	Introduction to Academic Writing CC	3
or	ENGH 1005	Literacies and Composition Across Contexts CC (5)
	ENGL 2010	Intermediate Academic Writing CC	3
Complete one of the following:			3
	MAT 1030	Quantitative Reasoning QL (3)
	MAT 1035	Quantitative Reasoning with Integrated Algebra QL (6)
	STAT 1040	Introduction to Statistics QL (3)
	STAT 1045	Introduction to Statistics with Algebra QL (5)
	MATH 1050	College Algebra QL 4)
	MATH 1055	College Algebra with Preliminaries QL (5)
	MATH 1090	College Algebra for Business QL (3)
Complete one of the following:			3
	HIST 2700	US History to 1877 AS (3)
and	HIST 2710	US History since 1877 AS (3)
	HIST 1700	American Civilization AS (3)
	HIST 1740	US Economic History AS (3)
	POLS 1000	American Heritage SS (3)
	POLS 1100	American National Government AS (3)
Complete the following:
	PHIL 2050	Ethics and Values IH	3
	HLTH 1100	Personal Health and Wellness TE	2
or	EXSC 1097	Fitness for Life TE (2)
Distribution Courses:
	Biology		3
	Physical Science		3
	Third Science Distribution		3
	Humanities Distribution (Fulfilled with Foreign Language 202G/2020 course)*		4
	Social/Behavioral Science Distribution		3
	Fine Arts Distribution		3
Discipline Core Requirements:			37 Credits
	SOC 1010	Introduction to Sociology SS	3
	SOC 1020	Modern Social Problems	3
	PSY 3110	Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences	4
	SOC 3030	Social Research Methods WE	3
	SOC 4000	Classical Social Theory	3
	SOC 4100	Contemporary Social Theory WE	3
Complete any 6 of the SOC classes			18
	SOC 1200	Sociology of the Family SS (3)
	SOC 2370	Sociology of Gender (3)
	SOC 3400	Sociology of Religion (3)
	SOC 3460	Political Sociology (3)
	SOC 263G	Race and Minority Relations GI (3)
	SOC 3520	Environmental Sociology (3)
	SOC 3690	Internet and Society (3)
	SOC 375G	Sociology of Aging GI (3)
	SOC 3800	Animals and Society (3)
	SOC 4020	Survey Research Design (3)
	SOC 4400	Social Change (3)
	SOC 475R	Current Topics in Sociology (1-3)
	SOC 490R	Independent Studies (1-3)
Elective Requirements:			47 Credits
15 credits any course number 3000 or higher			15
20 credits any course numbered 1000 or higher			20
Complete 12 credits of one Foreign Language, including ASL (Foreign Language 202G/2020* course fulfills Humanities Distribution)*			12

Graduation Requirements:

1. Completion of a minimum of 120 credits, 40 of which must be 3000 level or higher.
2. Residency hours--minimum of 30 credit hours through course attendance at UVU, with at least 10 hours earned in the last 45 hours.
3. Minimum overall UVU GPA of 2.0 upon graduation.
4. Minimum 2.5 program GPA upon graduation.
5. All major course work taken to meet Behavioral Science requirements must be completed with a grade of C- or better.
6. Successful completion of at least one Global/Intercultural course.
7. Successful completion of at least two Writing Enriched courses.
8. For the BA degree, completion of 16 credit hours of course work from one language to include the 1010, 1020, 2010, 202G/2020 levels or transferred equivalents.

Note: Please see department advisor for explanation of all program requirements, a list of recommended classes, and for assistance with creating an academic plan for graduation.

Note: If a student has completed an associate degree through another institution, the required general education courses may be waived.

Note: Students would need to pass ENGL 1010 and ENGL 2010 with a C+ or higher as prerequisites for the Behavioral Science Bachelor degree courses.