TYPICAL FIRST YEAR CURRICULUM
Fall
ANTH 100 Intro to Anthropology*SSC (5) OR ANTH 203 Intro to Cultural Anthropology*SSC (5)
General Education or Elective Courses (5)
100 level Math
Winter
SOC 204 General Sociology*SSC (5) OR SOC 205 General Sociology: Problems*SSC (5)
General Education or Elective Courses (15)
Spring
ANTH 203 Intro to Cultural Anthropology*SSC (5) OR SOC 204 General Sociology*SSC (5) OR SOC 205 General Sociology: Problems*SSC (5)
General Education or Elective Courses (15)
TYPICAL SECOND YEAR CURRICULUM
Fall
SOC 204 General Sociology*SSC (5) OR SOC 205 General Sociology: Problems*SSC (5) OR SOC 315 Foundations of Social Welfare (5) OR
ANTH/SOC upper division elective (5)
General Education and Non-Program Elective Courses (10)
Winter
ANTH 356 Language & Culture (5)
SOC 205 General Sociology: Problems*SSC (5) OR SOC 204 General Sociology*SSC (5) OR ANTH/SOC upper division elective (5)
General Education and Non-Program Elective Courses (5)
Spring
ANTH 203 Intro to Cultural Anthropology*SSC (5) OR SOC 204 or SOC 205 (offered alternate terms) (5) OR ANTH/SOC upper division elective (5)
STAT 243 Elementary Statistics*SMI (4) or 100 level Math
General Education and nonprogram Elective Courses (10)
Note: 100 and 200 level courses in Anthropology and Sociology may be taken whenever offered in the freshman or sophomore years. These courses need not be taken in order, for example, SOC 205 may be taken before or after SOC 204.
TYPICAL THIRD YEAR CURRICULUM
Fall
SOC 315 Foundations of Social Welfare (5)
SOC 327 Introduction to Social Research (5)
SOC 454 Sociological Theory (Jr or Sr year) (5) (offered occasionally on campus, online in spring)
ANTH/SOC upper division (300 or higher) (5)
General Education and Non-Program Electives (credits)
Winter
ANTH 356 OR other upper division
SOC upper division elective (5)
General Education and Non-Program Electives (credits)
Spring
SOC or ANTH upper division (5-10)
ANTH 454 Anthropology History & Theory (5)
General Education and Non-Program Electives (credits)
TYPICAL FOURTH YEAR CURRICULUM
Fall
SOC 499 Senior Seminar (1) fall only
SOC 454 Sociological Theory (Jr or Sr year) (5) (offered occasionally on campus, online in spring)
SOC or ANTH upper division (5)
SOC 410 Thematic Capstone (5) (must complete Soc 403 or 410)
General Education and Non-Program Electives (credits)
Winter
SOC 420 Social Welfare Practices (5) OR SOC 455 The Practice of Social Research (3) (taught in online modality on alternate years)
SOC/ANTH upper division elective courses (5-10)
General Education and Non-Program Electives (credits)
Spring
SOC 454 Sociological Theory(Jr or Sr year) (5) UWR (*online)
SOC 403 Capstone in Applied Sociology
SOC or ANTH upper division electives (5-10)
Additional elective courses to reach 60 upper division institutional requirement
General Education and Non-Program Electives (credits)
Note: 300 and 400 level courses in Anthropology and Sociology may be taken whenever offered in junior or senior years. A total of 35 upper-division hours are required for the Anthropology and Sociology/Social Welfare concentrations.
Updated November 2022
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