TYPICAL FIRST YEAR CURRICULUM
Fall
ANTH 100 Intro to Anthropology*SSC (5) OR ANTH 203 Intro to Cultural*SSC (5)
General Education and Non-Program Elective Courses (10)
Winter
SOC 204 General Sociology*SSC (5) OR SOC 205 General Sociology: Problems*SSC (5)
General Education and Non-Program Elective Courses (15)
Spring
SOC 204 General Sociology*SSC (5) OR SOC 205 General Sociology: Problems*SSC (5)
General Education and Non-Program Elective Courses (10)
100-level Math
TYPICAL SECOND YEAR CURRICULUM
Fall
General Education and Non-Program Elective Courses (10)
ANTH Elective (5)
Winter
SOC 315 Foundations of Social Welfare (5)
General Education and Non-Program Elective Courses (5)
ANTH Elective (5)
Spring
STAT 243 Elementary Statistics*SMI (4) or 100-level Math
General Education and nonprogram Elective Courses (10)
ANTH Elective (5)
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. 300-level courses may be taken after prerequisite courses are successfully completed.
TYPICAL THIRD YEAR CURRICULUM
Fall
SOC Upper-Division Elective (300 or higher) (5)
General Education and Non-Program Electives (credits)
Winter
SOC 327 Introduction to Social Research (5)
SOC Upper-Division Elective (5-10) OR General Education and Non-Program Electives (credits)
Spring
SOC 454 Sociological Theory (Jr or Sr year) (5)
SOC 315 Foundations of Social Welfare (5) OR SOC Upper-Division Elective (5-10)
General Education and Non-Program Electives (credits)
TYPICAL FOURTH YEAR CURRICULUM
Fall
SOC 499 Senior Seminar (1) fall only
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)
General Education and Non-Program Electives (credits)
Spring
SOC 454 Sociological Theory (Jr or Sr year) (5)
SOC 403 Capstone in Applied Sociology
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 Anthropology and Sociology/Social Welfare concentrations.
Updated August 2024