Major requirements
Required semester hours: 36 sh
Course requirements
Prerequisites and supporting courses
STAT 1490
Required core courses
SOC 3010, SOC 3500, SOC 3930, SOC 4010
Electives
One course from each area plus one additional course from any of the 4 areas to total 20 semester hours:
Social Identity: SOC 2090, SOC 2150, SOC 2500, SOC 3100, SOC 3410
Social Organization: SOC 2130, SOC 2800, SOC 2900, SOC 3030, SOC 3080, SOC 3130
Social Deviance: SOC 2100, SOC 2520
Social Change: SOC 2530, SOC 3300, SOC 3310, SOC 3800
Notes and restrictions
No more than two cross-listed courses taught outside the department may be counted toward the major. Cross listed courses are indicated in the course descriptions. A comprehensive examination is required and must be passed for graduation. A minimum of 16 credits at the 3000 level or higher in the major are to be taken at North Park.
Honors
Prospective students must submit a research proposal two weeks prior to the last day of classes of the spring semester of their third year. To graduate with Departmental Honors in Sociology students must successfully complete 8 semester hours of SOC 4000 in addition to their major requirements. For general Departmental Honors requirements and SOC 4000 course description, see appropriate sections of this catalog.