Program Overview

Sociology: Social Services, BS

Degree Requirements

The Sociology: Social Services, BS degree requires a minimum of 120 hours. The minimum overall grade point average is 2.00.

Course List

The following courses are required:

• English Composition: ENGL 1113 Composition I or ENGL 1313 Critical Analysis and Writing I, and ENGL 1213 Composition II or ENGL 1413 Critical Analysis and Writing II
• American History & Government: HIST 1103 Survey of American History or HIST 1483 American History to 1865 or HIST 1493 American History Since 1865, and POLS 1113 American Government
• Quantitative Thought & Logical Reasoning: STAT 2013 Elementary Statistics or STAT 2053 Elementary Statistics for the Social Sciences
• Understanding Humanities-Human Heritage & Cultures: 6 hours of courses designated (H)
• Reasoning in the Natural Sciences: 6 hours of courses designated (N), including one Laboratory-Based Inquiry (L) course
• Exploring Society & Human Behavior: 3 hours of courses designated (S)
• Diversity: 3 hours of courses designated (D)
• Global Cultural Competency: 3 hours of courses designated (G)
• Additional General Education: 4 hours of courses designated (Q), (H), (N), (S), (D), (G), or (F)

College/Departmental Requirements

• UNIV 1111 First Year Seminar
• Arts & Humanities: 3 hours
• Natural & Mathematics Sciences: 9 hours
• Foreign Language: 0-6 hours
• Upper-Division General Education: 6 hours outside major department

Major Requirements

• Minimum major GPA 2.50 in major block
• Minimum GPA in all SOC/ANTH courses 2.50 with a minimum grade of "C" in all SOC/ANTH courses
• Minimum 30 hours of courses with SOC/ANTH prefix
• Core Requirements:
  • SOC 1113 Introductory Sociology
  • SOC 2123 Social Problems or ANTH 1353 Introduction to Anthropology
  • SOC 3113 Theoretical Thinking in Sociology
  • SOC 4133 Social Research Methods
  • SOC 4243 Quantitative Methods in Sociology
  • 6 hours from: SOC 3133 Racial and Ethnic Relations, SOC 3993 Sociology of Aging, SOC 4213 Sociology of Sexualities, SOC 4383 Social Stratification, SOC 4643 Sociology of Gender
• Social Services:
  • SOC 3223 Social Psychology
  • SOC 3323 Collective Behavior and Social Movements
  • SOC 4153 Sociology of Health and Illness
  • SOC 4723 Sociology of Families
  • 9 hours from: SOC 2243 Sociology of Drugs, SOC 3523 Juvenile Delinquency, SOC 3953 Applied Sociology, SOC 4023 Juvenile Corrections and Treatment Strategies, SOC 4043 Gender and Work
  • 9 hours from: HDFS 3423 Adolescent Development in Family Contexts, HDFS 3443 Family Dynamics, HDFS 4423 Family Risk and Resilience, HLTH 3113 Health Issues in Diverse Populations, HLTH 3613 Community Health, HLTH 3913 Substance Use & Public Health, GWST 3553 LGBTQ Lives in the United States, GWST 3613 Race and Reproduction in the U.S., PSYC 4213 Conflict Resolution

Electives

• 16 hours of electives, which may include upper-division general education courses outside the major department

Other Requirements

• Upper-Division Credit: Total hours must include at least 40 hours in courses numbered 3000 or above
• College of Arts and Sciences Requirements:
  • Hours in One Department: No more than 54 hours in one department may be required to meet degree requirements
  • A &S College/Departmental Requirements:
    • Arts and Humanities
    • Natural and Mathematical Sciences
    • Foreign Language Proficiency
    • Non-Western Studies Requirement for B.A. and B.F.A.
    • The College of Arts & Sciences requires a minimum 2.0 GPA in all major requirements and a minimum 2.0 GPA in all major-prefix courses applied to the degree
• Additional State/OSU Requirements:
  • At least 60 hours at a four-year institution; 30 hours completed at OSU; 15 of the final 30 or 50% of the upper-division hours in the major field completed at OSU
  • Limit of: one-half of major course requirements as transfer work; one-fourth of hours earned by correspondence; 8 transfer correspondence hours
  • Students will be held responsible for degree requirements in effect at the time of matriculation and any changes that are made, so long as these changes do not result in semester credit hours being added or do not delay graduation
  • Degrees that follow this plan must be completed by the end of Summer 2031

Finish in Four Plan of Study

The plan below is an example of how students can successfully complete degree requirements in four years.

Freshman

• Fall:
  • UNIV 1111 First Year Seminar
  • SOC 1113 Introductory Sociology
  • ENGL 1113 Composition I
  • STAT 2013 Elementary Statistics
  • Foreign Language I
  • General Education course
• Spring:
  • SOC 2123 Social Problems
  • ENGL 1213 Composition II
  • HIST 1103 Survey of American History
  • Foreign Language II
  • General Education course

Sophomore

• Fall:
  • SOC 3113 Theoretical Thinking in Sociology
  • PSYC 1113 Introductory Psychology
  • POLS 1113 American Government
  • Inequalities SOC course
  • General Education course
• Spring:
  • SOC 3223 Social Psychology
  • SOC 3323 Collective Behavior and Social Movements
  • HDFS 2113 Lifespan Human Development
  • General Education courses

Junior

• Fall:
  • SOC 4133 Social Research Methods
  • Inequalities SOC course
  • Social Services course
  • College and Elective courses
• Spring:
  • SOC 4153 Sociology of Health and Illness
  • Social Services courses
  • College and Elective courses

Senior

• Fall:
  • SOC 4243 Quantitative Methods in Sociology
  • Social Services course
  • College and Elective courses
• Spring:
  • SOC 4723 Sociology of Families
  • Social Services courses
  • College and Elective courses

Total Hours: 120