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Major
Minor
Minor
for teaching
Emphases
Adult
Life & Aging for Majors
Applied
Sociology for Majors
Gerontology
Minor
Social
Science in Health Minor
Native
American/Rural Social Work Minor
Courses
Academic
Standards
Test-out
& Credit-by-exam policy
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Sociology
(College of Letters and Science)
Robert Enright, Chair
Room 488B, Collins Classroom Center
Phone: 715-346-3060 or 2665
E-mail: sociology@uwsp.edu
Web:
www.uwsp.edu/sociology
Faculty:
E Bishop, A Boelk, E Clark, D DeBoer, R Enright, D Forbes, G Itzkowitz, K
Lamb, A Smart, R Wolensky.
Definition:
Sociology is the systematic study of human societies and social groups.
Sociologists study the workings of social organizations, institutions, and
cultures, as well as their influence on the social behavior of
individuals.
Sociology Major
Consists of a minimum of 34
sociology credits including:
- Required: Sociology 101, 350, 351, 352.
- Earn at least 18 credits in courses numbered 300 and above.
- Complete remaining credits from any electives.
- For teacher certification in sociology, the requirements are
the same as above. Also see the
Education
section in this catalog
for additional requirements for teacher certification and admission to the Professional
Education Program.
Sociology Emphasis
Areas
In addition to a major in sociology, you
may select an emphasis consisting of 9 or more credits in one area below:
- Deviance/social control: 230, 306, 332,
333, 368.
- Family/socialization: 224,
225, 240,
322, 343.
- Community/environment: 300, 355, 356, 357,
360.
- Social work: 261, 262, 316, 361, 362, 363,
364, 365, 376, 494, 495.
Adult Life and Aging
Concentration for Sociology Majors
Consists of a minimum of 15 credits.
- At least 9 credits from Sociology 366, 467,
492-493 (in approp area), 494-495 (in approp area), 497-499 (in approp
area).
- Cognate courses: at least 6 credits from
Economics 328, Family and Consumer Sciences 390, Psychology 465. (These
courses do not count toward the sociology major.)
Applied
Sociology Concentration for Sociology Majors
Consists of 16 credits.
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Required:
Sociology 327, 340, 492, 493.
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Electives,
6 credits from at least one area:
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Gerontology:
Sociology 366, 467, Psychology 465 (does not count toward sociology
major).
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Deviance/social
control: Sociology 230, 306, 332, 368.
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Family:
Sociology 224, 225, 240, 332, 343.
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Environment/population/community:
Sociology 300, 355, 356, 357, 360.
Native
American/Rural Social Work Minor
Consists of 24 credits.
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Required core courses, 25 credits. Soc 261, 361, 363,
364, 365, 376, 494, 495.
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Electives, 6 credits from Soc 240, 262, 270, 300, 306,
310, 316, 368.
Gerontology
Minor
Consists of 24 credits.
- Required:
Sociology 366 and 467, Psychology 465.
- Electives: Select 15 credits from the
following. No more than 6 credits may be from any one discipline:
Communicative Disorders 352, Economics 328, Family and Consumer Sciences
390, Food and Nutrition 458, Health Promotion/Wellness 305, PEX 319,
Political Science 306, Psychology 385, Sociology 328, 360, 492-493 (in
approp area), 494-495 (in approp area), 497-499 (in approp area).
Social Science
in Health Minor
Consists of 24 credits.
- Required core, 12 credits from: Anthropology
380, Philosophy 302, Political Science 306, Psychology 385, Sociology 368.
- Electives, 9 credits from at least two areas
below, but 6 credits max from any one area.
- Biology 285.
- Clinical Lab Science 105, 295, 385.
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Economics
328.
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Health
Education 345.
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Food
and Nutrition 253, 351, 353.
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Psychology
485.
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Sociology
327, 328, 366.
- Administration/analytical, 3 credits from: Political Science
250, 397; Sociology 352.
- Recommended, one course from Mathematics 355, Psychology
300, Sociology 351.
Sociology
Minor
Consists of 18 credits.
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Required: Sociology 101
and 350.
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Electives: 12 credits
in sociology courses.
Sociology Minor
for Teacher Certification
Consists of 25 credits.
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Required: Sociology 101,
350, 351, 352.
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Electives:
Additional 12 sociology credits numbered 300 or above.
Academic Standards
- To
be retained, approved for graduation, or accepted as a major or minor at the beginning of your junior year,
you must have a minimum grade point
average of 2.00 (2.75 to student teach) in the major, including transfer
courses, regardless of any declaration of academic bankruptcy. You may
repeat a course in the major if you follow the course repeat policy found
in the Academic Information
section of this catalog. The chair may allow exceptions on a conditional basis.
- You may petition the chair to accept coursework
done at other institutions, but no more than one-half the credits applied to your major
may be earned outside this university. The chair may allow modifications to
this rule.
- You may take courses out of normal class-level sequence only
if you have approval from your advisor and instructor.
- If you are preparing for specialized graduate studies, a
professional school, or a specific career, you should request assignment to an advisor who
is knowledgeable in that area to help you select your study program.
Test-Out and Credit-by-Exam Policy
You will receive course credit for Sociology 101 if you take
the Introduction to Sociology CLEP exam and receive a score equal to or greater than the
50th percentile. You must arrange to take the CLEP exam with Testing Services in Delzell
Hall.
Test-out (not course credit) is available for
Sociology 102, 224, 225, 230, 240, 270, 300, 310, 316, 327, 343, 355, 360,
366, 368. After you confer with the department chair about a course, the
faculty member who teaches the course will prepare a comprehensive exam and
define the passing score for you before you take the test.
You may take a test-out exam only once.
You are not eligible for test-out if you are currently enrolled in the
course.
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