Majoring in Social Science

The Social Science major is an interdisciplinary major which allows students a broad range of education in four areas of social science. This is not a professional education major, but for students with varying interests in several related disciplines. Students choose one area in which to minor and distribute the remaining credits in the major across three other social science areas.

Social Science Major (Non-Teaching)

  1. Complete a minor. Choose from: Anthropology, Economics, History, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology.

  2. Choose three social science fields listed below and earn 6 credits in each. Do not include the field you have selected for your minor:

    1. Anthropology
    2. Economics
    3. Geography (human), consisting of Geography 110, plus 3 credits in human geography courses numbered 300 or above.
    4. History (in addition to history credits necessary to meet the general degree requirements).
    5. Political Science
    6. Psychology
    7. Sociology

  3. Sufficient additional credits to total 45 or more, with at least 15 in courses numbered 300 or above.

A listing of courses and course descriptions is available at the University Catalog.

Four Year Sequence

Fall I
 Credits
Geography 110
 3
History GDR
 3
Gen. Ed. Requirements
 9
Total
 15
Spring II
 Credits
Social Science prerequisite courses
(Such as Sociology 101 or Psychology 110)
 6
General Ed. Requirements
 9
Total
 15
Fall III
 Credits
General Ed. Requirements
 9
Declare social science minor and begin advanced classes
 6-9
Total
 15-18
Spring IV
 Credits
Remaining Gen. Ed. Requirements
 6-9
Classes in minor
 6
Additional social science classes
 3-6
Total
 15
Fall V
 Credits
300 level electives in minor
 6
300 level electives in social science
 9
Total
 15
Spring VI
 Credits
300 level electives in minor
 6-9
300 level electives in social science
 6-12
Total
 17
Fall VII
 Credits
300 level History electives
 6-9
300 level Electives/minor/BFSS
 9-12
Total
 15-18
Spring VIII
 Credits
Capstone course for minor
 3
300 level social science electives
 12-15
Total 15-18