Sociology, BA

Department: Sociology

Grade Requirement

Students must receive a minimum grade of “C-” in sociology seminars: SOCI 300 - Seminar: Social Theory , SOCI 390 - Seminar: Research Methods in Sociology ; and the capstone options (SOCI 485 - Honors Thesis in Sociology , SOCI 496 - Senior Seminar: Critical Issues in Sociology and SOCI 497 - Research ). Students must receive a minimum grade of “D-” in sociology seminar SOCI 391 - Seminar: Social Data Analysis .

Additionally, to graduate with the sociology major, students must have a minimum major GPA of 2.5.

Course Requirements

Required courses (12 credits)

Electives (21 credits)

Complete one course, selected from the following:
SOCI 203 - Families and Intimate Relationships
SOCI 206 - Cities and People: Urban Sociology
SOCI 207 - Social Inequality
SOCI 227 - Deviance and Social Control
Complete one course, selected from the following:
SOCI 245 - Race and Ethnicity in America
SOCI 305 - Sociology of Education
SOCI 330 - Femininities and Masculinities
SOCI 350 - Sociology of Work
Complete one course, selected from the following:
SOCI 214 - Middle Eastern Societies
SOCI 216 - Latin American Societies
SOCI 217 - East Asian Societies: China and Japan
SOCI 220 - The Developing World
SOCI 222 - African World Perspectives
Complete four additional sociology (SOCI) courses, at least two must be at the 200-level or above, and one must be at the 300-level or above. Selection may include courses listed above if not already taken to meet elective requirements.

Exit requirement: Capstone (3 credits)

Complete one of the following:

Total minimum credits: 36

Core Curriculum Requirements

A minimum of 120 earned credit hours is required for graduation. These earned hours include the Core Curriculum Requirements as specified in the Core Curriculum section of this catalog and at the Core Curriculum website, www.bridgew.edu/corecurriculum. For additional graduation requirements, see the Undergraduate Academic Policies and Procedures section of this catalog.