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Program Sample Plan

Program name: Sociology of Law, Criminology, and Deviance B.S.
Sub-plan: Policy Analysis
Sample Plan: Policy Analysis
Total Credits: 118.0
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Year 1 - Fall Semester: 15.0 cr
SOC 1001 - Introduction to Sociology : 4.0 cr : SOCS, DSJ
MATH 1031 (or higher) 3.0 cr
Freshman Composition :4.0 cr
LE (Arts/Humanities) :3.0 cr
CLA 1001: First Year Experience 1.0 cr
Year 1 - Spring Semester: 15.0 cr
MATH 1142 - Short Calculus : 4.0 cr : MATH
LE (Biological Sciences) :4.0 cr
LE (Writing Intensive - Lower Division) :3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
CLA 1002: First Year Experience 1.0 cr
Year 2 - Fall Semester: 14.0 cr
SOC 3811 - Social Statistics : 4.0 cr : MATH
SOC 3102 - Criminal Behavior and Social Control : 3.0 cr
LE (Writing Intensive - Lower Division) :3.0 cr
Elective :4.0 cr
Students are encouraged to begin researching learning abroad options
Year 2 - Spring Semester: 14.0 cr
SOC 3412 - Social Networking: Theories and Methods : 3.0 cr : TS
SOC 3701 - Social Theory : 4.0 cr
SOC 4xxx : 3.0 cr
The SOC 4xxx-level course should be 41xx
LE (Physical Sciences) :4.0 cr
Year 3 - Fall Semester: 16.0 cr
POL 3235W - Democracy and Citizenship : 3.0 cr : CIV, WI
SOC 3801 - Sociological Research Methods : 4.0 cr
SOC 3xxx : 3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Students are encouraged to research internship options via CLA Career Services 3.0 cr
Year 3 - Spring Semester: 15.0 cr
PHIL 3304 - Law and Morality : 3.0 cr
SOC 4xxx : 3.0 cr
The SOC 4xxx-level course should be 41xx 3.0 cr
LE (Global Perspectives) :3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Year 4 - Fall Semester: 15.0 cr
SOC 4xxx : 3.0 cr
POL 3319 - Education and the American Dream : 3.0 cr : SOCS, DSJ
LE (Historical Perspectives) :3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Year 4 - Spring Semester: 14.0 cr
SOC 4966W - Capstone Experience: Seminar : 3.0 cr : WI
POL 3321 - Issues in American Public Policy : 3.0 cr
SOC 3xxx : 3.0 cr
Elective :2.0 cr
LE (Literature) :3.0 cr