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Program Sample Plan

Program name: Sociology B.S.
Sub-plan: Policy Analysis
Sample Plan: Policy Analysis
Total Credits: 120.0
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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
CLA 1002: First Year Experience 1.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Year 2 - Fall Semester: 14.0 cr
SOC 3201 - Inequality: Introduction to Stratification : 3.0 cr
SOC 3811 - Social Statistics : 4.0 cr : MATH
Elective :3.0 cr
Elective :4.0 cr
Students are encouraged to being researching learning abroad programs
Year 2 - Spring Semester: 15.0 cr
SOC 3701 - Social Theory : 4.0 cr
STAT 3022 - Data Analysis : 4.0 cr
LE (Physical Sciences) :4.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Year 3 - Fall Semester: 16.0 cr
POL 3235W - Democracy and Citizenship : 3.0 cr : CIV, WI
SOC 3417W - Global Institutions of Power: World Bank, International Monetary Fund, and World Trade Organization : 3.0 cr : GP, WI
SOC 3801 - Sociological Research Methods : 4.0 cr
SOC 4321 - Globalize This! Understanding Globalization through Sociology : 3.0 cr : GP
LE (Literature) :3.0 cr
Students are encouraged to research internship opportunities via CLA Career Services
Year 3 - Spring Semester: 15.0 cr
POL 3464 - The Politics of Economic Inequality : 3.0 cr : DSJ
SOC 4106 - Crime on TV : 3.0 cr
LE (Historical Perspectives) :3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Year 4 - Fall Semester: 15.0 cr
AAS 4231 - Color of Public Policy: African Americans, American Indians, Asian Americans & Chicanos in the U.S. : 3.0 cr
SOC 5455 - Sociology of Education : 3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Year 4 - Spring Semester: 15.0 cr
SOC 4966W - Capstone Experience: Seminar : 3.0 cr : WI
POL 3477 - Political Economy of Development : 3.0 cr : SOCS, GP
LE (Technology and Society) :3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr