Eight-Semester Plan for B.A. in Sociology
Major Program Guide For: B.A. in Sociology
Suggested Course Sequence
- Total for Degree: 120 Credit Hours
- Total Hours of Prerequisites: 0
- Must maintain a 2.0 in the major
- Students may finish earlier if they attend summer school at WCU or another approved institution.
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Freshman Year
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Fall
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Spring
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| Course Prefix or Liberal Studies Requirement | Course Number | Course Title | Hours | Course Prefix or Liberal Studies Requirement | Course Number | Course Title | Hours |
| ENGL | 101 | Composition I | 3 | MATH | 101 or higher | 3 | |
| C5 | Physical/Biological Science | 3 | C5 | Physical/Biological Science | 3 | ||
| HEAL or HSCC | 123/101 | Wellness | 3 | P1 | Social Science | 3 | |
| SOC | 103 | Human Society | 3 | P4 | Humanities | 3 | |
| 190 Series | 190 | First Year Seminar | 3 | ENGL | 102 | Composition II | 3 |
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Sophomore Year
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Fall
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Spring
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| Course Prefix or Liberal Studies Requirement | Course Number | Course Title | Hours | Course Prefix or Liberal Studies Requirement | Course Number | Course Title | Hours |
| P5 | Fine and Performing Arts | 3 | P6 | World Cultures | 3 | ||
| P3 | History | 3 | SOC | Elective | 3 | ||
| CMHC | 201 | Communication | 3 | Minor/Approved Program | 3 | ||
| MFL | 101 | 3 | MFL | 102 | 3 | ||
| SOC | Elective | 3 | Minor/Approved Program | 3 | |||
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Upper Level Perspective (ULP): An approved Upper Level Liberal Studies Perspectives course is required in one of the Liberal Studies Perspectives categories. |
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Junior Year
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Fall
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Spring
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| Course Prefix of Liberal Studies Requirement | Course Number | Course Title | Hours | Course Prefix of Liberal Studies Requirement | Course Number | Course Title | Hours |
| SOC | 385 | Methods of Social Research | 3 | SOC | Elective | 3 | |
| SOC | 391 | Sociological Theory | 3 | SOC | 386 | Analysis of Social Data | 3 |
| Upper Level Perspective | 3 | Minor/Approved Program | 3 | ||||
| MFL | 231 | 3 | MFL | 232 | 3 | ||
| Minor/Approved Program | 3 | General | Elective | 3 | |||
| Upper Level Perspective (ULP): An approved Upper Level Liberal Studies Perspectives course is required in one of the Liberal Studies Perspectives categories. | |||||||
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Senior Year
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Fall
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Spring
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| Course Prefix or Liberal Studies Requirement | Course Number | Course Title | Hours | Course Prefix of Liberal Studies Requirement | Course Number | Course Title | Hours |
| SOC | Elective | 3 | SOC | Elective | 3 | ||
| Minor/Approved Program | Elective | 3 | Minor/Approved Program | Elective | 3 | ||
| General | Elective | 3 | General | Elective | 3 | ||
| General | Elective | 3 | General | Elective | 3 | ||
NOTES:
- Total for Degree: 120 Credit Hours
- Total Hours of Prerequisites: 0
- Must maintain a 2.0 in the major
- Students may finish earlier if they attend summer school at WCU or another approved institution.









