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2018-2019 School of Continuing Education Catalog 
    
2018-2019 School of Continuing Education Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Social Science, BA


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This interdisciplinary program allows students to design an individualized major combining courses from any two or three social science areas depending on the student’s interests and career plans.

The major requires a minimum of 12 courses selected from two or three of the following disciplines, with a minimum of three courses in at least one area: anthropology, economics, history, political science, psychology, and sociology. (Classes in social work and law do not qualify.) These 12 courses must include Introduction to Sociology and a social science theory course.

Requirements for the bachelor of arts degree


A minimum of 24 credits must be upper division (300 or 400-level) coursework within the entire degree program.

I. Core Curriculum Requirements: 42 credit hours


See Core Curriculum  for specifics.

Perspectives on Western Civilization 9 Credits
Philosophy:  one ethics and one other course 6 Credits
Theology: one 200-level and one 300-level course 6 Credits
Science 3 Credits
Social Science 3 Credits*
Quantitative Reasoning: MTH 217, Statistics 3 Credits
Fine Arts 3 Credits
Intensive Writing 6 Credits
Oral Communication 3 credits

Proficiencies: Diversity, Civic/Global Engagement, Information Literacy, Collaboration and Teamwork

*can be fulfilled through major course

II. Social Science Major: 36 credit hours


III. Free Electives: 42 credit hours


Total: 120 credit hours


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