Name
ID#
735823
Date: ____________________
SOCIOLOGY B.S.
2013-2014
Course #
Course Title
Cr.Hrs.
Grade
Sem/Yr
I. The Sociology Department requires a minimum of 24 hours of sociology major courses to be taken in residence at BYU for
this degree program. These hours may also go toward BYU’s 30-hour residency requirement for graduation.
II. Complete ONE of the following introductory courses:
SOC 111
Introductory Sociology
3.0
SOC 112
Current Social Problems
3.0
SOC 113
Multicultural America
3.0
III. Complete the following:
STAT 121
Principles of Statistics
3.0
IV. Complete the following introductory methodology courses:
SOC 300
Methods of Research in Sociology
3.0
SOC 307
Data Analysis, Presentation, and Management
3.0
Note: Students must declare a sociology major before registering for Soc 307.
V. Complete the following theory courses:
SOC 310
Foundations of Social Inquiry
3.0
SOC 311
Contemporary Sociological Theory
3.0
Note: Soc 300, 307, 310 and Stat 121 are foundational courses for the major. Students are encouraged to take these
courses as early in their program of studies as possible. Students must complete these four courses with a C– or better
grade in order to graduate with a degree in sociology.
VI. Complete one of the following to fulfill the GE Advanced Written & Oral Communication requirement:
EITHER
SOC 455R
Senior Capstone Part 1
3.0
SOC 456R
Senior Capstone Part 2
3.0
OR
ENG 312
Persuasive Writing
3.0
Note: If you choose the first option, SOC 455R and SOC 456R will double count for requirement X.
VII. Complete AT LEAST ONE course from the following social diversity and inequality courses:
SOC 322
Class Inequality
3.0
SOC 323
Racial and Minority-Group Relations
3.0
SOC 367
Sociology of Gender
3.0
VIII. Complete the following:
SOC 350
Introduction to Social Psychology
3.0
IX. Complete AT LEAST ONE course in advanced methodology:
SOC 404
Qualitative Research Methods
3.0
SOC 405
Multiple Regression Analysis & SS Computing
3.0
Note: Students may wish to take both Soc 404 and 405. In such cases the second advanced methodology course may
count toward the four-course requirement listed below (see item XI).
X. Complete TWO capstone courses from the following: (see Capstone Sociology courses below for titles.)
Soc 420, 421, 422, 424, 425, 426, 450, 455R, 456R, 460, 481, 490R.
6.0
XI. Complete FOUR additional courses from the following: (Courses taken to fulfill other major requirements may not be used to
meet this requirement)
a. Substantive Courses:
SOC 301
SOC 302
SOC 318
SOC 322
SOC 323
SOC 325
SOC 326
SOC 327
SOC 328
Applied Social Research Methods
Research Proposal for Evaluation Research
Adolescent Development in the Family
Class Inequality
Racial and Minority-Group Relations
Intro to the Sociology of Religion
Sociology of Education
Sociology of LDS Church & Its People
Sociology of Sport
3.0
3.0
3.0
3.0
3.0
3.0
3.0
3.0
3.0
SOC 329
SOC 330
SOC 339
SOC 340
SOC 345
SOC 360
SOC 361
SOC 365
SOC 367
SOC 370
SOC 380
SOC 383
SOC 390R
SOC 399R
SOC 495R
SOC 497R
WS 222
Medical Sociology
Cultural Sociology
Social Organization & Change
Sociology of International Development
World Populations
Introduction to Family Sociology
Theoretical Foundations of Marriage & Family
Sociology of Aging
Sociology of Gender
The Sociology of Urban Life
Deviant Behavior and Social Control
Juvenile Delinquency
Special Topics Contemp. Sociology
Academic Internship (see part d. below)
Directed Reading in Sociology
Directed Research in Sociology (see part d. below)
Introduction to Women’s Studies
3.0
3.0
3.0
3.0
3.0
3.0
3.0
3.0
3.0
3.0
3.0
3.0
3.0V
3.0V
6.0V
3.0V
3.0
b. Advanced Methodological Courses
SOC 404
SOC 405
Quantitative Research Methods
Multiple Regression Analysis
3.0
3.0
c. Capstone Sociology Courses
SOC 420
SOC 421
SOC 422
SOC 424
SOC 425
SOC 426
SOC 450
**SOC 455R
**SOC 456R
SOC 460
SOC 481
SOC 490R
Understanding Modern Societies
Complex Organizations
Inequality and Society
Political Sociology
Markets and Society
Sociology of Work and Occupations
The Family and Social Change
Senior Capstone Part 1
Senior Capstone Part 2
Issues in Family Sociology
Crime, Justice and Corrections
Special Topics in Sociology
3.0
3.0
3.0
3.0
3.0
3.0
3.0
3.0
3.0
3.0
3.0
3.0
d. Students are strongly encouraged to participate in a semester-long (3 credit hours) professional experience:
Academic Internship (Soc 399R), Washington Seminar (Pl Sc 399R), or International Internship (IAS 399R).
Students may also want to pursue a research experience with a faculty member (Soc 497R). Students may
apply a total of six credit hours towards sociology electives (3 hours of internship and 3 hours of directed
research). These courses must be approved by the department.
48.0
Timely Graduation Policies: In order to encourage timely progress towards graduation, advisement centers may require mandatory
advisement before students are allowed to register for classes. Deans, in consultation with advisement centers, may also place
registration holds and mandate specific course completion in order to facilitate a timely graduation (University Undergraduate Catalog).