Social Sciences, Divisional, BA

Bachelor of Arts in Social Sciences (390003BA)

The following information has official approval of The Buchtel College of Arts & Sciences, but is intended only as a supplemental guide. Official degree requirements are established at the time of transfer and admission to the degree-granting college. Students should refer to the Degree Progress Report (Stellic) which is definitive for graduation requirements. Completion of this degree within the identified time frame below is contingent upon many factors, including but not limited to: class availability, total number of required credits, work schedule, finances, family, course drops/withdrawals, successfully passing courses, prerequisites, among others. The transfer process is completed through an appointment with your academic advisor.

Three year accelerated option: for first time students who have earned credits for at least the first year of courses. Credits can be earned through qualifying scores on appropriate Advanced Placement (AP) exams or through College Credit Plus Program (CCP) courses. Credits for qualifying AP scores or CCP courses are determined by the appropriate academic department. Departments may assign varied course credit, depending on the student’s score on an AP exam or grade in a CCP course. Students may also receive credit by examination or via placement tests, where appropriate.

Requirements

Summary

General Education Requirements36
College of Arts & Sciences Requirements14
Social Sciences Divisional Requirements54
Political Science Electives6
Additional Credits for Graduation *10
Total Hours120
*

Bachelor's degrees require a minimum of 120 credit hours for graduation

Recommended General Education Courses

Students pursuing a bachelor’s degree must complete the following General Education coursework. Diversity courses may also fulfill major or Breadth of Knowledge requirements. Integrated and Applied Learning courses may also fulfill requirements in the major.
Students are not required to enroll in the specific courses listed below. However, to facilitate successful degree completion, the academic department strongly encourages completion of the following recommendations.
Academic Foundations12
Mathematics, Statistics and Logic: 3 credit hours
Speaking: 3 credit hours
Writing: 6 credit hours
Breadth of Knowledge 22
Arts/Humanities: 9 credit hours
Natural Sciences: 7 credit hours
Social Sciences: 6 credit hours
ECON 200
Principles of Microeconomics
POLIT 100
Government & Politics in the United States
PSYC 100
Introduction to Psychology
SOCIO 100
Introduction to Sociology
Diversity
Domestic Diversity
SOCIO 100
Introduction to Sociology
Global Diversity
POLIT 300
Comparative Politics
Integrated and Applied Learning2
Select one class from one of the following subcategories:
Complex Issues Facing Society
Capstone
Review the General Education Requirements page for detailed course listings.
Total Hours36

College of Arts & Sciences Requirements

Degree requirements in Arts & Sciences include the demonstration of ability to use another language by completion of the second year of a foreign language.
2 Year Language Proficiency14
101 Beginning I
102 Beginning II
201 Intermediate I
202 Intermediate II
SLPA 222
Survey of Deaf Culture in America (American Sign Language option only)
Students must also complete a minimum of 40 credits (excluding workshops) consisting of either:
Upper-level (300/400) courses both in and outside of the student’s major;
or other courses outside the major department approved by the student’s major department chair (permission should be obtained prior to enrollment); these may not include workshops

Social Sciences Divisional Requirements

NOTE: Courses for the Social Sciences Divisional major must be selected with the approval of the divisional adviser. 

Minimum 54 credits, of which 24 credits must be in courses at the 300/400 level. The 54 credits must include a minimum of 15 credits from 3 of the following fields: 

Requirements54
Economics Core
ECON 200Principles of Microeconomics
ECON 201Principles of Macroeconomics
Economic Electives 1
Geography
GEOG:XXX
GEOG:XXX
GEOG:XXX
GEOG:XXX
GEOG:XXX
History 2
HIST:XXX
HIST:XXX
HIST:XXX
HIST:3XX/4XX 2
HIST:3XX/4XX 2
Political Science 2
POLIT 100Government & Politics in the United States
or POLIT 301 Introduction to Political Research
POLIT:XXX 3
POLIT:XXX 3
POLIT:XXX 3
POLIT:3XX/4XX 2,3
Psychology
PSYC 100Introduction to Psychology
PSYC:XXX
PSYC:XXX
PSYC:3XX/4XX 2
PSYC:3XX/4XX 2
Sociology
SOCIO 100Introduction to Sociology
SOCIO:XXX
SOCIO:XXX
SOCIO:3XX/4XX 2
SOCIO:3XX/4XX 2
Total Hours54
1

ECON 100 is not an eligible elective

2

15 credits are required, with at least 7 at the 300/400 level

3

See Political Science Electives below

 Political Science Electives

Complete six credits, with at least one course in two of the following fields
American Government & Politics
POLIT 210State & Local Government & Politics
POLIT 341The American Congress
POLIT 350The American Presidency
POLIT 360The Judicial Process
POLIT 370Public Administrtion: Concepts & Practices
POLIT 381State Politics
POLIT 402Politics and the Media
POLIT 440Survey Research Methods
POLIT 441The Policy Process
POLIT 461The Supreme Court & Constitutional Law
POLIT 462The Supreme Court & Civil Liberties
POLIT 480Policy Problems in Political Science
Comparative Politics
POLIT 300Comparative Politics
POLIT 321European Politics
POLIT 326Politics of Developing Nations
International Politics
POLIT 310International Politics & Institutions
POLIT 328American Foreign Policy Process
Political Theory
POLIT 302American Political Ideas
POLIT 304Modern Political Thought