Requirements for a Sociology Major

A major consists of 30 semester hours of study in sociology. In addition to maintaining an overall grade point average of 2.0 or higher in the major, a student must earn at least a “C” in each required course in the major.

The remaining courses are to be chosen by students in counsel with a departmental advisor. All students majoring in sociology must meet the requirements for a minor in another discipline.

Intensive Courses - Students who enter ETSU as freshmen or with less than 60 transfer hours must take: two oral communication-intensive courses, of which one must be in the major (SOAA 4027); one using information technology-intensive course in the major (SOAA 3444 Microcomputers as a Research Tool); four writing-intensive courses, at least two of which must be in the major (choose from SOAA 2020 Social Problems, SOAA 3030 Gender and Society, SOAA 4627 Ethnographic Fieldwork Techniques, or SOAA 4807 Modern Social Theory) and at least two must be at the 3000-4000 level. Students must meet proficiency-intensive requirements through courses taken at ETSU.