Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Major in Sociology

Minimum required: 120 semester credit hours

General Requirements

  1. The general education core curriculum courses are listed in the degree plan below along with the statewide component code number. See the General Education Core Curriculum section of this catalog for the Texas State requirements and options in the core curriculum, including Honors courses.
  2. In addition to the general education core curriculum requirements, the Bachelor of Arts degree (B.A.) requires three additional hours of English literature, three hours of math/science/logic/computer science courses, six hours of 2000-level modern language courses, and a minor.
  3. Students must select a minor from the approved list of Undergraduate Minors.

  4. For transfer students, 12 semester credit hours in Sociology (or their equivalents) may be transferred from a Texas public institution of higher education for the Sociology Field of Study (FOS) and be applied to the Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in Sociology at Texas State University. More information about the Field of Study is available in the Academic Policies section of this catalog. The transferable Texas Common Course Number (TCCN) is listed below the Texas State University course number in the following course list. In the case where there is no Texas State University course number equivalent to a FOS number, an advanced elective will be counted.

    SOCI 1310Introduction to Sociology3
    TCCN: SOCI 1301
    SOCI Advanced Elective3
    TCCN: SOCI 1306
    SOCI Advanced Elective3
    TCCN: SOCI 2301
    SOCI Advanced Elective3
    TCCN: SOCI 2319
    Total Hours12
  5. Students must complete a minimum of 36 advanced hours (3000 or 4000 level courses).
  6. Nine hours of writing intensive courses are required for graduation.
  7. The minimum number of hours required for this degree program is 120. The number of free elective hours a student will complete depends on the number of hours a student may need to achieve the required 120 total or 36 advanced hours.
  8. Students in the B.A. major in Sociology are required to complete the following Sociology courses:
    SOCI 1310Introduction to Sociology3
    SOCI 3307Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences3
    SOCI 3318Applied Data Analysis3
    SOCI 4306Sociological Theory3
    SOCI 4308Quantitative Research Methods3
    SOCI 4309Qualitative Research Methods3
    The remaining 21 hours of coursework may be selected from any SOCI advanced courses. Students are encouraged to consult with the undergraduate academic advisor for elective course selection.21

Course Requirements 

Freshman
First SemesterHoursSecond SemesterHours
Communication Component Code 0103Communication Component Code 0103
Life and Physical Sciences Component Code 0303Mathematics Component Code 0203
Creative Arts Component Code 050 [TCCN HUMA 1315]3Life and Physical Sciences Component Code 0303
Modern Language 14104Social and Behavioral Sciences Component Code 080 (not to include SOCI 1310)3
SOCI 1310 (TCCN SOCI 1301)3Modern Language 14204
US 11001 
 17 16
Sophomore
First SemesterHoursSecond SemesterHours
Language, Philosophy, and Culture Component Code 040 3American History Component Code 0603
American History Component Code 0603Government/Political Science Component Code 0703
Government/Political Science Component Code 0703Component Area Option 0903
Modern Language 23103Modern Language 23203
SOCI 33073SOCI 33183
 15 15
Junior
First SemesterHoursSecond SemesterHours
ENG Literature (Component Area Option Code 090/094)13SOCI 43063
BA Science, Math, Computer Science, or Logic3SOCI Advanced Elective3
SOCI Advanced Electives6Minor6
Minor3 
 15 12
Senior
First SemesterHoursSecond SemesterHours
BA English Literature3SOCI 43093
SOCI 43083SOCI Advanced Electives6
SOCI Advanced Electives6Minor6
Minor3 
 15 15
Total Hours: 120
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An ENG Literature course may be selected from the following: ENG 2310 (TCCN ENGL 2322), ENG 2320 (TCCN ENGL 2323), ENG 2330 (TCCN ENGL 2332), ENG 2340 (TCCN ENGL 2333), ENG 2359 (TCCN ENGL 2327), ENG 2360 (TCCN ENGL 2328), ENG 2371