Department of Sociology and Anthropology

Requirements for Majors and Minors

The Department combines two disciplines in order to provide extensive knowledge about human societies, to demonstrate how that knowledge is acquired and applied, and so to prepare students for a broad range of careers and graduate programs.

Major

Ten (10) courses consisting of:

• 110 or 117
• 111
• 279 (to be taken by junior year)
• 379
• 499
• and five (5) electives - Majors are required to take SOAN 279 by their junior year. MATH 105 or MATH 230 will be accepted for credit in the major. In certain cases, other carefully selected courses outside the department also will be accepted.

Students declaring a major in the department must have an overall GPA of at least 2.5 at the time of declaration.  Any exception to this rule requires the approval of the department's chairperson.

A reading knowledge of a foreign language and training in statistics are strongly recommended for all majors. Mastery of these skills is especially important for students who are planning on graduate study or government service.

Independent study and apprenticeships are vital parts of the major. Every effort is made to tailor programs to individual student needs and to maintain flexibility within a framework of rigorous scholarship. All apprenticeships will be graded credit/no entry. No other course in the major may be taken credit/no entry.

Minor

Five (5) courses consisting of:

• 110 or 117
• 111
• and three electives. The courses are selected in consultation with a faculty advisor and should reflect a clearly defined focus or set of objectives. No course in the minor may be taken credit/no entry.