Undergraduate
Sociology Major
Sociology is a Liberal Arts major and follows the Liberal Arts degree plan for a Bachelor of Arts degree. This degree plan requires specified hours in English, foreign language, American history and government, social sciences, natural sciences, and fine arts, and two courses designated as writing components.
Students who entered UT prior to Fall 2004 (catalog years 1998-00, 00-02 and 02-04): Students must complete 24 hours of Sociology coursework (at least 18 hours in residence), including SOC 302 (Intro to th Study of Society), SOC 317L (Intro to Social Statistics), SOC 317M (Intro to Social Research) and SOC 379M (Sociological Theory). Sociology majors also need to complete 12 hours of Sociology elective coursework with a minimum of 9 hours upper division (jr/sr level courses numbered 320-379).
Students who entered UT in Fall 2004 or later (2004-06 and 2006-8 catalogs): Students must complete 27 hours of Sociology coursework (at least 18 hours in residence), including SOC 302 (Intro to th Study of Society), SOC 317L (Intro to Social Statistics), SOC 317M (Intro to Social Research) and SOC 379M (Sociological Theory). Sociology majors also need to complete 15 hours of Sociology elective coursework with a minimum of 12 hours upper division. For students in this catalog, a minimum grade of C will be required in SOC 302, SOC 317L and SOC 317M.
For all Sociology majors: Students are only allowed to enroll in SOC 317M twice, and must receive permission to enroll in course for a second time.
Sociology Minor
Those wishing to complete a minor in Sociology must complete 12 hours of coursework in Sociology (6 hours of which must be upper division).