B.A. in Sociology
Bachelor Degree
Idaho State University
Instruction Method
Online
Time to Degree
4 years
About the Program
The BA degree in Sociology is a general degree in Sociology without an area of specialization. For the ISU Sociology BA, students are required to take Introduction to Sociology, Classical Social Theory, Sociological Methods, Social Statistics, Contemporary Sociological Theory, and Power, Class, and Prestige. They have their choice of various other elective courses to complete a total of 36 required credits for the major. The courses offered by the department are rigorous and cover various topics.
Program Requirements
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General Education - Objective 1, Written Communication6 creditsENGL1101 - Writing and Rhetoric I3 creditsENGL1101P - Writing and Rhetoric I Plus4 creditsENGL1102 - Writing and Rhetoric II3 creditsHONS1101 - Honors Humanities I3 credits
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General Education - Objective 2, Oral Communication3 creditsCOMM1101 - Fundamentals of Oral Comm3 credits
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General Education - Objective 3, Mathematical Ways of Knowing3 creditsMATH1123 - Math in Modern Society3 creditsMATH1123P - Math in Modern Soc Plus4 creditsMATH1127 - The Language of Mathematics3 creditsMATH1130 - Finite Mathematics3 creditsMATH1143 - Precalculus I: Algebra3 creditsMATH1143P - Precalculus I: Algebra Plus5 creditsMATH1147 - Precalculus5 creditsMATH1153 - Statistical Reasoning3 creditsMATH1153P - Statistical Reasoning4 creditsMATH1160 - Survey of Calculus3 creditsMATH1170 - Calculus I4 creditsMATH2256 - Structure of Arith for El Ed3 creditsMATH2257 - Structure Geo and Prob El Ed3 creditsMGT2216 - Business Statistics3 creditsRCET1372 - Calculus for Electronics4 creditsTGE1140 - Survey of Applied Math3 credits
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General Education - Objective 4, Humanistic and Artistic Ways of Knowing: Minimum of two (2) courses. (6 credits.) Courses must be selected from two different categories6 creditsHumanitiesENGL1115 - Major Themes in Literature3 creditsENGL1126 - Art of Film I3 creditsENGL1175 - Literature and Ideas3 creditsENGL2215 - Survey of World Mythology3 creditsENGL2257 - Survey of World Literature I3 creditsENGL2258 - Survey of World Literature II3 creditsHONS1102 - Honors Humanities II3 creditsPHIL1101 - Introduction to Philosophy3 creditsPHIL1103 - Introduction to Ethics3 creditsTGE1257 - Applied Ethics in Technology3 creditsFine ArtsART1100 - Introduction to Art3 creditsART1101 - Survey of Art History I3 creditsART1102 - Survey of Art History II3 creditsART2210 - Hist and Apprec of Photography3 creditsCMP2250 - History Appreciation Photo3 creditsDANC1105 - Survey of Dance3 creditsDANC2205 - Dance in the Modern Era3 creditsMUSI1100 - Introduction to Music3 creditsMUSI1105 - Survey of Rock Music3 creditsMUSI1106 - American Music3 creditsMUSI1108 - The World of Music4 creditsMUSI1109 - Survey of Jazz3 creditsTHEA1101 - Survey of Theatre3 creditsForeign LanguagesARBC1101 - Elementary Arabic I4 creditsARBC1102 - Elementary Arabic II4 creditsCHNS1101 - Elementary Chinese I4 creditsCHNS1102 - Elementary Chinese II4 creditsCSD1151 - American Sign Language I3 creditsCSD1152 - American Sign Language II3 creditsFREN1101 - Elementary French I4 creditsFREN1102 - Elementary French II4 creditsJAPN1101 - Elementary Japanese I4 creditsJAPN1102 - Elementary Japanese II4 creditsLANG1101 - Elementary Foreign Language I4 creditsLANG1102 - Elementary Foreign Language II4 creditsRUSS1101 - Elementary Russian I4 creditsRUSS1102 - Elementary Russian II4 creditsSHOS1101 - Elementary Shoshoni I4 creditsSHOS1102 - Elementary Shoshoni II4 creditsSPAN1101 - Elementary Spanish I4 creditsSPAN1102 - Elementary Spanish II4 credits
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General Education - Objective 5, Scientific Ways of Knowing: Minimum of two (2) lecture courses and one (1) laboratory or field experiences. (7 credits) Courses must be selected from two different course prefixes.7 creditsANTH2230 - Biological Anthropology3 creditsANTH2230L - Biological Anthropology Lab1 creditBIOL1100 - Concepts of Biology3 creditsBIOL1100L - Concepts of Biology Lab0 creditsBIOL1101 - Biology I4 creditsBIOL1101L - Biology I Lab0 creditsBIOL2227 - Human Anat and Phys 13 creditsBIOL2227L - Human Anat and Phys 1 Lab1 creditCHEM1100 - Concepts of Chemistry4 creditsCHEM1101 - Intro to Chemistry3 creditsCHEM1102 - Ess of Organic and Biochem3 creditsCHEM1103 - Ess of Organic and Biochem Lab1 creditCHEM1111 - General Chemistry I4 creditsCHEM1111L - General Chemistry I Lab1 creditCHEM1112 - General Chemistry II3 creditsCHEM1112L - General Chemistry II Lab1 creditGEOL1100 - The Dynamic Earth3 creditsGEOL1100L - The Dynamic Earth Lab1 creditGEOL1101 - Physical Geology3 creditsGEOL1101L - Physical Geology Lab1 creditGEOL1110 - Physical Geol Scientists Lab1 creditNTD2239 - Nutrition3 creditsPHYS1100 - Essentials of Physics4 creditsPHYS1101 - Elements of Physics3 creditsPHYS1101L - Elements of Physics Lab1 creditPHYS1111 - General Physics I3 creditsPHYS1112 - General Physics II3 creditsPHYS1113 - General Physics I Laboratory1 creditPHYS1114 - General Physics II Laboratory1 creditPHYS1152 - Descriptive Astronomy3 creditsPHYS1153 - Descriptive Astronomy Laboratory1 creditPHYS2211 - Engineering Physics I4 creditsPHYS2212 - Engineering Physics II4 creditsPHYS2213 - Engineering Physics I Lab1 creditPHYS2214 - Engineering Physics II Lab1 credit
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General Education - Objective 6, social and Behavioral Ways of Knowing: Minimum of two (2) courses. (6 credits) Courses must be selected from two different course prefixes.6 creditsTake SOC1101ANTH1100 - Discover Anthropology3 creditsANTH1102 - Cultural Anthropology3 creditsECON1100 - Economic Issues3 creditsECON2201 - Principles of Macroeconomics3 creditsECON2202 - Principles of Microeconomics3 creditsEDUC1110 - Education in the US3 creditsGLBL2203 - International Organizations3 creditsHIST1101 - World History I3 creditsHIST1102 - World History II3 creditsHIST1105 - Foundations of Europe3 creditsHIST1106 - Modern Europe3 creditsHIST1111 - United States History I3 creditsHIST1112 - United States History II3 creditsIS2203 - Intro Internatl Organizations3 creditsPOLS1101 - American National Government3 creditsPSYC1101 - Introduction to Psychology3 creditsSOC1101 - Introduction to Sociology3 creditsSOC1102 - Social Problems3 creditsTGE1150 - Social Science in Workplace3 creditsSOWK1101 - Intro SOWK and Social Welfare3 credits
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General Education - Objective 7, Critical Thinking AND Objective 8, Information Literacy Minimum of one (1) course from either Objective 7 or Objective 8. (3 credits)3 creditsSOC2248 is recommendedANTH1107 - Nature of Language3 creditsCS1181 - Computer Sci and Programming I3 creditsCMP2205 - Argumentation3 creditsENGL1107 - Nature of Language3 creditsGEOL1107 - Real Monsters3 creditsHIST1100 - History in Film3 creditsHIST1118 - US History and Culture3 creditsHIST1120 - Themes in World History3 creditsINFO1181 - Informatics and Programming I3 creditsPHIL2201 - Introduction to Logic3 creditsPHIL2260 - Philosophy of Life and Death3 creditsPOLS1102 - Intro to Politic Crit Thinking3 creditsSOC2248 - Crit Analysis Social Diversity3 creditsTHEA1118 - Oral Interpretation of Lit3 creditsTHEA2251 - Fundamentals of Acting3 creditsACAD1111 - Info Literacy and Inquiry3 creditsCMP2203 - Media Literacy3 creditsCMP2203 - Media Literacy3 creditsFIN1115 - Personal Finance3 creditsHIST2291 - Introduction to Research3 creditsINFO1101 - Digital Information Literacy3 creditsLLIB1115 - Intro to Information Research3 credits
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General Education - Objective 9, Cultural Diversity3 creditsSOC2201 is recommendedANTH2201 - Intermediate Shoshoni I4 creditsANTH2202 - Intermediate Shoshoni II4 creditsANTH2212 - Intro to Folklore Oral Tradns3 creditsANTH2237 - People and Cult of Old World3 creditsANTH2238 - Peoples and Cult of New World3 creditsANTH2239 - Latino Peoples and Cultures3 creditsANTH2258 - Native American History3 creditsCHNS2201 - Intermediate Chinese I4 creditsCHNS2202 - Intermediate Chinese II4 creditsCSD2210 - Comm through Lit and Media3 creditsCSD2256 - Deaf Culture and Community3 creditsEDUC2204 - Families Communities Culture3 creditsENGL2210 - American Cultural Studies3 creditsENGL2212 - Intro to Folklore/Oral Tradn3 creditsGLBL2202 - Introduction to Global Issues3 creditsGLBL2270 - World Reg Geog and Cultures3 creditsHIST2201 - Women in US History3 creditsHIST2251 - Latin American History3 creditsHIST2252 - Asian History and Culture3 creditsHIST2254 - Middle East Hist and Culture3 creditsHIST2255 - African History and Culture3 creditsHIST2258 - Native American History3 creditsJAPN2201 - Intermediate Japanese I4 creditsJAPN2202 - Intermediate Japanese II4 creditsPHIL2210 - Intro to Asian Philosophies3 creditsPOLS2231 - Intro to Comp Politics3 creditsRUSS2201 - Intermediate Russian I4 creditsRUSS2202 - Intermediate Russian II4 creditsSCPY1001 - Psychology of Diversity3 creditsSHOS2201 - Intermediate Shoshoni I4 creditsSHOS2202 - Intermediate Shoshoni II4 creditsSOC2201 - Intro to Gender and Sexuality3 creditsSPAN2201 - Intermediate Spanish I4 creditsSPAN2202 - Intermediate Spanish II4 credits
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Major Requirements complete the following 6 requirements18 - 19 creditsSOC1101 - Introduction to Sociology3 creditsSOC3301 - Classical Social Theory3 creditsTake 1 course from the following 2SOC3308 - Soc Methods Soc Wk Research3 creditsPSYC3303 - Psychology Research Methods4 creditsTake 1 course from the following 2SOC3309 - Social Statistics3 creditsPSYC2227 - Basic Statistics3 creditsSOC4403 - Contemporary Social Theory3 creditsSOC4462 - Power, Class, and Prestige3 credits
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Choose 18 credits of SOC (excluding SOC 4482), at least 12 of which must be upper division.18 credits
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Upper Division Free Electives6 credits
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Free Electives43 - 44 credits
Grand Total Credits
120
* Please note that you must meet with an advisor each semester in order to verify degree completion time as well as online course offerings for the program requirements.