Departmental Honors
To receive departmental honors, students must:

• have at least a 3.50 GPA
• satisfy any departmental requirements
• be recommended by the Department
• see the Department Chair for more specific requirements.

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BASIC MAJOR (44 HRS.)
Required:
SOC 1104 Introduction to Sociology: A Global Perspective
SOC 3319 The Development of Sociological Theory
SOC 3358 Research Methods in Sociology
SOC 4493 Critical Inquiry in Sociology (Capstone)

Two courses from the area Society and the Individual:
SOC 2201 Society and the Individual
SOC 2202 The Family
SOC 2205 Criminology
SOC 2214 Human Behavior and the Social Environment
SOC 2225 Aging: The Individual and Society
SOC 3308 Adulthood and Aging

Two courses from the area Social Organization:
SOC 2206 Practical Applications in Law Enforcement
SOC 2207 Beyond the 9 to 5: Work in the 24/7 Global Economy
SOC 3303 Urban Sociology
SOC 3315 Sociology of the Criminal Justice System
SOC 3325 Managing Systems in a Macro Environment
SOC 3348 Legal Forensics
SOC 3360 Sociology of Education
SOC 3430 Medical Sociology

Two courses from the area Social Inequality:
SOC 2212 Wealth, Power, and Prestige in American Society
SOC 2222 Global Social Change
SOC 2427 Gender and Society
SOC 3328 Social Inequality and Justice
SOC 3355 Aging and Gender
SOC 3429 Race and Ethnic Relations in the U.S.

Plus ONE additional course from any of the three areas above.

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SPECIALIZATION IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE (66 HRS.)
Required:
Basic Sociology Major (Any Sociology class can count for both the major and the specialization.)
SOC 2205 Criminology
SOC 3315 Sociology of the Criminal Justice System
Internship or independent study in a related area (minimum: 2 credits)
SOC 2295, 2298, 3395, 3398, 4495, 4498.

Choose 3 from among the choices below:
SOC 2206 Practical Applications in Law Enforcement
SOC 2212 Wealth, Power, and Prestige in American Society
SOC 3303 Urban Sociology
SOC 3348 Legal Forensics
SOC 3429 Race and Ethnic Relations in the U.S.
GSC 1140 Introduction to Forensic Science
PSI 2202 State & Local Government
PSI 3308 American Constitutional Law
PSI 3319 American Civil Liberties (Offered in 2007-2008 and alternate years)
PSY 3201 Inside the Criminal’s Mind

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MINOR IN SOCIOLOGY (20 HRS.)
Required Courses:
SOC 1104 Introduction to Sociology: A Global Perspective

Four additional courses with at least one from each of the following areas:

Society and the Individual:
SOC 2201 Society and the Individual
SOC 2202 The Family
SOC 2205 Criminology
SOC 2214 Human Behavior and the Social Environment
SOC 2225 Aging: The Individual and Society
SOC 3308 Adulthood and Aging Social Organization:
SOC 2206 Practical Applications in Law Enforcement
SOC 2207 Beyond the 9 to 5: Work in the 24/7 Global Economy
SOC 3303 Urban Sociology
SOC 3315 Sociology of the Criminal Justice System
SOC 3325 Managing Systems in a Macro Environment
SOC 3348 Legal Forensics
SOC 3360 Sociology of Education
SOC 3430 Medical Sociology

Social Inequality:
SOC 2212 Wealth, Power, & Prestige in American Society
SOC 2222 Global Social Change
SOC 2427 Gender and Society
SOC 3328 Social Inequality and Justice
SOC 3355 Aging and Gender
SOC 3429 Race and Ethnic Relations in the U.S.