Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice

Sociology Education BA Four-Year Plan

FALL	SPRING
First Year
SOCI 201 - Introduction to Sociology (3cr.)	SOCI Elective (1/7)
ENGL 110 - Seminar in Composition (3cr.)	Related Coursework (1/8)**
First Year Experience	Related Coursework (2/8)**
Foreign Language Requirement (1/3)	Breadth Requirement (1/5)
Mathematics Requirement	Foreign Language Requirement (2/3)
Credits: 14	Credits: 16
Second Year
SOCI Elective (2/7)	EDUC 414 - Teaching Exceptional Adolescents (3cr.)
Related Coursework (3/8)**	SOCI 301 - Introduction to Sociological Research (4cr.)
Related Coursework (4/8)**	SOCI Elective (3/7)
Breadth Requirement (Group D with Laboratory) (2/5)	Related Coursework (5/8)**
Foreign Language Requirement (3/3)	Breadth Requirement (3/5)
Credits: 17	Credits: 16
Third Year
EDUC 419 - Diversity in Secondary Education (3cr.) (Multicultural Requirement)	EDUC 413 - Adolescent Development and Educational Psychology (4cr.)
SOCI 312 - Theories of Society (3cr.)	SOCI Elective (5/7)
SOCI Elective (4/7)	SOCI Elective (400-level)*** (6/7)
Related Coursework (6/8)**	Related Coursework (8/8)**
Related Coursework (7/8)**	Breadth Requirement (4/5)
Free Elective (2 cr.) (1/1)
Credits: 17	Credits: 16
Fourth Year
EDUC 420 - Reading in the Content Areas (1 to 3cr.) (3 cr.)	EDUC 400 - Student Teaching (3 to 12cr.) (9 cr.)
HIST 491 - Planning a Course of Instruction (3cr.)	HIST 493 - Problems in Teaching History and Social Sciences (3cr.)
HIST 492 - Integrating Instructional Technology into Social Studies Teaching (1cr.)
SOCI Elective (400-level)*** (7/7)
Breadth Requirement (5/5)
Second Writing Requirement
Credits: 16	Credits: 12
Total Credits: 124

* Minimum grade of C- required in all SOCI courses. Minimum 31 credits in SOCI; maximum 45 credits.
** See program for specifics
***cannot be fulfilled with 400-level directed study courses (SOCI 466) or internship courses (SOCI 464, SOCI 410, SOCI 426,SOCI 441, or SOCI 442)

Disclaimer: Four-Year Plans are a Departmental suggestion of how a student could complete this degree in four years (eight semesters). Students may opt to take courses in the summer or winter sessions. These plans do not take into account additional requirements brought on by minors or other majors. A Four-Year Plan is subject to change from year-to-year given the resources and focuses of the Department. This document is not intended to replace advising. It is the student’s responsibility to meet with his or her assigned advisor at least once a semester to monitor progress and ensure that he or she is on track to graduate on time. Students can also utilize the Degree Audit in UDSIS to monitor their progress.