Sociology B.A. - 4 Year Degree Plan

2025-2026

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Lamar University's Bachelor of Arts in Sociology provides you with scientific knowledge of the structures, forms and dynamics of human interaction within a broadly-based liberal arts education. The program emphasizes the research methods used to acquire data, test hypotheses, conduct analyses and evaluate information. This program is available as a residential or fully-online program and allows you to focus on general areas of interest that motivate you. If you're interested in organizational theory, you might gravitate toward organizational planning and training.

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NOTE: Degree plans may change over a four-year period. This may not be the most current list of course requirements for your program. It is always advised that you check Degree Audit in Banner Self-Serv or your advisor for the most up-to-date degree requirements and to track your progress toward a degree.Visit the for information about course equivalency and degree applicability of transfer credit on a statewide basis. 

FIRST     YEAR
Fall Hours Grade Spring Hours Grade
ENGL 1301 Composition I 3 ______ ENGL 1302 Composition II 3 ______
HIST 1301 U.S. History I 1763-1877 3 ______ HIST 1302 U.S. History II Since 1877 3 ______
SOCI 1301 Introduction to Sociology 3 ______ Foreign Language II 3 ______
Foreign Language I 3 ______ Life and Physical Sciences 3 ______
Life and Physical Science 3 ______ Language, Philosophy and Culture 3 ______
  Hours 15 ______   Hours 15 ______
SECOND   YEAR
Fall Hours Grade Spring Hours Grade
POLS 2301 Intro to American Government I 3 ______ POLS 2302 Intro/American Government II 3 ______
COMM 1315 Public Speaking I 3 ______ SOCI 2301 Marriage and Family 3 ______
SOCI 1306 Social Problems 3 ______ PSYC 2317 Introduction to Statistical Methods 
or Elementary Statistical Methods
3 ______
MATH 1332 Contemporary Mathematics I 
or Contemporary Mathematics II
3 ______ Foreign Language IV 3 ______
Foreign Language III 3 ______ Creative Art 3 ______
  Hours 15 ______   Hours 15 ______
THIRD     YEAR
Fall Hours Grade Spring Hours Grade
SOCI 3310 Sociology of Gender 3 ______ SOCI 4380 Research Methods 3 ______
SOCI 3365 Social Stratification 
or Race and Ethnic Relations
3 ______ SOCI 4335 Global Health Disparity 
or Epidemiology and Global Health
3 ______
SOCI 3380 Criminology 
or Juvenile Delinquency
3 ______ ANTH or SOWK Elective 3 ______
Minor 3 ______ Advanced Sociology Elective 3 ______
Minor 3 ______ Minor 3 ______
  Hours 15 ______   Hours 15 ______
FOURTH     YEAR
Fall Hours Grade Spring Hours Grade
ANTH or CRIJ Elective 3 ______ Advanced Sociology Elective 3 ______
Advanced Sociology Elective 3 ______ Minor 3 ______
Minor 3 ______ Minor 3 ______
SOCI 4310
Population Problems
or Urban Sociology
3 ______ SOCI 4385 Social Data Analysis 3 ______
SOCI 4390 Social Theory 3 ______ SOCI 3326
Social Psychology and Human Interaction
or Medical Sociology
3
  Hours 15 ______   Hours 15 ______