Broad Field Social Studies, Sociology Concentration, B.A.

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Major Requirements (46 semester hours)

For Early Adolescence through Adolescence Education Certification (grades 6-12)

HIS 102 - World History II
MAT 220 - Probability and Statistics
SOC 100 - Introduction to Sociology
SOC 210 - Majority-Minority Relations
SOCP 220 - Social Psychology
SOCP 335 - Research Methods for the Behavioral Sciences (4 semester hours)

One of the following:

POL 221 - American Government I
POL 231 - American Government II

One of the following:

HIS 101 - World History I
HIS 111 - United States History I
HIS 112 - United States History II

Additional Requirements:

Two additional sociology (SOC) courses (SOC 351 - Sociology of Family is strongly recommended).
Five electives from the social science disciplines: Economics (ECN), History (HIS), Political Science (POL) and Psychology (PSY)

Teacher Certification

To qualify for Early Adolescence through Adolescence (grades 6-12) teaching certification, a student must complete the courses listed above, the Early Adolescence through Adolescence Professional Sequence, and the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction’s (DPI) statutory requirements.