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2024-2026 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2024-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

Sociology, B.A.


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Advisement and Registration

Advisement is a critical component of a student’s successful matriculation at Morgan. It is how the Sociology Department maintains good communication with its majors and how Sociology majors can stay on track to graduate. Another vital component of advising is the informal dialogue between advisors and students about internships, career choices, study habits, time management, and other topics that fall outside of the curriculum sequence.

The name of a student’s advisor can be found at the top of the Degree Works audit.Students should schedule at least one meeting each semester with their advisor.  Until students have earned 24 credits and have a 2.0 GPA, their advisor is one of the college of Liberal Arts’ Retention Advisors.  

Students will not be able to register without their registration alternate pin number, which changes each semester, and will be given to them during their advisement session.  This practice ensures that students plan their class schedule and register for classes with the help of an advisor.  

College-wide Requirements:

In addition to meeting the requirements in General Education and in the major, students must also complete six (6) credits in the Liberal Arts Core required of all majors in the College of Liberal Arts. Options for satisfying this requirement are outlined in the catalog under the section on the College of Liberal Arts.  Also, in order to qualify for graduation,  students  must have taken two-thirds of their junior-and senior-level requirements in the major at Morgan (unless granted prior written permission by the Dean to take courses elsewhere); and must have earned a cumulative average of 2.0 or better and a major average of 2.0 or better, with no outstanding grades below “C” in the major (which includes all courses required for the major and required supporting courses)

Requirements for the B..A. Degree in Sociology

A minimum of 120 credit hours are required to graduate with a B.A. in Sociology.  These credit hours are distributed as follows:

General Education and University Requirements    43

Liberal Arts Core Requirement    6

Requirements for the Sociology Major    71

Total Credits    120

General Education and University Requirements 43 credits


  • 3 credits
  • 3 credits
  • XXXX - MQ General Education Req. 4 credits MQ
  • XXXX - HH General Education Req. 3 credits HH
  • XXXX - IM General Education Req. 3 credits IM
  • XXXX - BP General Education Req. 4 credits with lab BP
  • XXXX - BP General Education Req. 3 credits no lab req. BP
  • XXXX - SB General Education Req. 3 credits SB1

  • XXXX - SB General Education Req. 3 credits SB1

  • XXXX - AH General Education Req. 3 credits AH

  • XXXX - AH General Education Req. 3 credits AH
  • XXXX - CT General Education Req. 3 credits CT
  • XXXX - CI General Education Req. 3 credits CI

  • 1 credits
  • XXXX - Phys. Activity or FIN 101 or MIND 101 1 credit

Liberal Arts Core 6 credits


  • XXXX - Liberal Arts Core 3 credits
  • XXXX - Liberal Arts Core 3 credits

Required Courses for the Major in Sociology 71 credits


Students majoring in Sociology must complete the following required courses:

Total Credits 120


Please see General Education Requirements Distribution Areas  for courses that satisfy General Education Requirements where not specified by the department

Foreign Language credits should be 2 sequential courses in the same language

Required Tracks and Suggested Curriculum Sequence:


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