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Program checklist · B.S.

Sociology, B.S. (Liberal Arts)

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College · Erie, PA

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Program
Award
B.S.
Credential class
ceterms:BachelorDegree
CIP
24.0101
Credits (computed from items)
59
Catalog edition
2026
Checklist type
degree-program
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
214591
CourseShelf checklist
CK_214591_a377b0ea
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 59

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

Requirements for the Major

major core · 0 items

    Prescribed Courses

    0 items

      Prescribed Courses: Require a grade of C or better

      7 items
      1. SOC 1
        Introductory Sociology
        Not resolved to a course
        3
      2. SOC 207
        Research Methods in Sociology
        As published: “Research Methods in Sociology 1”
        3
      3. SOC 400W
        3 SOC (400-Level Course)
        As published: “Senior Research Seminar 1”
        3
      4. SOC 405
        Sociological Theory
        As published: “Sociological Theory 1”
        3
      5. SOC 470
        4
      6. STAT 184
        3 General Education Course
        As published: “Introduction to R”
        2
      7. STAT 200
        Elementary Statistics
        As published: “Elementary Statistics 1”
        4

      Additional Courses

      0 items

        Additional Courses: Require a grade of C or better

        6 items
        1. MATH 110
          Techniques of Calculus I
          or: MATH 140 Calculus With Analytic Geometry I
          4
        2. Select 3 credits from the following:
          Not resolved to a course
          3
        3. CMPSC 101
          Introduction to Programming
          As published: “Introduction to Programming (Students should take 101 version based in Python, not C++)”
          3-4
        4. CMPSC 121
          3
        5. CMPSC 131
          3 Supporting Course
          As published: “Programming and Computation I: Fundamentals”
          3
        6. Select 15 credits in sociology, 9 credits must be at the 400 level
          Not resolved to a course
          15

        Supporting Courses and Related Areas

        0 items

          Supporting Courses and Related Areas: Require a grade of C or better

          1 item
          1. Select one of the following five possible pathways:
            Not resolved to a course
            15

          1. Data Analysis

          0 items

            Select 15 credits from the following:

            16 items
            1. CMPSC 203
              4
            2. DS 220
              3
            3. DS 310
              3
            4. DS 330
              3
            5. DS 402
              3
            6. DS 410
              3
            7. DS 420
              3
            8. MATH 220
              2-3
            9. MATH 441
              3
            10. STAT 380
              3 IL Course
              As published: “Data Science Through Statistical Reasoning and Computation”
              3
            11. STAT 460
              3
            12. STAT 461
              3
            13. STAT 462
              3
            14. STAT 463
              1
            15. STAT 464
              21
            16. STAT 466
              1

            2. Geographic Information Systems

            1 item
            1. GEOG 260
              3 BA Fields selection
              As published: “Geographic Information in a Changing World: Introduction to GIScience”
              3

            Select 12 credits from the following:

            10 items
            1. GEOG 363
              3
            2. GEOG 364
              3 Option elective
              As published: “Spatial Analysis”
              3
            3. GEOG 365
              3
            4. GEOG 463
              3
            5. GEOG 464
              1
            6. GEOG 465
              3
            7. GEOG 483
              3
            8. GEOG 484
              3
            9. GEOG 485
              1
            10. GEOG 489
              3

            3. Social Demography

            1 item
            1. SOC 23
              Population and Policy Issues
              Not resolved to a course

            Select 12 credits from the following:

            11 items
            1. GEOG 126
              3
            2. GEOG 220
              3 300-level GEOG selection
              As published: “Perspectives on Human Geography”
              3
            3. GEOG 421
              3
            4. GEOG 422W
              Not resolved to a course
            5. GEOG 425
              3
            6. SOC 408
              3
            7. SOC 411
              3
            8. SOC 422
              3
            9. SOC 423
              1
            10. SOC 452
              Not resolved to a course
            11. SOC 459
              3

            4. Political Analysis

            2 items
            1. PLSC 1
              American Politics: Principles, Processes and Powers
              Not resolved to a course
            2. PLSC 309
              3

            Select 9 credits from the following:

            9 items
            1. PLSC 404
              3
            2. PLSC 410
              3
            3. PLSC 429
              3
            4. PLSC 447
              3
            5. PLSC 476
              3
            6. SOC 180N
              3
            7. SOC 419
              3
            8. SOC 432
              3
            9. SOC 446
              3

            5. Health and Society

            1 item
            1. SOC 451
              3

            Select 12 credits from the following:

            8 items
            1. SOC 35
              Sociology of Aging
              Not resolved to a course
            2. SOC 150N
              3
            3. SOC 162N
              3
            4. SOC 309
              3
            5. SOC 428
              3
            6. SOC 435
              / Perspectives on Aging
              As published: “Perspectives on Aging”
              3
            7. SOC 450
              3
            8. SOC 466
              1
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