Degree Requirements

Social Science Requirements

Students in the College of Social Science who are candidates for a bachelor of arts degree must complete at least 15 credits in course work in the social sciences. Students who are candidates for a bachelor of science degree must complete at least nine credits in course work in the social sciences. Courses used to satisfy this requirement may be taken from the following departments/units. Courses in anthropology and geography listed in the College Requirement for Course Work in Natural Science section may not be applied toward the college’s social science requirement. NOTE: IDS students may not select courses from the discipline that they use as the disciplinary cognate in the major.

Anthropology
Criminal Justice
Economics
Geography
History
Landscape Architecture
Political Science
Psychology
Sociology
Social Work
Urban and Regional Planning

Social Science Internship (SSC 493) maximum of 4 credits