Department of Sociology
Concentration in Law and Society (Bachelor of Arts in Sociology)
Students on Summer 2025, Fall 2025, or Spring 2026 requirements LAWSOCCON-TEMP
Requirements
The concentration requires at least 12 credit hours, including the requirements listed below.
- Concentration Core. One (1) course:
- SOC-S 101 Social Problems and Policies
- Concentration Electives. Three (3) courses:
- SOC-S 320 Deviance, Conformity, and Social Control
- SOC-S 325 Criminology
- SOC-S 326 Law and Society
- SOC-S 360 Topics in Social Policy
- SOC-S 410 Topics in Social Organization (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
- Concentration GPA, Hours, and Minimum Grade Requirements.
- Concentration GPA. A GPA of at least 2.000 for all courses taken in the concentration—including those where a grade lower than C- is earned—is required.
- Concentration Minimum Grade. Except for the GPA requirement, a grade of C- or higher is required for a course to count toward a requirement in the concentration.
- Concentration Upper Division Credit Hours. At least 9 credit hours in the concentration must be completed at the 300–499 level.
Concentration Area Courses
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Courses that may apply toward the Credit Hours and GPA requirements in this academic program include all courses listed on the requirement course lists at the time the course was taken as well as any other courses that are deemed functionally equivalent.
Exceptions to and substitutions for concentration requirements may be made with the approval of the unit's Director of Undergraduate Studies, subject to final approval by the College of Arts and Sciences.