Sociology with Teacher Licensure

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Students seeking middle school or secondary licensure should see the appropriate licensure advisor for additional information.

I. Required courses in the major—36 hours including:

One course from:

20 additional hours in Anthropology or Sociology, at least 8 of which must be in Sociology

Twelve of the 20 hours must be at the 300-400 level.

II. Required courses for licensure—23 hours:

One course from:

Note: this course may be used to fulfill a lower-level major elective.

SOC 200 - Criminology (4)
SOC 220 - Juvenile Delinquency (4)

Education courses:

Students must also complete the required EDUC courses as indicated in the Education section of the catalog. Students seeking 6-9 licensure are required to take HIST 315 .

Quantitative Analysis:

STAT 185 is recommended for students wishing to pursue additional quantitative analysis.

III. Other departmental requirements:

Major competency is demonstrated in SOC 405 or SOC 464. The course must be completed with a grade of C or higher.

Note:

Students majoring in Sociology, who also want to major in Anthropology, must complete 24 hours of Anthropology courses that are not used to complete requirements for the major in Sociology, including a separate capstone course.

Liberal Arts Core (LAC)

For additional information about the Liberal Arts Core and the specific courses that fulfill the requirements, visit the Office of the Registrar website, https://registrar.unca.edu/liberal-arts-core.

Liberal Arts Core Requirements

The credit hours listed are the minimum required.

Requirement	Credits
First-Year Colloquium	3
Academic Writing and Critical Inquiry	4
Humanities	12
Laboratory Science	4
Scientific Perspectives	3
Quantitative Perspectives	4
Social Science	3
Second Language (proficiency through the 2nd semester)	0-4
Arts and Ideas	3
Senior Capstone	4
Diversity Intensive	3