Sociology Emphasis (Tennessee Transfer Pathway), A.S.

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The Sociology emphasis provides students various foundational courses in the social sciences. The student completes the first two years of requirements leading toward a baccalaureate degree.

To facilitate success in this program, all students should enroll in ORN 1010 - Orientation: Learning to Succeed during their first semester at DSCC.

Major/Concentration Codes: UTPS-USOC

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General Education Requirements:

ENGL 1010 - English Composition I Credits: 3
ENGL 1020 - English Composition II Credits: 3
COMM 2025 - Fundamentals of Communication Credits: 3
Humanities/Fine Arts Electives Credits: 9 ^{(4.) (6)}
Social Sciences Electives Credits: 6 ^(4.)
History Electives Credits: 6 ^{(1) (4.)}
Natural Science Electives Credits: 8 ^{(2) (4.)}
MATH 1530 - Introductory Statistics Credits: 3

Area of Emphasis Requirements:

SOCI 1010 - Introduction to Sociology Credits: 3
SOCI 1040 - Social Problems Credits: 3
Sociology Elective Credits: 3 ⁽³⁾
General Electives Credits: 7 ^(5.)
ORN 1010 - Orientation: Learning to Succeed Credits: 3

Total: 60 Semester Hours

Footnotes:

⁽¹⁾ Students intending to transfer to UTK should complete a Western or World History sequence.

⁽²⁾ UTK and UTM-requires a sequence in Natural Science general education course.

⁽³⁾ Universities will determine whether the sociology elective course counts toward requirements of the sociology major or as elective credit applied to the requirements of the baccalaureate degree.

^(4.)For lists of eligible electives, see the appropriate section of the General Education Core Curriculum Requirements .

^(5.)General electives must be selected from courses which are part of a Tennessee Transfer Pathway. Consult the Course Descriptions section in this catalog. Courses which are designated as **Not Part of a Tennessee Transfer Pathway** should not be taken as general electives.

⁽⁶⁾ One course must be in literature.