Social Science, BA

Bachelor’s Degree Requirements:

• Minimum 120 Credit Hours
• Writing Intensive Course
• Minimum Cumulative G.P.A.: 2.00
• 30 Credit Hours of Residency Courses
• 9 Credits of Upper-Level Major Residency Courses
• Minimum G.P.A. in the Major: 2.00

Program Major Requirements (54 Credit Hours):

• PSY 100 - Introduction to Psychology 3 CR
• PSY 308 - Human Development 3 CR
• SOC 101 - Introduction to Sociology 3 CR
• SOC 201 - Social Problems 3 CR
• SSC 100 - Introduction to Social Science 3 CR
• SSC 220 - Basic Research Methods 3 CR
• SSC 320 - Research Methods in Social Sciences 3 CR
• SSC 390 - Project Planning 3 CR
• SSC 420 - Social Science Capstone Experience 3 CR

Other Program Requirements (9-11 Credit Hours):

• MAT 115 - Elementary Statistics I 3 CR
• Complete a two-semester sequence of the same Foreign or American Sign language or a two-semester 100-level history sequence 6-8 CR

Remaining General Education Requirements (22 credits)

This section is waived for those who hold a prior bachelors degree from a regionally accredited institution.

• ENG 101 - College Writing 3 CR
• Complete any 100-level laboratory science course 4 CR

Complete one of the following Computer Information Systems courses (3):

• CIS 100 - Introduction to Computer Applications 3 CR
• CIS 101 - Introduction to Computer Science 3 CR

Complete one of the following Fine Arts electives (3):

• ARH xxx any Art History course
• ART xxx any Art course
• DRA xxx any Drama course
• ENG 351W - Creative Writing 3 CR
• ENG 452W - Creative Writing II 3 CR
• MUH 1xx any 100-level Music History course
• MUS 1xx any 100-level Music course

Complete two of the following Humanities electives (6):

• AME xxx any American Studies course
• ARH 105 - History of Art and Architecture I 3 CR
• ARH 106 - History of Art and Architecture II 3 CR
• ASL 1xx/2xx any 100- or 200-level ASL course
• DRA xxx any Drama course
• ENG xxx any English course (except ENG 100 , ENG 101 , ENG 210W , ENG 317W  or ENG 320W )
• FRE xxx any French course
• HGH xxx any Holocaust, Human Rights & Genocide course
• HTY xxx any History course
• HUM xxx any Humanities course
• MUH xxx any Music History course
• PHI xxx any Philosophy course (except PHI 135 or PHI 335 )
• SPA xxx any Spanish course
• WGS xxx any Women and Gender Studies course

General Electives (33-35 Credit Hours):

• Complete 6 credits of upper-level electives outside of the major (outside of ANT, COM, ECO, GEO, HTY, POS, PSY, SOC or SSC) 6 CR
• Complete 9 credits of upper-level electives 9 CR
• Complete additional general eelctive to erach the required 120 total credits 18-20 CR

General Education:

It is the intention of the University of Maine at Augusta that every degree graduate will be prepared to function in our society as an effective and informed citizen.  To this end, the faculty has designed a set of minimum expectations that students are expected to satisfy.  The aspirations are defined by core skills, competencies, and abilities as well as knowledge based learning experiences that are the grounds for the General Education Requirements.  To learn more, visit  www.uma.edu/academics/general-education/