MISSION STATEMENT

MAJOR AND MINOR

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GUIDELINES

PROGRAM RESOURCES

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Program Guidelines

1. Students and faculty are expected to attend all class sessions.  If there is a reason that requires an instructor to cancel a  class session, the students will be notified in as timely a manner as possible.

2. Excessive absences and/or lateness may result in a lowering of a student?s grade or an invitation to drop the course.

3. Students and faculty are expected to be on time for class and to remain until the class ends.  Entering a class after it has started or leaving before the class ends can be disruptive to the learning process.

4. Cell phones and pagers are also disruptive to the learning process.  All pagers and cell phones are to be turned off during class.

5. Students are responsible for all assignments and material covered in class, whether or not they attend and regardless of the reasons for any absence.

6. Each student is expected to come to class prepared and to contribute to class discussions.  The expected ratio of outside time to class time is 3 to 1; that is, for every credit hour, the student should spend 3 hours of study time, or about 9 hours a week.

7. All students are expected to conduct themselves in accord with university policies with respect to academic honesty as stated in the student handbook.  Anyone engaging in plagiarism, cheating, or any other form of academic dishonesty should be prepared to receive a failing grade.

8. Polite, respectful classroom behavior is expected even when engaging in discussions of controversial material.

A limited list of general education courses can be found in the schedule of classes.
Helpful hint:  Sociology 100-Introduction to Sociology and Sociology 105-Women, Men, and Social Change work towards fulfilling the Social/Behavioral Sciences requirement and requirements for the major/minor.

1. General Education Requirements
2. English 101 or equivalent
3. Mathematics Competency Requirement
4. Improving Human Relations Requirement
5. Declaring a Major/Minor or second major if applicable
6. English Competency Exam
7. Major Program Requirements
8. Minor Program Requirements
9. Constitution Requirement
10. 24 credit hours of upper division (300 level) and 18 credit hours at either 200 or 300 level
11. 30 credit hours residency requirement
12. Filing for Graduation
13. Successful completion of at least 120 semester hours
14. A minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 or above.  Some academic programs and departments have other specific grade requirements

NEWS

August 21, 2007:
View the Spring/Summer newsletter

January 3, 2007:
View the Fall/Winter newsletter

October 4, 2006:
New Spring 2007 Schedule of Classes posted.

September 11, 2006:
New faculty office hours posted.

August 11, 2006:
Sociology Website layout updated.