Arts, Letters and Science — Sociology Arts, Letters and Science — Sociology ciology 101, 102, 111 or 311, 250, 305 or 406, 360, 465 and 499. Majors are encouraged to take electives that will give breadth and depth to their education. Anthropology 101 and 220 or 310 or 330 may be counted toward the sociology major. Psychology 260 and 340 may also be counted toward the major. Good scholarship is essential to compete for entry into graduate schools and for career employment. Transfer students must have a grade point average of 2.25 or approval from the department to enter as sociology majors. Entering freshmen must have an ACT composite score of 20.00. Up to six hours of "D" credit will be allowed in the major to apply toward graduation. Students who are completing the requirements for a teaching certificate with a Sociology Departmental and Teaching Major should consult the catalog under the School of Education for guidance and are advised to take Sociology of Education, Sociology 341. Sociology Minor and/or Teaching Minor—A student minoring in Sociology will be required to take at least 20 hours of Sociology including Sociology 101, 111 or 311, 305 or 406 and one course from the following: Sociology 102, 250, 321, 322, 326, 327, 380, 410, 429. The remainder of the program will be arranged in consultation with an advisor. Students who are completing the requirements for a teaching certificate with a Sociology minor and/or a teaching minor should consult the catalog under School of Education for guidance and are advised to take The Sociology of Education, Sociology 341. Courses of Instruction 55101. Introduction to Sociology—Systematic treatment of group life, social processes, social control, and social change. A W S Su (5) 55102. Social Problems—Aging, alcoholism, drug addiction, divorce, juvenile delinquency, crime, racial conflicts, and other social disorders. A W S Su (5) SS111. Sociology of Marriage—Dating, courtship, engagement, and marital adjustment. A W S Su (3) SS250. Introduction to Social Psychology-Interrelatedness of individual, social and group behavior through studying interaction, organization, processes and roles. Prerequisite: Sociology 101 or Psychology 101. A W S Su (5) SS280. The Community (Urban-Rural)-Ecological and social processes in community development and change. A S (5) 301. Social Structure of the U.S.-Contemporary American society as a system of social institutions. A S (3) 305. History of Sociology—Development of social thought from Socrates to Comte. Prerequisite: Sociology 101. W Su (3) SS311. Sociology of the Family-Structure and function of the family as a social institution. A S Su (3) 315. Sociology of Childhood—Socialization from infancy into early adolescence. A S Su (3) 326. Juvenile Delinquency—Definition, treatment, and prevention of delinquency. S (3) 327. Criminology—Nature, extent, causes, and treatment of crime. W (3) 341. Sociology of Education—Structure and function of education as a social institution. A or W, Su (3) 343. Medical Sociology-Sociological study of health: prevention and treatment of disease; analysis of medical organizations and services. W or S (3) 360. Social Statistics-Introduction to analysis and presentation of data. (See Psychology 260) A W S Su (3) 380. Population Problems—Distribution, composition, and change in populations. Prerequisite: Sociology 101. W (3) 402. Social Change—Factors influencing the acceptance or rejection of innovations, and their effects on social institutions. W S (3) 406. Sociological Theory—Theories of society with recognition of prevalent schools of thought. Prerequisite: Sociology 101. A W S Su (3) 410. American Minorities—Social relationships of ethnic and racial groups. W (3) 465. Methods of Sociological Research—Introduction to the study of the scientific method as applied to sociological research including the logic of science, nature and types of data, defining problems, hypotheses, method of collecting and analyzing of data and writing scientific reports. Three lectures and two 2-hour labs per week. Prerequisite: Sociology 360 or equivalent course in statistics. W S Su (5) 204 205