Degree Requirements
All students are required to complete overall degree requirements in addition to their major. Please see Degree Completion Requirements for full details for students entering in the 2025-2026 catalog year.
Those students who started at Hiram prior to the 2025-2026 academic year will follow the Degree Requirements outlined in your catalog of record.
Major Requirements
Students must earn a grade of C or higher in all required courses as sociology majors.
A major in sociology consists of:
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| SOCI 15500 | INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY:CA | 4 |
| SOCI 20100 | SOCIAL PROBLEMS:ES | 4 |
| or SOCI 22300 | SOCIAL INEQUALITY | |
| SOSC 21000 | RESEARCH METHODS IN SOC SCI:SM | 4 |
| SOCI 45200 | SOCIAL THEORY | 4 |
| SOCI 47900 | CAPSTONE PREPARATION | 1 |
| SOCI 48000 | SENIOR SEMINAR - CAPSTONE | 4 |
| MATH 10800 | STATISTICS:MM 1 | 4 |
| 12 hours of SOCI electives | 12 | |
| Total Hours | 37 | |
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Students may substitute PUBH 20100 EPIDEMIOLOGY&BIOSTATISTICS:MM for MATH 10800 STATISTICS:MM.
NOTE: Students double majoring in sociology and crime, law, and justice will take SOCI 45200 SOCIAL THEORY / CRLJ 45200 SOCIAL THEORY once and count it for both majors. Students will then be required to take both SOCI 48000 SENIOR SEMINAR - CAPSTONE and CRLJ 48000 SENIOR SEMINAR-CAPSTONE.
Pathway
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall 12 Week | Hours | |
| UCS 10101 | FIRST-YEAR ENDURING QUESTIONS | 4 |
| SOCI 15500 | INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY:CA 1 | 4 |
| Hiram Core Requirement | 4 | |
| Hours | 12 | |
| Fall 3 Week | ||
| Elective, Second Major, Minor Course | 3 | |
| Hours | 3 | |
| Spring 12 Week | ||
| UCS 20201 | ADDRESSING URGENT QUESTIONS | 4 |
| SOCI 20100 | SOCIAL PROBLEMS:ES 1 | 4 |
| SOSC 21000 | RESEARCH METHODS IN SOC SCI:SM (or Hiram Core Requirement) | 4 |
| Hours | 12 | |
| Spring 3 Week | ||
| Elective | 4 | |
| Hours | 4 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall 12 Week | ||
| MATH 10800 | STATISTICS:MM 1 | 4 |
| SOSC 21000 | RESEARCH METHODS IN SOC SCI:SM (or Hiram Core Requirement) | 4 |
| SOCI 2XXXX | SOCI Elective | 4 |
| Hours | 12 | |
| Fall 3 Week | ||
| Elective, Second Major, Minor Course | 3-4 | |
| Hours | 3-4 | |
| Spring 12 Week | ||
| SOCI 2XXXX | SOCI elective | 4 |
| SOSC 21000 | RESEARCH METHODS IN SOC SCI:SM (or Hiram Core Requirement) | 4 |
| Elective, Second Major, Minor Course | 4 | |
| Hours | 12 | |
| Spring 3 Week | ||
| SOCI XXXXX | SOCI Elective | 3-4 |
| Hours | 3-4 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall 12 Week | ||
| UCS 30301 | URGENT CHALLENGE SEMINAR:TT | 4 |
| SOCI 3XXXX | SOCI Elective | 3-4 |
| Elective, Second Major, Minor Course | 4 | |
| Hours | 11-12 | |
| Fall 3 Week | ||
| Hiram Core Requirement or Elective | 3-4 | |
| Hours | 3-4 | |
| Spring 12 Week | ||
| Hiram Core Requirement or Elective | 4 | |
| SOCI XXXXX | SOCI Elective | 4 |
| Elective | 4 | |
| Hours | 12 | |
| Spring 3 Week | ||
| Hiram Connect Experience | 3-4 | |
| Hours | 3-4 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fall 12 Week | ||
| SOCI 45200 | SOCIAL THEORY 1,2 | 4 |
| SOCI 47900 | CAPSTONE PREPARATION | 1 |
| Elective, Second Major, Minor Course | 4 | |
| Hiram Core Requirement or Elective | 4 | |
| Hours | 13 | |
| Fall 3 Week | ||
| Hiram Core Requirement, Elective, or SOCI Elective | 3-4 | |
| Hours | 3-4 | |
| Spring 12 Week | ||
| SOCI 48000 | SENIOR SEMINAR - CAPSTONE 1,2 | 4 |
| Hiram Core Requirement or Elective | 4 | |
| Hiram Core Requirement or Elective | 4 | |
| Hours | 12 | |
| Spring 3 Week | ||
| Elective, Second Major, Minor Course | 3-4 | |
| Hours | 3-4 | |
| Total Hours | 121-128 | |
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Must earn a ‘C’ or better.
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SOCI 45200 SOCIAL THEORY is only offered in the fall 12-week; SOCI 4XXXX CAPSTONE PREPARATION is only offered in the fall 12-week. SOCI 48000 SENIOR SEMINAR - CAPSTONE is only offered in the spring 12-week.