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2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Social Transformation Studies (BS) Academic Degree Map

Location(s): Manhattan Campus


First Year Hours  K-State Core  
Semester 1      
ENGL 100   - Expository Writing I   3   KSC 010  
DAS 101   - Discover, Create, and Thrive: Arts and Sciences Orientation    1      
Social and Behavioral Science Requirement 3 KSC 050  
MATH or STAT  3 KSC 030  
Free Elective {Institutionally Designated Area} 3    
Free Elective {Institutionally Designated Area} 3 KSC 070  
Total Credits: 15 3 KSC 070  
       
Semester 2      
COMM 106   - Public Speaking I   3   KSC 020  
Social and Behavioral Science Requirement 3 KSC 050  
Natural and Physical Science Requirement 4 KSC 040  
AMETH 160   - Introduction to American Ethnic Studies   OR  3      
GWSS 105   - Introduction to Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies   3      
Free Elective 2    
Total Credits: 15      
       
Second Year      
Semester 1    KSC 010  
ENGL 200   - Expository Writing II   3      
AMETH or GWSS elective 3    
Arts and Humanities Requirement 3 KSC 060  
Free Elective 3    
Free Elective 3    
Total Credits: 15      
       
Semester 2      
Free Elective 3    
AMETH or GWSS track course 3    
Natural Science Elective  3    
Arts and Humanities Requirement 3 KSC 060  
Fine Arts or Humanities Elective 3    
Total Credits: 15      
       
Third Year      
Semester 1      
AMETH or GWSS track course 3    
Outside Concentration 3    
QUANTITATIVE ELECTIVE: From approved ArtSci Quantitative list 3    
US MULTICULTURAL OVERLAY/FREE ELECTIVE: From approved ArtSci Multicultural Overlay list 3    
GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES OVERLAY/FREE ELECTIVE: From approved ArtSci Global Perspectives Overlay list. 3    
Total Credits: 15      
       
Semester 2      
STRAN 550   - Practicing Social Justice   3      
AMETH or GWSS track course 3    
Outside Concentration 3    
NATURAL SCIENCE ELECTIVE: From approved ArtSci Natural Science list 3    
ETHICAL REASONING OVERLAY/FREE ELECTIVE: From approved ArtSci Ethical Reasoning Overlay list 3    
Total Credits: 15      
       
Fourth Year      
Semester 1      
STRAN 400   - Transforming Society   3      
AMETH or GWSS track course 3    
Outside Concentration 3    
NON-QUANTITATIVE SOCIAL SCIENCE ELECTIVE: From approved ArtSci non-quantitative social science list. Select this course to be 300-level or above or with prereq in same area. 3    
NATURAL, QUANTITATIVE, OR QUANTITATIVE SOCIAL SCIENCE ELECTIVE: Select this course to be 300-level or with pre-req in same area. 3    
Total Credits: 15      
       
Semester 2      
STRAN 600   - Pathways to Social Change   3      
AMETH or GWSS track course 3    
Free Elective 3    
Free Elective  3    
Total Credits: 15      
       
Total Program Hours: 120