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BSOSCI-BS - Social Science (BS)

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College of Arts and SciencesAS Undergraduate DegreeBS - Bachelor of Science

Simple Requirements

Completion requirement

K-State Core is the foundation for an impactful life and career after time at K-State.

The K-State Core framework covers six disciplinary areas: English, Communications, Mathematics & Statistics, Natural & Physical Sciences, Social & Behavioral Sciences, and Arts and Humanities. In addition, a seventh area is reserved for institutionally designated use, which K-State is keeping as free electives. In total, the framework takes up 34-35 credit hours of 100 and 200-level coursework. Students who complete their general education elsewhere cannot be required to take additional general education coursework in the disciplinary areas of the framework without permission from KBOR to continue requiring courses in the K-State Core.

Complete ALL of the following Requirement Sets:
Completion requirement
Complete ALL of the following Courses:
  • 1210131
Completion requirement
Choose one of the following.

Outside credential of at least 9 credit hours (May be from any unit, except Sociology, Anthropology, and Social Work, Economics, Geography, Mass Communications, Political Science, Psychology, and Social Transformation Studies, etc, OR from approved interdisciplinary credentials within the unit).

OR

Any 9 credit hours in a single prefix except for ADC, SOCWK, ANTH, CRIM, SOCIO, ECON, GEOG, MC, POLSC, PSYCH, STRAN (all must be 300 level or above OR at any level with a prereq in the same prefix; up to 5 credit hours may overlap with program).

OR

Any 9 credit hours in a microcredential (up to 5 credit hours may overlap with program).

Completion requirement
May be fulfilled in K-State Core, Outside Concentration, electives, or the Program itself.
  • Ethical Reasoning Overlay Credits: [3]

  • Global Perspectives Overlay Credits: [3]

  • US Multicultural Overlay Credits: [3]

Completion requirement

If not met through K-State Core requirements, STAT 225 is required.

Complete ALL of the following Courses:
  • 1088751

Students choose 3 courses (9 credits) from the following list in three different disciplines: 

Complete at least 3 of the following Courses:
  • 1209181
  • 1003771
  • 1003861
  • 1003871
  • 1003881
  • 1210021
  • 1197711
  • 1189031
  • 1210031
  • 1199131
  • 1189391
  • 1208521
  • 1084931
  • 1085261
  • 1210661
  • 1025671
  • 1025701
  • 1047201
  • 1047221
  • 1047281
  • 1090631
  • 1212351
  • 1212491
  • 1212501
  • 1065821
  • 1065841
  • 1196241
  • 1065861
  • 1079991
  • 1080031
  • 1080061
  • 1080051
  • 1080011
  • 1082331
  • 1084891
  • 1084921
  • 1086161
  • 1091291
Select two disciplines to represent your Concentration Areas 1 and 2. Complete 12 hours for Concentration Area 1 with a minimum of 9 hours at 300 level or above. Complete 15 hours for Concentration Area 2 with a minimum of 12 hours at 300 level or above.
  • Addiction Counseling and Social Work - ADC, SOCWK

  • Anthropology - ANTH (not from ANTH 280, 380-389, 580-589, 680-689, 780-789)

  • Criminology and Sociology - CRIM, SOCIO

  • Economics - ECON

  • Geography - GEOG (not from GEOG 121 & 122, 235, 440, 445, 535, 735, 740, 742, 745, 747)

  • Mass Communication - MC

  • Political Science - POLSC

  • Psychology - PSYCH

  • Social Transformation Studies - AMETH, GWSS, STRAN

Complete ALL of the following Courses:
  • 1196201
Completion requirement
Complete at least one course in each of the following, with at least six credit hours at the 300 level or above, or at any level with a prerequisite in the same discipline.

Natural Science Course (3-5 Credit Hours) 

Quantitative Course (3-4 Credit Hours) 

Quantitative or Natural Science or Quantitative Social Science Course (6 Credit Hours): Two additional courses in natural or quantitative science, or quantitative social science (social science with a MATH or STAT prerequisite)  

Completion requirement
Complete at least one course in the following at any level.

Fine Arts or Humanities Course (3 Credit Hours): Any course or combination of courses totaling 3 credit hours in Fine Arts or Humanities 

Completion requirement

In addition to the K-State Core Free Electives requirement, take any course so that the total number of credit hours completed is 120. 

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