The primary aim of the Department of 社会科学 is to provide a broad education for students preparing for teaching, 研究, 和服务. Through its various curricula, the department seeks to achieve the following specific objectives:

  1. To expose students to an historical knowledge of great issues and institutions, 过去和现在, and to culture and society from the viewpoint of their dynamics, 结构, 和组织;
  2. To develop within students a sharpened sensitivity to the socio-cultural, 经济, and political problems confronting the American democracy in a global society;
  3. To prepare students to teach the 社会科学 in elementary and secondary schools of the 状态 and nation;
  4. To create within students the competence for gainful employment within the 社会科学 and allied fields;
  5. To prepare students to continue their education in graduate and professional studies.

The aim and objectives have been formulated in harmony with the functions and purposes of pg电子游戏试玩. All students majoring in a Department of 社会科学 program will arrange their course sequence in consultation with a departmental advisor and/or the Chairperson of the Department.

部门离职考试

出境检查, 在学生的最后一年进行, 是所有社会科学专业的必修课吗. 才有资格毕业, a student must pass the departmental exit examination with a grade of 70 or better out of a total of 100 points. The exam is given in November and March of the academic calendar year.

学位课程

The Department of 社会科学 offers baccalaureate degrees in four curricula areas: (1) 刑事司法; (2) 历史/社会科学 Education; (3) 政治科学s/Pre-Law; (4) 社会学. Courses are required to be taken in sequence as listed in the degree programs. Summer school is designed for program catch-up providing needed courses are offered.

特殊功能

In addition to offering a bachelor’s degree in five curricula areas, the Department of 社会科学 seeks to address individualized academic interests by providing for the following:

  1. 实习项目: Internship programs are offered by the Department of 社会科学 for capable and interested majors. The student is screened through a preparatory process and placed in an internship in federal, 状态, and local government agencies or public and private agencies and organizations. The internship is part of degree requirements for majors in criminal justice 和社会学. Other students may select the internship program as an elective credit course.
  2. 专注领域: For the social science student who wishes to have a more specialized knowledge base within a broad curriculum degree program, the Department of 社会科学 offers concentrations in the following areas: history, 法律系的, 和社会学.

毕业要求

获得学士学位, candidates must (1) complete the semester hours required for graduation as identified per curricula area, (2) successfully pass all specified concentration courses with a grade of “C” or better, 其中包括ss307课程, SS 375和SS 476, (3) pass the departmental exit examination with a score of 70 or better (out of a total of 100 points), (4)符合大学一般毕业要求.

The four major curricula are: (1) 刑事司法; (2) 历史/社会科学 Education; (3) 政治科学/Pre-Law; (4) 社会学.