BAchelor of Arts in Sociology

University of Mississippi Mississippi, USA / Leavell Hall, P.O. Box 1848, he University of Mississippi, University, MS 38677-1848 (662) 915-7421, http://www.olemiss.edu/depts/soc_anth/SOC/undergrad.html In Admission is based on the completion of the College Preparatory Curriculum (CPC) with a 3.2 high school GPA average; or a 2.50 GPA and a minimum of 16 on the composite ACT, or 760 on the SAT reading/mathematics; students who complete the CPC with a class rank in the top 50 percent and a minimum of 16 on the ACT or 760 on the SAT; students wit a 2.00 GPA, and 18 on the ACT or 860 on the SAT critical reading /mathematics; and students who meet the certification requirements for the national Collegiate Athletic Association. The College Preparatory Curriculum includes 4 English courses, 3 Mathematics courses, 3 Science Courses, 3 courses in the Social Sciences, 1 or 2 Computer Science courses, and a foreign language. Now, Mississippi residents and do not meet the requirements may enter the Academic Screening Program prior to the beginning of the summer session, and gain later admission and academic assistance if they have a minimum 2.00 GPA average. The BA in Sociology offers students the opportunity to learn the basic sociological skills and tools, including quail/quanti research methods and theory. Targets of the program include the analysis of social inequalities; such as race, gender, and social class. The sociology major widens the student’s spectrum and perspective of life, opening new questions and many answers to the latter. Students are requires to take a core set of courses in introductory sociology, social theory, sociology of gender, race and ethnicity, and social stratification. Bachelor's Degree