The Bachelor of Arts in Social Science

Total Course Requirements for the Bachelor's Degree: 120 units

See "Requirements for the Bachelor's Degree" in the University Catalog for complete details on general degree requirements. A minimum of 40 units, including those required for the major, must be upper division.

A suggested Major Academic Plan (MAP) has been prepared to help students meet all graduation requirements within four years. Please request a plan from your major advisor or view it and other current advising information on the CSU, Chico Web.

General Education Requirements: 48 units

See "General Education Requirements" in the University Catalog and the Class Schedule for the most current information on General Education Requirements and course offerings. The course requirements marked below with an asterisk (*) may also be applied toward General Education.

Cultural Diversity Course Requirements: 6 units

See "Cultural Diversity" in the University Catalog. Most courses taken to satisfy these requirements may also apply to General Education.

American Institutions Requirement: 6 units

See the "American Institutions Requirement" under "Bachelor's Degree Requirements." This requirement is normally fulfilled by completing HIST 130 and POLS 155. Courses used to satisfy this requirement do not apply to General Education.

Literacy Requirement:

See "Mathematics and Writing Requirements" in the University Catalog. Writing proficiency in the major is a graduation requirement and may be demonstrated through satisfactory completion of a course in your major which has been designated as the Writing Proficiency (WP) course for the semester in which you take the course. Students who earn below a C- are required to repeat the course and earn a C- or better to receive WP credit. See the Class Schedule for the designated WP courses for each semester. You must pass ENGL 130 (or its equivalent) with a C- or better before you may register for a WP course.

Course Requirements for the Major: 46 units

The following courses, or their approved transfer equivalents, are required of all candidates for this degree. Additional required courses, depending upon the selected option or advising pattern, are outlined following the degree core program requirements.

Major Core Program: 7 units

2 courses required:

SOSC 110 Computer Applications for BSS 3.0 FS
SOSC 495 Capstone Sem: Social Science 3.0 FS WP
Prerequisites: ENGL 130 (or its equivalent) with a grade of C- or higher, 12 units in social sciences.

1 course selected from:

SOSC 490A Portfolio Assessment for SOSC 1.0 FS
Prerequisites: Senior status.
SOSC 490B Portfolio Assessment for SOSC 1.0 FS
Prerequisites: Senior status.
SOSC 490C Portfolio Assessment for SOSC 1.0 FS
Prerequisites: Senior status.

Advising Pattern Course Requirements: 39 units

The following courses, or their approved transfer equivalents, are required depending upon the advising pattern chosen. Students must select one of the following advising patterns for completion of the major course requirements.

The Breadth Pattern: 39 units

7 courses required:

ECON 102 Principles of Macro Analysis 3.0 FS *
ECON 103 Principles of Micro Analysis 3.0 FS *
GEOG 303 Geography and World Affairs 3.0 FS * NW
GEOG 435 Historical Geog of North Amer 3.0 FS
Prerequisites: Faculty permission.

This course is also offered as AMST 435.

HIST 101 Ancient Civilizations 3.0 FS
HIST 102 Medieval & Early Modern Civ 3.0 FS
POLS 341 International Relations 3.0 FS *

1 course selected from:

HIST 332 American Ethnic Origins 3.0 FS * Eth

This course is also offered as MCGS 332.

SOSC 302 Temporal Concepts 3.0 FS * Eth

1 course selected from:

HIST 435 The US in Age of the Wrld Wars 3.0 FA
HIST 436 Hiroshima to Watergate 3.0 SP
HIST 437 From Watergate to the Present 3.0 SP

1 course selected from:

POLS 402 State Government 3.0 FS
POLS 403 Local Government 3.0 FS
POLS 404 Interest Groups and Lobbying 3.0 FA
Prerequisites: POLS 402 and POLS 473 are recommended.
POLS 423 Political Parties 3.0 Inq
POLS 431 American Political Thought 3.0 FA
POLS 451A Found Amer Constitution Law 3.0 FA
POLS 451B Civil Rights/Civil Liberties 3.0 FS

This course is also offered as MCGS 451B.

POLS 472 The Presidency 3.0 SP
POLS 473 Congress 3.0 SP

1 course selected from:

ANTH 303 Cultural Anthropology 3.0 FS
ECON 375 Developing Countries 3.0 FS
Prerequisites: ECON 103.
GEOG 301 Global Economic Geography 3.0 SP NW
POLS 302 Politics of Third Wrld Nations 3.0 FS * NW
SOCI 370 Population 3.0 FS

1 course selected from:

HIST 103 The Modern World 3.0 FS *
HIST 362 Middle East: Society/Culture 3.0 SP * NW

This course is also offered as MEST 362.

HIST 371 African History After 1800 3.0 SP * NW
HIST 374 East Asia After 1800 3.0 SP * NW

1 course selected from:

ANTH 483 Field Methods in Ethnography 3.0 FA
Prerequisites: ANTH 303 or permission of instructor.
ECON 380 Economic Statistics 3.0 FS
Prerequisites: ECON 102.
GEOG 417 Field Techniques 3.0 SP
Prerequisites: Faculty permission.
HIST 492 Archival Research Seminar 3.0 FS
POLS 331 Intro to Political Inquiry 3.0 FS WP
Prerequisites: ENGL 130 (or its equivalent) with a grade of C- or higher.
SOCI 310 Social Research Methods 3.0 FS
SOSC 499H Honors: Behavioral/Social Sci 3.0 SP
Prerequisites: Students must have completed one 499H in a Behavioral and Social Science department prior to enrollment. Open only by invitation to students with 3.5 GPA or higher in the major and faculty permission.

The Depth Pattern: 39 units

Primary Concentration: 24 units

Secondary Concentration: 15 units

Students are required to select a primary area of concentration for 24 units (15 units minimum at the upper-division level) and a secondary area of concentration for 15 units (9 units minimum at the upper-division level) from the following areas of concentration.

Areas of Concentration: 15 or 24 units

Africa: 15-24 units

2 courses required:

AFRI 100 Intro to African Studies 3.0 FS * NW

This course is also offered as AFAM 100.

AFRI 300 Contemporary Probs/Prospects 3.0 FS * NW

3-6 courses selected from:

ABUS 390 World Food and Hunger Issues 3.0 FS * NW
ANTH 376 African Cultures 3.0 Inq
ANTH 411 Human Origins 3.0 Inq
Prerequisites: ANTH 111, ANTH 300, or ANTH 301.
ARTS 413 African Art 3.0 Inq
Prerequisites: ARTS 101 and ARTS 102 for art majors.
AFAM 231 African American History 3.0 FS * Eth

This course is also offered as HIST 231.

ECON 375 Developing Countries 3.0 FS
Prerequisites: ECON 103.
HIST 370 African History Before 1800 3.0 FA * NW
HIST 371 African History After 1800 3.0 SP * NW
POLS 413 Politics of Developing Nations 3.0 SP
POLS 446B Intl Relations: Africa 3.0 SP

Alternative Dispute Resolution: 15-24 units

Core Program: 12 units

4 courses required:

MGMT 345 Negotiation Techn for Conflict 3.0 SP
POLS 452 Altern Dispute Resolution 3.0 FA
POLS 454 Legal Research 3.0 FS
POLS 489K Internship in Legal Studies 1.0 -3.0 FS
Prerequisites: Faculty permission.

See Internship Policy below.

For a primary concentration, select four elective courses for an additional 12 units. For a secondary concentration, select one elective course for an additional 3 units.

Electives

1-4 courses selected from:

BLAW 413 Employment Law 3.0 FS
Prerequisites: At least junior standing.
BLAW 414 Labor Law/Collective Bargain 3.0 FS
Prerequisites: At least junior standing or faculty permission.
PHIL 342 Roots of War: Phil Survey 3.0 FS *
PHIL 344 Comparative Peace Studies 3.0 FS *
POLS 422 Politic Socialization/Behavior 3.0 SP
POLS 438 Jurisprudence/Phil of Law 3.0 FA

This course is also offered as PHIL 438.

POLS 442 International Organizations 3.0 FA
POLS 443 International Law 3.0 FS
POLS 460D Collective Bargaining 3.0 JA
Prerequisites: Faculty permission.
POLS 462 Organizational Theory 3.0 FS
Prerequisites: POLS 460A or concurrent enrollment.
POLS 464 Administrative Law 3.0 FA
POLS 493 Community Research 3.0 -15.0 FS
Prerequisites: Approval of the Department of Political Science.

Anthropology: 15-24

3 courses required:

ANTH 301 Physical Anthropology 4.0 FA
ANTH 302 Archaeology 3.0 FA
ANTH 303 Cultural Anthropology 3.0 FS

5-14 units selected from:

Any Anthropology (ANTH) course offerings.

Asia: 15-24 units

3 courses required:

ASST 200 Cultures of Asia 3.0 FS * NW

This course is also offered as ANTH 200.

ASST 300 Asian Studies: Contemp Probs 3.0 FS * NW

This course is also offered as AAST 300.

RELS 110 Asian Religions 3.0 FS * NW

Note: For a Secondary Concentration you must complete at least one course in two of the three areas: Far Eastern History, Asian Politics, and Asian Culture.

Asian Culture

1 course selected from:

ANTH 200 Cultures of Asia 3.0 FS * NW

This course is also offered as ASST 200.

ANTH 373 Pacific Cultures 3.0 Inq

Asian History

1 course selected from:

HIST 475 Modern China 3.0 FA NW
HIST 476 Modern Japan 3.0 SP NW

Asian Politics

1 course selected from:

POLS 415D Comparative Government: Asia 3.0 SP
POLS 446D Intl Relations: Pacific Basin 3.0 SP

This course is also offered as INST 446D.

Asian Religions

1 course selected from:

RELS 210 Chinese Religions 3.0 Inq
RELS 211 Japanese Religions 3.0 Inq
RELS 212 Hinduism 3.0 FA * NW
RELS 213 Buddhism 3.0 FS * NW

Far Eastern History

1 course selected from:

HIST 373 East Asia Before 1800 3.0 FA * NW
HIST 374 East Asia After 1800 3.0 SP * NW

California Studies: 15-24 units

2 courses required:

GEOG 105 California Cultural Landscapes 3.0 FS * Eth
GEOG 351 California 3.0 Inq

Note: For a Secondary Concentration you must complete at least one course in three of the following four areas:

California Culture

1 course selected from:

AMST 264 Amer Ethnic/Regional Writers 3.0 FA * Eth

This course is also offered as ENGL 264.

AMST 335 American Popular Culture 3.0 FS *
ARTS 416 California Art 3.0 FS
Prerequisites: ARTS 101 and ARTS 102 for art majors.
ENGL 264 Amer Ethnic/Regional Writers 3.0 FA * Eth

This course is also offered as AMST 264.

California Electives

1-2 courses selected from:

GEOS 325 Geology of California 3.0 FA
Prerequisites: GEOS 101 or GEOS 102 or consent of instructor.
POLS 403 Local Government 3.0 FS
SOSC 489 Internship Social Science 1.0 -15.0 FS
Prerequisites: Junior standing, the approval of the Social Science Program Coordinator, faculty permission.

See Internship Policy below.

California History and Politics

1-2 courses selected from:

HIST 445 History of California 3.0 FS
POLS 402 State Government 3.0 FS

California Populations

1-2 courses selected from:

ANTH 362 California Indians 3.0 FA Eth

This course is also offered as AIST 362.

CHST 358 Chicanos Contemporary Society 3.0 FA Eth

This course is also offered as SOCI 358.

SOSC 302 Temporal Concepts 3.0 FS * Eth

Career and Life Planning: 15-24 units

4 courses required:

SOCI 465 Soci of Work & Occupations 3.0 Inq
SOSC 510 Test/Measure for Career Guid 3.0 SP
SOSC 511 Prin & Tech of Career Guidance 3.0 SP
SOSC 560 Career/Life Planning Seminar 3.0 FS
Prerequisites: Faculty permission.

1 course selected from:

PSYC 382 Psychology of Personality 3.0 FS
PSYC 395 Social Psychology 3.0 FS
SOCI 360 Self and Society 3.0 FS
SWRK 200 Multicult Awareness-Hum Svcs 3.0 FS Eth
Prerequisites: No prerequisites or corequisites for non-majors; concurrent enrollment in SWRK 302 for majors.
SWRK 302 Hum Behavr Across the Lifespan 3.0 FS *
Prerequisites: No prerequisites or corequisites for non-majors; concurrent enrollment in SWRK 200 for majors.

For the 24-unit concentration, the following additional courses must be taken.

1 course selected from:

SOCI 335 Women, Work, and Family 3.0 FS *
SOCI 461 Sociology of the Life Course 3.0 Inq

1 course selected from:

MGMT 303 Survey of Management 3.0 FS
MGMT 304 Human Resource Management 3.0 FS
POLS 462 Organizational Theory 3.0 FS
Prerequisites: POLS 460A or concurrent enrollment.
PSYC 494 Industrial/Organizational Psy 3.0 Inq
SOCI 475 Organizational Theory 3.0 Inq

1 course selected from:

HCSV 464 Hlth Communication Programming 3.0 Inq
Prerequisites: HCSV 260, HCSV 321.
MGMT 441 Managing Personal Success 3.0 FS
Prerequisites: MGMT 303.
PSYC 311 Iss Pers Growth & Soc Adjust 3.0 Inq
SOSC 489 Internship Social Science 1.0 -15.0 FS
Prerequisites: Junior standing, the approval of the Social Science Program Coordinator, faculty permission.

See Internship Policy below.

Child Development: 15-24 units

Foundation: 9 units

2 courses required:

CHLD 251 Observational Techniques 3.0 FS
Prerequisites: concurrent registration or prior completion of CHLD 250 or CHLD 252.
PSYC 355 Child/Adolescent Psychology 3.0 FS

1 course selected from:

CHLD 250 Child Development 3.0 FS
Prerequisites: Registration in CHLD 251 for Child Development majors and minors.
CHLD 252 Child Development 3.0 FS *

Family: 3 units

1 course selected from:

CHLD 455 Seminar in Family Relations 3.0 FS
Prerequisites: CHLD 250 or CHLD 252 or CHLD 255, faculty permission.
SOCI 235 Contemporary Families 3.0 FS *

Ages and Stages: 3-6 units

For a secondary concentration, 3 units are required. For a primary concentration, 6 units are required.

1-2 courses selected from:

BIOL 318 Biology of Childhood 3.0 FS *
Prerequisites: One biological sciences course.
CHLD 354 School-Aged Child 3.0 FS
Prerequisites: CHLD 250 or CHLD 252 or PSYC 355.
CHLD 357 Adolescent Development 3.0 FA
Prerequisites: CHLD 250 or CHLD 252 or PSYC 355.
HCSV 363 Child Health 3.0 FS *

Note: For a primary concentration only, select one course from each of the following.

Psychology: 3 units

1 course selected from:

PSYC 351 Socio-Cultural Psy Development 3.0 FS *
PSYC 353 Learning in the Young Child 3.0 FS
PSYC 456 Advanced Child Psychology 3.0 FS
Prerequisites: PSYC 355 or equivalent.
PSYC 457 Psy of Exceptional Child 3.0 FS
Prerequisites: Recommended: PSYC 355 or equivalent (may be taken concurrently).
SPED 343 Overview of Special Education 3.0 FS

Social Policy: 3 units

1 course selected from:

CHLD 456 Admin of Child Dev Programs 3.0 FA
Prerequisites: CHLD 250, CHLD 251.
CHLD 551 Staff and Family Relations 3.0 SP
Prerequisites: CHLD 250, CHLD 251, senior standing.
SWRK 320 Child Welfare 3.0 FS

Economics: 15-24 units

2 courses required:

ECON 102 Principles of Macro Analysis 3.0 FS *
ECON 103 Principles of Micro Analysis 3.0 FS *

9-18 units selected from:

Any other Economics (ECON) course offerings.

Environmental Studies: 15-24 units

Note: For a secondary concentration (15 units): after completing the Social Policy Core (12 units), you must take the 3 remaining units from the Science Core.

Social Policy Core: 12 units

4 courses required:

GEOG 304 Environmental Issues 3.0 FS *
GEOG 440 Environ Thought and Action 3.0 SP
Prerequisites: Faculty permission.
ECON 365 Environmental Economics 3.0 FS
POLS 461 Environmental Politics/Admin 3.0 SP

Science Core

3-8 units selected from:

BIOL 334 Conservation Ecology 3.0 FS *
Prerequisites: BIOL 101 or equivalent.
CHEM 107 Gen Chem for Applied Sciences 4.0 FS *
Prerequisites: Intermediate Algebra.
CHEM 111 General Chemistry 4.0 FS *
Prerequisites: Second-year high school algebra; one year high school chemistry. (One year of high school physics and one year of high school mathematics past Algebra II are recommended.)
GEOS 330 Environmental Science 3.0 FS *
Prerequisites: One course from Breadth Area B1 and one course from Breadth Area B2 of the General Education requirements.

Applications

Note: You must select at least two courses from one of the following three categories.

0-6 units selected from:

Natural Resources

GEOG 389 Geography Internship 1.0 -3.0 FS
GEOG 426 Water Resource Policy/Plan 3.0 SP
Prerequisites: GEOG 304 or equivalent.
GEOS 340 Environmental Geology 3.0 FS *
Prerequisites: One course from Breadth Area B1 and one course from Breadth Area B2 of General Education requirements.
GEOS 370 Energy in the Human Environ 3.0 SP *
Prerequisites: One course from Breadth Area B1.
GEOS 460 Water Resources Management 3.0 SP
Prerequisites: Upper-division standing; GEOS 330 or GEOS 380.
GEOS 530 Environmental Sys Modeling I 3.0 F2
Prerequisites: CHEM 112; GEOS 330 or faculty permission; MATH 120; either PHYS 202B or PHYS 204C.
PSSC 390 Food Forever 3.0 FS * NW
RECR 310 Natrl Resource/Inform Citizen 3.0 FS *
Prerequisites: Junior standing.

Nature, Society, and Human Values

ANTH 423 Human Behavioral Ecology 3.0 Inq
ANTH 435 Medical Anthropology 3.0 Inq
BIOL 322 Science and Human Values 3.0 SP *
Prerequisites: BIOL 101 or BIOL 108.

This course is also offered as PHIL 322.

GEOG 389 Geography Internship 1.0 -3.0 FS
GEOG 405S Nature and Restoration 3.0 FA
Prerequisites: GEOG 101 and GEOG 102 or equivalents.
GEOG 435 Historical Geog of North Amer 3.0 FS
Prerequisites: Faculty permission.

This course is also offered as AMST 435.

HIST 341 American Environment 3.0 FS * Eth
PHIL 329 Environmental Ethics 3.0 FS *
RECR 448 Mthds/Materials for Environ Ed 3.0 FS
Prerequisites: BIOL 342 or GEOS 130 or equivalent or faculty permission.

This course is also offered as EDCI 448.

RELS 347 Cross-Cultural Environ Ethics 3.0 FS *

Law, Policy, and the Environment

ANTH 437 Anthro/Development Issues 3.0 S2
ANTH 487 Heritage Resource Planning 3.0 Inq
ECON 355 Economics of Gov Regulations 3.0 FS
Prerequisites: ECON 103.
GEOG 389 Geography Internship 1.0 -3.0 FS
GEOG 423 Planning Methods 3.0 Inq
Prerequisites: GEOG 315, GEOG 320.
GEOG 427 Environmental Impact Analysis 3.0 SP
Prerequisites: GEOG 320 or equivalent.
HCSV 362 Environmental Health 3.0 FS
POLS 468 Planning Law 3.0 SP
POLS 489K Internship in Legal Studies 1.0 -3.0 FS
Prerequisites: Faculty permission.

Permission of Environmental Studies Coordinator also required.

SOCI 420 Environmental Sociology 3.0 Inq

Family Relations: 15-24 units

1 course required:

SOSC 430 Family Relations Capstone Sem 3.0 FS
Prerequisites: Faculty permission.

1 course selected from:

CHLD 455 Seminar in Family Relations 3.0 FS
Prerequisites: CHLD 250 or CHLD 252 or CHLD 255, faculty permission.
SOCI 489 Applied Sociology Internship 1.0 -15.0 FS

SOCI 489 must be taken for 3 units.

Note: For a Secondary Concentration you must complete at least one course in each of the following sections: Child Development, Marriage and Family, and Sex Roles.

Aging

1 course selected from:

HCSV 443 Social Gerontology 3.0 SP
HCSV 541 Health in the Later Years 3.0 FA
PSYC 354 Psychology of Aging 3.0 FA
SOCI 461 Sociology of the Life Course 3.0 Inq
SWRK 474 Policy/Progs for Older Adults 3.0 SP

Child Development

1 course selected from:

CHLD 250 Child Development 3.0 FS
Prerequisites: Registration in CHLD 251 for Child Development majors and minors.

OR (the following course may be substituted for the above)

CHLD 252 Child Development 3.0 FS *
PSYC 355 Child/Adolescent Psychology 3.0 FS

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