Undergraduate program

Social Science B.A./B.S.

For a list of courses under the Social Science academic distribution area, review the Requirements website.

In addition to meeting all of the non-major and general education baccalaureate degree requirements, a student in one of the above majors must complete 52 credits in one of the following areas: arts and letters or science or social science. A minimum of 32 of the 52 credits must be upper-division with at least 8 upper-division credits in each of two departments. In addition to 52 credits, all students must take Wr 323 or a Writing Intensive course for a total of 56 credits.

 

Courses

Upper-division credits from one department in the major academic area

8

Upper-division credits from a second department in the major academic area

8

Additional upper division credits from any department(s) in the major academic area

16

Additional credits in the major academic area

20

 

Wr 323Writing as Critical Inquiry

4

or

WIC course

4

Total Credit Hours: 56

Courses used to satisfy the major requirements, whether taken at PSU or elsewhere, must be graded C- or above. A maximum of 12 credits may be graded P.