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UNDERGRADUATE MAJOR: Social and Behavioral Sciences
CREDITS REQUIRED IN MAJOR INCLUDING REQUIRED AND PREREQUISITE COURSES:
FOUNDATION/REQUIRED MAJOR COURSES: 28
COURSE
NUMBER
COURSE NAME
CREDITS
PREREQUISITES
LCC 150
SBS/HRD 200
Statistics for Informed Decision
Multicultural Human Development
3
3
Must meet Math Readiness
SBS 300 or
SBS 310
SBS 329
LAC 269
LAC 370
LCC 413
SBS 440
LAC 447
LCC 480
Deviance and Social Control
Childhood and Society
Research Methods
Exploring Careers
Toward a Global Ethics
Job Search
Applied Social Policy
Internship
Senior Seminar
3
None
3
1.5
4
1.5
3
3
3
LCC 150
None
None
LAC 269
Second semester freshmen or above; College Writing
and EYE course
LCC 200 or LCC 370, and Jr Standing
LAC 413
Permission
MAJOR PREREQUISITES: 12 Credits expected to be taken before 300-level courses
Anthropology: The Cultural View
ANT 101
PSY 101
PSY 102
SOC 100
General Psychology I
General Psychology II
Introduction to Sociology
3
3
3
3
PSY 101
SBS MAJOR ELECTIVES: 18 CREDITS Must be 300+ level * See notes below
3
3
3
3
3
3
MAJOR COURSES OVERLAPPING IN THE CORE:
CORE AREA
Cap
EIRSC
QR
SCA
SCA
SCA
DIV
INT
COURSE
NUMBER
LCC 480
LCC 370
LCC 150
SBS 200
ANT 101
SOC 100
ANT 101
SBS 300
LCC 370
ANT 101
COURSE NAME
REQUIRED BY MAJOR?
Senior Seminar
Toward a Global Ethics
Statistics for Informed
Decision Making
Multicultural Human Dev
Anthropology: Cultural
Intro to Sociology
Anthropology: Cultural
Yes
Yes
Yes
Deviance and Social Control
Toward a Global Ethics
Anthropology: Cultural
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Text from the 2015 – 2016 Catalog:
The Social and Behavioral Sciences (SBS) degree program integrates perspectives from psychology, sociology, and
anthropology as it prepares students for careers in social services, mental health, law and public policy, early
childhood care, and education.
Designed to enhance students' understanding of the psychosocial and cultural influences shaping individual lives
and social institutions, the curriculum interweaves interdisciplinary courses in liberal arts with foundational SBS
courses. A variety of courses provide more specific professional applications and foster engagement in civic life
and ethical citizenship. Students expand upon this knowledge through choices made from an extensive array of
elective courses.
Students may use two courses from outside the major as electives with faculty approval. No more than two
courses from outside the major may be used as elective courses without permission of the faculty.
The SBS degree offers students the option of either individualized selection of electives for the major or choosing
from three predesigned pathways of specialization: a Concentration in Counseling; a Concentration or Minor in
Early Childhood Studies; or a Concentration or Minor in Public Health. Students may also choose to integrate the
SBS major with related minors or certificates in fields such as Leadership and Organizational Studies; a Certificate
in Public Health or Gerontology; or a certification as an Early Childhood Teacher or Mental Health Rehabilitation
Technician /Community (MHRT/C). The SBS major also provides a jumpstart (accelerated) option for application
to the Master of Occupational Therapy or Master of Leadership Studies program.
As of Spring 2015, the general SBS degree is available fully online. The concentrations are not available fully
online, however a subset of courses from each concentration is offered in online format.
*Students will complete at least six electives in SBS. They may structure their choice of these electives by picking a
Concentration (Counseling, Early Childhood Studies, or Public Health) or may instead more fully customize the
choice of electives for the general degree. For the SBS degree without a concentration, students must select a
minimum of two courses from the list of Fundamentals, below. The remainder may be drawn from any 300-level
or above SBS electives listed in the catalog.
Fundamentals:
SBS 301 Group Dynamics
SBS 305 Child Development
SBS 306 Adolescence
SBS 310 Childhood and Society
SBS 311 Theories of Personality
SBS 341 The Family
SBS 345 Diversity: Many Voices
SBS 381 Introduction to Globalization
SBS 390 Brain and Behavior
Core curriculum codes
EYE – Entry Year Experience
CW – College Writing
QR – Quantitative Reasoning
CE – Creative Expression
SCA – Socio-cultural Analysis
CI – Cultural Interpretation
SE – Science Exploration
EISRC – Ethical Inquiry, Social Responsibility, & Citizenship
DIV – Diversity
INT – International
CAP - Capstone