Social Sciences B.A.

1. Complete the Baccalaureate Degree Requirements.

A student must comply with all University regulations and satisfy the following requirements:

1. Units and Residency  (minimum of 120 units: 40 units of upper division coursework and 30 semester units at Stanislaus State. At least 24 of these 30 units must be earned in upper-division courses, at least 12 must be in the major, and at least 9 must be applicable to General Education-Breadth requirements)
2. Grade Point Average  (minimum grade point average of 2.0 (C) or better)
3. General Education  (minimum of 49 units)
4. Upper Division Writing Proficiency  (minimum of 3 units)
   - Pass the Writing Proficiency Screening Test (WPST)
   - Writing Proficiency (WP) Course (may double count in the major)
5. United States Constitution and California State and Local Government  (minimum of 3 units)
6. Multicultural Requirement  (minimum of 3 units) (may double count with General Education requirements or in the major)

Subsequently all students must submit an application for graduation and receive approval from the major advisor, department chair, and Director of Academic Advising. For more information see the Baccalaureate Degree Requirements .

2. Complete the Interdepartmental Studies major, as approved by the adviser.

Of these, no more than 8 units of CR-graded coursework in courses graded exclusively CR/NC may apply.

3. Completion of a minor is not required.

Note: Immediately upon entering this interdepartmental degree program, students should select the three disciplines that will form their major.

1. Complete the following courses:

(5 units)

• SSCI 3005 - Research and Information Literacy (or MDIS 3005 )

• AND

• SSCI 4960 - Social Science Interdisciplinary Seminar or
• SSCI 4961 - Teaching Social Studies

2. Complete one course in introductory methodology:

(3 units minimum)

• COMM 3900 - Applied and Social Scientific Research Methods in Communication
• PSCI 2000 - Introduction to Political Science
• HIST 3000 - Introductory Seminar in History (WP)
• PSYC 2020 - Introduction to Psychological Methods
• SOCL 3030 - Research Methods
• SSCI 3010 - Introduction to Social Science Methodology

• * Methodology course in one of the students’ concentrations or emphases. 

3. Select three of the disciplines listed below:

Completing the prerequisite courses for each. Then complete a minimum of 12 upper-division units in the first of the three disciplines and a minimum of 9 upper-division units in each of the two other disciplines, as approved by the adviser.