Social Sciences (B.S.)

General Education Program (GEP) (36 Credit Hours)

Common Program Prerequisites (CPP)

• See “Common Prerequisites ” in the Transfer and Transitions Services section for more information.
• Students must complete two introductory courses in a social science discipline.
• Course selection depends on concentration to be followed.

Core Requirements: Basic Level

Core Requirements: Advanced Level (57 Credit Hours)

Restricted Electives

• None

Capstone Requirements

• Students will be required to take a exit exam in their graduating semester.

Electives

• After meeting with a departmental advisor, select electives primarily from upper level courses to satisfy the 48 hour rule. Courses may be outside the areas.

Foreign Language Requirements

Admissions

• Two years high school, or one year college language (or equivalent proficiency exam) prior to graduation.

Graduation

• Typically none, however some minors require a foreign language. Check with department of minor.

Additional Requirements

• None

Required Minors

• Three minors are to be selected from the following listing:
• However only one minor may be taken within a single department or school.
  • Anthropology Minor 
  • Anthropology in Multicultural Studies Minor 
  • Crime, Law, and Deviance Minor 
  • Diplomacy Minor  (At least 6 hrs of Restricted Electives must be taken from courses with INR or POT prefixes)
  • Diversity and Social Inequality Minor 
  • Global Peace and Security Studies Minor  (At least 9 hrs of Restricted Electives must be CPO, INR, or POT prefixes)
  • Human Communication Minor 
  • International and Global Studies Minor  (3 hrs of Restricted Electives from “Group C. Other” must be COP or SYP prefixes)
  • Journalism Studies Minor 
  • Magazine Journalism Minor 
  • Mass Communication Minor 
  • Mass Culture and Collective Behavior Minor 
  • Medical Anthropology Minor 
  • Medical Sociology Minor 
  • North American Indian Studies
  • Political Science Minor 
  • Political Science/Prelaw Minor 
  • Psychology Minor 
  • Sociology Minor 
  • Terrorism Studies Minor  (At least 9 hrs of Restricted Electives, including Restricted Upper Division Electives, must be COM, CPO, INR, or other prefixes approved by Coordinator of Social Sciences)
  • Women’s and Gender Studies Minor  (At least 6 hrs of Restricted Electives must be taken from courses with ANT, CLP, COM, CPO, INR, SOP, SYD, SYO, or WST)

Departmental Exit Requirements

• Maintain a minimum GPA of 2.0 in each Social Science discipline.
• A minimum grade of “C” (2.0) in all core courses is required.
• Students will be required to take a exit exam in their graduating semester.

University Minimum Exit Requirements

• A 2.0 UCF GPA
• 60 semester hours earned after CLEP awarded
• 48 semester hours of upper division credit completed
• 30 of the last 39 hours of course work must be completed in residency at UCF.
• A maximum of 45 hours of extension, correspondence, CLEP, Credit by Exam, and Armed Forces credits permitted.
• Complete the General Education Program, the Gordon Rule, and nine hours of Summer credit.

Total Undergraduate Credit Hours Required: 120

Additional Information

Honors In Major

• See Coordinator of Social Sciences or HIM Advisor

Related Programs

• None

Certificates

• None

Related Minors

• None

Advising Notes

• Students should seek advising with the Social Sciences Coordinator for major. For advising regarding selected minors, see the Departmental Advisor.

Transfer Notes

• Lower division courses do not substitute for upper division courses.
• Transfer courses must be evaluated for equivalency credit and/or for use in the degree program. The student must provide all supporting information.

Acceptable Substitutes for Transfer Courses

• Any two introductory Social Sciences courses could meet CPP requirements. However, the indicated courses are prerequisites for subsequent courses and must be taken.

Program Academic Learning Compacts

• Program Academic Learning Compacts (student learning outcomes) for undergraduate programs are located at: http://www.oeas.ucf.edu/alc/academic_learning_compacts.htm

Plan of Study

• This is one of numerous possible plans of study. See program description for all requirements. Consult a departmental advisor for alternate, new or more appropriate selections.
• Although all classes are listed as being taken during the academic year, you may be required to complete 9 hours of them during the Summer. Consult with an advisor to determine if you are exempt.
• Prior to enrolling in Math, take Math Placement Test ~ http://utc.sdes.ucf.edu