B.A. in Sociology

The purpose of the Department of Sociology is guided by its mission to acquaint students with the forces and principles basic to the operation of human society and help them to relate this understanding to contemporary social problems; to assist students in understanding the individual, society and culture; and to provide a useful background for diverse fields including counseling, placement in the areas of public service, and social work.

The Sociology program is oriented toward providing a mature understanding of social behavior on the pre-professional and pre-graduate levels geared toward an understanding of social welfare as a social institution and an appreciation of the values that underline such activities. The program is not designed to prepare one for teaching in elementary and secondary schools.

Requirements: Students must complete 33 semester hours, within the 123-semester hour Sociology Major curriculum. Students must meet the following criteria for admission to the applied sociology concentration:

1. Must have completed the first two years of the sociology curriculum.
2. Must have a GPA of 2.5 in all sociology courses taken in the first two years of the sociology curriculum.
3. Must have a 2.0 GPA or above in required English and Mathematics core classes (remedial) English and Mathematics courses will not meet).          
4. Must submit an application to the coordinator or chair of the Sociology Department.

Students may be terminated from the Sociology program for any of the following reasons:

1. A GPA below 2.0 in any semester
2. Any violation of the student rules of the Sociology Department and/or the rules and regulations of Virginia University of Lynchburg.

*Student may elect either French or Spanish.