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BA in Social Sciences Credit Distribution

Required courses Credits
I. General Education Requirements 60
A. English Composition 6
B. Humanities 12
Must include at least two subject areas  
C. Social Sciences 12
Must include at least two subject areas  
D. Natural Sciences and Mathematics 12
One college-level mathematics course required (3)
One computer science course recommended (3)
Other natural sciences/mathematics (6)
Must include at least two subject areas  
E. General Education Electives 18
II. Area of Study: Social Sciences 33
A. REQUIREMENTS  
1. Students complete 33 credits in the social sciences concentration.  
2. At least three different subjects must be included which provide for breadth of knowledge in the social sciences. Also, students must earn at least 12 credits in one subject area. A maximum of 18 credits can be earned in any one subject area in order to have a balanced interdisciplinary concentration.  
3.Courses transferred to Thomas Edison State College are equated to the following levels: 100, 200, 300 or 400. A maximum of two college- level courses equating to the 100 level can be applied toward the area of concentration. A minimum of 18 credits equating to 300 or 400 Thomas Edison State College courses are required.  
4. LIB-495 Liberal Arts Capstone strongly recommended  

EXAMPLE I.

 
  • Psychology
(15)
  • Sociology
(12)
  • History
(6)
33 credits TOTAL  
EXAMPLE II.  
  • Economics
(18)
  • Political Science
(9)
  • Anthropology
(6)
33 credits TOTAL  
EXAMPLE III.  
  • Labor Studies
(12)
  • Archaeology
(3)
  • Geography
(18)
33 credits TOTAL  
III. Free Electives 27
Total 120

Note 1: Any of the following areas are considered social sciences and may be used as a subject area in the concentration: anthropology, archaeology, economics, geography, history, labor studies, political science, psychology, sociology.

Note 2: The following subject areas are interdisciplinary: African-American studies; American studies; Asian studies; environmental studies; urban studies; women's studies. Courses from any of these interdisciplinary subject areas may be applied toward an appropriate subject area in the concentration only if the content is related to social sciences.



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