Sociology A.B.

A Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in Sociology requires the completion of the Elon Core Curriculum as well as the Major Requirements listed below.

Major Requirements

Required courses: 20 sh

SOC 111INTRODUCTORY SOCIOLOGY

4 sh

SOC 215/ANT 215QUALITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS

4 sh

SOC 216/ANT 216QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS

4 sh

SOC 261SOCIOLOGICAL THEORY

4 sh

SOC 461SENIOR SEMINAR IN SOCIOLOGY

4 sh

Select twenty-four semester hours of electives: 24 sh

SOC courses must be selected at or above the 200 level. 

Up to eight hours may be selected from ANT courses.


All graduating sociology majors are required to complete a senior portfolio of their work. This portfolio will include a compilation of their work across their four years of sociological study at Elon; therefore, students should be mindful of this requirement as they complete work for all their courses and be sure to retain electronic copies of work that they may want to include in their portfolio in their senior year.

Total Credit Hours: 44

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