Dec 21, 2024

2021-2022 College Catalog

2021-2022 College Catalog [Consult with Your Academic Advisor for Your Catalog Year]

Sociology, AS-LAS for Transfer to UCA BS in Sociology

About This Degree

Start Here / Finish There

NPC Faculty Mentor: Susan Millerd (Susan.Millerd@np.edu) 501.760.4163

This curriculum is designed for persons who plan to obtain an Associate of Science in Liberal Arts and Sciences (ASLAS) degree at National Park College (NPC) and transfer to the University of Central Arkansas (UCA) to complete a Bachelor’s degree.
Prerequisite courses and/or developmental courses may need to be taken in addition to this suggested plan of study.

UCA Transfer Admission information and policies

Students completing the Associate of Science in Liberal Arts and Sciences degree requirements with a minimum 2.0 cumulative GPA, will have satisfied the UCA Lower-Division Core and will be admitted to the corresponding degree program as a junior.

UCA Transfer Scholarship information and policies

NPU Transfer Resources: • Transfer 101 • Transfer Checklists • Transfer FAQ

NPC Honors Program: The NPC Honors Program is accepting applications. Learn more about the NPC Honors Program.

BUS 2213 - Business Calculus 3 Credits
MATH 1213 - Quantitative Literacy* 3 Credits
ELECTIVES
These courses have been specifically chosen for their relevance to this degree, however other courses may be chosen from the ACTS Transfer Course List.

Select four of the following courses:
CRJ 1103 - Introduction To Criminal Justice* 3 Credits
ECON 2203 - Macroeconomics* 3 Credits
ECON 2213 - Microeconomics* 3 Credits
POLS 1113 - American National Government* 3 Credits
POLS 1123 - American State And Local Government* 3 Credits
PSYC 1103 - General Psychology* 3 Credits
PSYC 2013 - Developmental Psychology* 3 Credits
PSYC 2163 - Abnormal Psychology 3 Credits
Select one of the following courses:
MUS 1451 - National Park College Singers I 1 Credits
PE Any 1 CH - PE Course 1 Credits

_{^{See your NPC advisor for degree and graduation information}}

_{^{* Denotes NPC courses included in the Arkansas Course Transfer System (ACTS)}}

Major Requirements (12 Credit Hours)

Prefix	Course #	Course Name	Credit Hours
SOC	2321	Social Statistics	3
SOC	3320	Social Research Methods (UD UCA Core: I, C)	3
SOC	4330	Social Theory	3
SOC	4360	Seminar (UD UCA Core: Z)	3

Major Electives (12 Credit Hours)

		Choose Four:	12
SOC	2342	Sociology of Youth
SOC	2360	Self & Society
SOC	2361	Deviance & Society
SOC	3310	Racial & Ethnic Relations (UD UCA Core: D, R)
SOC	3321	Qualitative Research Methods (UD UCA Core: I, C)
SOC	3330	Sociology of Sports
SOC	3340	Urban Sociology
SOC	3350	Marriages & Families
SOC	3361	Gender & Society (UD UCA Core: D, R)
SOC	3381	Death & Dying
SOC	3398	Travel Seminar
SOC	4300	Sociology of Religion
SOC	4301	Social Movements & Social Change
SOC	4310	Globalization & Development
SOC	4320	Sociology of Work
SOC	4331	Social Gerontology
SOC	4341	Population
SOC	4342	Stratification
SOC	4370	Internship

Minor Field (24 Credit Hours)

		Upper-Division Minor Field Course (UD UCA Core: D)	3
		Upper-Division Minor Field Course (UD UCA Core: R)	3
		Upper-Division Minor Field Course	3
		Upper-Division Minor Field Course	3
		Upper-Division Minor Field Course	3
		Upper-Division Minor Field Course	3
		Upper-Division Minor Field Course	3
		Minor Field Course	3

General Electives (12 Credit Hours)

		Upper-Division General Elective	3
		Upper-Division General Elective	3
		Upper-Division General Elective	3
		General Elective	3
		Total Hours:	120

^{_{Academic Year: 2021-2022

Revised: September, 2021}}