Jan. 28 Transition to Virtual Operations, Campus Closed

Bowie State University will be transitioning to virtual operations for all classes and office operations on Wednesday, January 28, 2026. The campus will be closed to all non-essential personnel, and all campus activities are canceled. All buildings except residence halls will be closed. Essential personnel should report on time. This is due to the extended time required to clear the extensive snow and ice accumulation on campus. University crews are making every effort to resume campus operations, as a safe return to in-person learning and work remains our top priority. Only essential personnel and residential students are permitted access to the campus on Jan. 28. For more information, please visit BowieState.edu/weather.

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Sociology Major

Core Requirements

Required for Major (36 Semester hours)

SOCI 101 — Introduction to Sociology (3) SOCI 203 — Deviant Behavior (3) SOCI 307 — Sociological Theory (3) SOCI 309 — Elementary Statistics in Sociology (3) SOCI 408 — Collective Behavior (3) SOCI 412 — Methods of Sociological Research (3) SOCI 413 — Data Analysis Sociology (3) ANTH 102 — Introduction to Anthropology (3) ____ ___ — Sociology Electives

GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS

Communication Skills (6 semester hours)

ENGL 101 — Composition and Literature I (3) ENGL 102 — Composition and Literature II (3)

Arts and Humanities (9 semester hours)

Disciplines/courses: philosophy, speech, theatre, art, music (excluding workshops), modern languages, literature, interdisciplinary African American studies. Limit of two courses from any one discipline.

PHIL ___ — Philosophy Elective (3) ____ ___ — Arts/Humanities Elective (6)

Science (7 – 8 semester hours)

BIO 101 — Biological Science (4) ____ ___ — Science Elective (3)

Mathematics (3 semester hours or 1 course)

Math 116 — Intro. Math Ideas (3) or Math 118 — Finite Math (3) or Math 125 — College Algebra (3)

Social Science (6 Credits)

ECON 211 — Macroeconomics (3) HIST 114 — African-American History to 1865 or HIST 115 African-American History since 1865 (3) PSYC 101 — General Psychology (3) ____ ___  — Social Sciences Elective (3) (may be chosen from history, economics, anthropology, political science, sociology, psychology, geography, social work, interdisciplinary social science)

Emerging Issues (3 semester hours)

COSC 110 — Computer Literacy and Applications (3) or COSC 112/113 — Computer Science I (3) or II (3) COSC 290 — Programming in Computer Science

Institutional Requirements (6 semester hours)

FRSE 101 — Freshman Seminar (3) HEED 102 — Life and Health or IDIS 210 Contemporary Health Issues for Women (3) Note: The department reserves the right to specify specific general education courses, in keeping with COMAR, for its majors.

Foreign Language Requirement*

SPAN 101-102 — First-Year Spanish I and II (6) SPAN 201-202 — Second-Year Spanish I and II (6) or FREN 101-102 — First-Year French I and II* (6) FREN 201-202 — Second-Year French I and II (6)

*BA degree only