Interdisciplinary Social Sciences B.A., with Mass Communications Concentration - 4 Year Plan of Study

Semester 1 (Fall)

• ENC 1101 - Composition I Credit(s): 3
• SGEH - General Education Core Humanities   Credit(s): 3
• SGEM - General Education Core Mathematics   Credit(s): 3
• SGES - General Education Core Social Sciences   Credit(s): 3
• Civics Literacy Exam

Total Credit Hours: 12

Semester 2 (Spring)

• ENC 1102 - Composition II Credit(s): 3
• STA 2122 - Social Science Statistics Credit(s): 3
• TGEC - Creative Thinking   Credit(s): 3
• TGED - Human & Cultural Diversity   Credit(s): 3
• TGEI - Information and Data Literacy   Credit(s): 3

Total Credit Hours: 15

Semester 3 (Summer)

Please consider pursing High Impact Practice opportunities this semester such as Education Abroad, Internship Opportunities, Community Engagement, or Research Opportunities.

Questions about opportunities? Schedule an appointment with your academic advisor.

Semester 4 (Fall)

• ISS 3010 - Introduction to the Social Sciences Credit(s): 3
• SGEN - General Education Core Natural Sciences   Credit(s): 3
• Concentration Elective Credit(s): 3
• Diversity and Global Context Credit(s): 3
• Introductory courses in a Social Sciences discipline Credit(s): 3

Total Credit Hours: 15

Semester 5 (Spring)

• Concentration Elective Credit(s): 3
• Concentration Elective Credit(s): 3
• Diversity and Global Context Credit(s): 3
• General/Unrestricted Elective Credit(s): 3

Total Credit Hours: 12

Semester 6 (Summer)

• Diversity and Global Context Credit(s): 3

Total Credit Hours: 3

Semester 7 (Fall)

• Concentration Elective Credit(s): 3
• Concentration Elective Credit(s): 3
• Concentration Elective Credit(s): 3
• Foreign Language Exit Credit(s): 4
• General/Unrestricted Elective Credit(s): 3

Total Credit Hours: 16

Semester 8 (Spring)

• ISS 3300 - Research Methods in Social Sciences Credit(s): 3
• Concentration Elective Credit(s): 3
• Concentration Elective Credit(s): 3
• Foreign Language Exit Credit(s): 4
• General/Unrestricted Elective Credit(s): 3

Total Credit Hours: 16

Semester 9 (Summer)

• General/Unrestricted Elective Credit(s): 3
• General/Unrestricted Elective Credit(s): 3

Total Credit Hours: 6

Semester 10 (Fall)

• ISS 4935 - Seminar in the Social Sciences Credit(s): 3
• TGEE - Ethical Reasoning & Civic Engagement   Credit(s): 3
• Upper-Level Elective Credit(s): 3
• Upper-Level Elective Credit(s): 3
• Apply for Graduation

Total Credit Hours: 12

Semester 11 (Spring)

• TGEH - High Impact Practice   - INT - Internship   Credit(s): 3
• General/Unrestricted Elective Credit(s): 3
• General/Unrestricted Elective Credit(s): 3
• General/Unrestricted Elective Credit(s): 4

Total Credit Hours: 13