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Bachelor of Arts in Social Sciences 4-Year Suggested Course Sequence (rev. Spring 2018) (FOREIGN LANGUAGE SECOND YEAR; Non-Secondary Ed Major) Please note that this is only a suggested course sequence. Circumstances may cause you to complete the program in a different sequence. However, you must adhere to requirements regarding prerequisites for admission into certain courses and the timing of when particular courses must be taken during your completion of the major. Also, please note that all courses are not offered every semester. Please read the University catalog for explanation of major requirements and when courses are offered. First Year- Fall First Year- Spring Course Credits Course Credits SSC 100* An Introduction to the Social Sciences: A Caribbean Focus 3 SCI 100* The Natural World: The Caribbean 3 ENG 120 English Composition 3 ENG 201 Research and Applied Writing 3 COM 119 Interpersonal Communication and Leadership Skills 3 COM 120 Public Speaking 3 MAT 140 OR MAT 143 College Algebra with Applications OR Pre-calculus Algebra 4 MAT 235 OR MAT 153 OR MAT 232 Introductory Statistics with Applications OR College Trigonometry OR Calculus for Business and Social Sciences 4 FDS 100* Freshman Development Seminar 1 SOC 121 Introduction to Sociology 3 PE** Physical Education and Health – opt. .5 Total Credits 14-14.5 Total 16 Sophomore - Fall Sophomore - Spring Course Credits Course Credits HUM 115 Introduction to Humanities 3 PHL 200 Critical Thinking 3 HIS 181 World Civilizations I 3 HIS 182 World Civilizations II 3 POL 120 Intro to Political Science 3 ANT 225 Introduction to Cultural and Physical Anthropology 3 GOG 121 Physical Geography 3 PSY 120 General Psychology 3 SPA 131 OR FRE 131 Functional Elementary Spanish I OR Functional Elementary French I 4 SPA 132 OR FRE 132 Functional Elementary Spanish II OR Functional Elementary French II 4 PE ** Physical Education and Health .5 PE** Physical Education and Health .5 Total 16– 16.5 Total 16 – 16.5 Junior - Fall Junior - Spring Course Credits Course Credits SSC 327* Quantitative Research Methods in the Social Sciences I 4 SSC 328* Quantitative Research Methods in the Social Sciences II 4 XXX*** BA Social Science Major Elective 3 HIS 341 Caribbean History 3 SPA 231 OR FRE 231 Intermediate Spanish OR Intermediate French 4 ECO 221 Intro to Macro Economics 3 SCI XXX Science with Laboratory 3/4 POL 351 OR POL 352 Comparative Government OR International Politics 3 PE** Physical Education and Health .5 XXX*** BA Social Science Major Elective 3 Total 14-15.5 Total 16 Senior - Fall Senior - Spring Course Credits Course Credits HIS 320 History of the U.S. 3 SCI XXX Science with Laboratory 3/4 SSC 497* Social Sciences Senior Seminar I 1 SSC 498* Social Sciences Senior Seminar II 1 ENG 261 World Literature I 3 ENG 262 World Literature II 3 HIS 342 or XXX**** History of the Virgin Islands OR Alt. Social Science Major Elective *** 3 XXX BA Social Science Major Elective 3 XXX*** BA Social Science Major Elective 3 XXX Any Elective 3 XXX Any Elective 3 PLS 200** Self-management and Risk: Wellness and Risk (if needed) 2 Total 16 Total 13- 16 NOTES: * Course must be taken in semester specified. **Students may take either PLS (2 credits.) or 4 semesters of PE (.5 credits each.) These credits do NOT count towards the minimum of 120 credits needed for graduation. ***Please see catalog for courses that satisfy elective course requirement for the Social Science Major. **** Students who are not required to take History of the Virgin Islands (HIS 342) for teacher certification may substitute this course for another Social Science Major Elective. IN BLUE: SOCIAL SCIENCE COURSES AND ELECTIVES EQUIRED FOR THE SOCIAL SCIENCE MAJOR IN GREEN: GEN ED REQUIREMENTS FOR SOCIAL SCIENCE MAJORS