Students are responsible for tracking their degree progress and for completing their degree requirements. Using the following course forecast information students will plan ahead and work with their advisor to create and update academic plans.
See the College of Liberal Arts Course Guide for CLA Core planning.
Social Science Courses by Term
All information is subject to change
() = pre-requisites
Most Social Science Option classes are every-other-year. Use this page and the degree guide to plan.
2025-2026 Academic Year
Spring 2026
SSCI Core Courses:
ANTH 352 Anthropology, Health and Environment (4)
GEOG 333 Environmental Justice (3)
SSCI 406 Capstone (3) (instructor approval)
Social Science Specialty Option Courses:
ANTH 215/ Formally ANTH 315 Peoples of the World: Africa (3)
COMM 325 Communication Leadership (4)
COMM 440 Theories of Conflict and Conflict Management (3)
GEOG 333 Environmental Justice (3)
PS 382: Constitutional Law: Civil Liberties (4)
PS 475 Environmental Law & Politics (4)
SOC 206 Social Problems and Issues (3)
SOC 475 Rural Sociology (4)
Fall 2026
SSCI Core Courses:
COMM 321 Comm Theory (3)
SSCI 211 Career Development (2)
Social Science Specialty Option Courses:
ANTH 210: Comparative Cultures (3)
COMM 226: Intercultural Comm (3)
ENG 360 Native American Literature (4)
HST 203: Contesting Freedoms: Making Modern US (4)
NMC 101: Intro to New Media Communication (3)
PS 201 Introduction to United States Government and Politics (4)
PS 362: Modern Political Thought (4)
PSY 350: Human Development (4) psy 201 or 202 pre-req or approval
PSY 381: Abnormal Psychology (4) psy 201 or 202 pre-req or approval
PSY 488: Psychology of Trauma, Oppression, Resilience (4)
SOC 430: Gender and Society (4)
Winter 2027
SSCI Core Courses:
GEOG 333 Environmental Justice (3)
Social Science Specialty Option Courses
AEC 352 Environmental Economics and Policy (ECON 201) (3)
ANTH 251 Language in the USA (3)
ANTH 380: Global Conflicts (3)
COMM 323: Community Dialogue (4)
ENG 213: Lit of the World: Middle East (4)
FES 365 Issues in Natural Resources (3)
PS 206: Intro to Political Thought (4)
PS 354: International Organization and Global Politics (4)
PSY 360: Social Psychology (4) psy 201/202 pre-req or approval
PSY 381: Abnormal Psychology (4) psy 201/202 pre-req or approval
PSY 426: Psychology of Gender (4)
PSY 499: Special Topic (4)
SOC 204z: Intro to Sociology (4)
SOC 480: Enviornmental Sociology (4)
Spring 2027
SSCI Core Courses:
ANTH 352: Anth, Health, and Environment (4)
ES 451: Theories of Race and Ethnicity (4)
GEOG 333 Environmental Justice (3)
Social Science Specialty Option Courses
ANTH 215: Peoples of the World: Africa (3)
COMM 418: Interpersonal Comm Theory Research (3) WIC COMM 321 or approval
HST 106: World History (3)
PS 205: International Relations (4)
PS 383: Constitutional Law: Civil Rights (4)
PS 475: Environmental Politics & Policy (4)
PSY 330: Brain and Behavior (4) psy 201/202 pre-req or approval
PSY 370: Personality (4) psy 201/202 pre-req or approval
PSY 433: Psychopharmacology (4)
SOC 206Z: Social Problems (4)
SOC 439: Welfare and Social Services (4)