Social Science B.A./B.S.
For a list of courses under the Social Science academic distribution area, review the Requirements website.
In addition to meeting all of the non-major and general education baccalaureate degree requirements, a student in one of the above majors must complete 52 credits in one of the following areas: arts and letters or science or social science. A minimum of 32 of the 52 credits must be upper-division with at least 8 upper-division credits in each of two departments. In addition to 52 credits, all students must take Wr 323 or a Writing Intensive course for a total of 56 credits.
Courses
| | Upper-division credits from one department in the major academic area | 8 |
| | Upper-division credits from a second department in the major academic area | 8 |
| | Additional upper division credits from any department(s) in the major academic area | 16 |
| | Additional credits in the major academic area | 20 |
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| Wr 323 | Writing as Critical Inquiry | 4 |
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| | WIC course | 4 |
Total Credit Hours: 56
Courses used to satisfy the major requirements, whether taken at PSU or elsewhere, must be graded C- or above. A maximum of 12 credits may be graded P.