Apr 02, 2025

2025-2026 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog

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2025-2026 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog

Social Science, BA, Certification (Alpine)

Location(s): Alpine

The Bachelor of Arts in Social Sciences is an interdisciplinary degree that incorporates coursework from American History, World History, Political Science, Geography, and Economics. The Social Sciences program provides the foundation for the student learning outcomes in the areas of knowledge, interpretation, critical thinking and writing. Graduates of this program have gone on to work in fields as diverse as teaching social studies or working in the fields of human resources, the oil industry and public service.

Sul Ross State University students interested in seeking teacher certification should seek additional advisement from the Department of Education. In order to be admitted to the Teacher Education Program (TEP), certain requirements - including GPA, passing a background check, and other conditions - exist. For full information on TEP admissions requirements and instructions for applying to the TEP, students should click here: https://srinfo.sulross.edu/education/tea-certification/applications/ or contact the Department of Education.

Program Requirements

Core Curriculum: 42

Required Social Science Courses: 18 Credits

ECOA 2301 - Prin. of Macroeconomics Credit Hours: 3
ECOA 2302 - Prin. of Microeconomics Credit Hours: 3
GEOG 4301 - World Regional Geography Credit Hours: 3
GEOG 4302 - Geography Of Texas Credit Hours: 3
GEOG 4304 - Adv Geog Of North America Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3309 - History of Texas Credit Hours: 3

Restricted Political Science Courses: 15 Credits

PS 3300 - The Study of Politics Credit Hours: 3
PS 3301 - Political Parties Credit Hours: 3
PS 3302 - American Constitutional Law Credit Hours: 3
PS 3304 - Integrated Social Sciences Credit Hours: 3
PS 3305 - Public Administration Credit Hours: 3
PS 3306 - International Relations Credit Hours: 3
PS 3307 - Contemp Amer Foreign Policy Credit Hours: 3
PS 3308 - The Presidency Credit Hours: 3
PS 3312 - State & Local Government Credit Hours: 3
PS 3314 - Ethnic & Racial Politics Credit Hours: 3
PS 3315 - Women and Politics Credit Hours: 3
PS 4303 - Comparative Politics & Gov Credit Hours: 3

Notes:

Take 5 advanced political science courses.

Restricted Advanced History Courses: 15 Credits

HIST 3300 - Ancient Civilization Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3301 - The Middle Ages to 1350 Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3302 - Latin American History Credit Hours: 0
HIST 3304 - Europe: 1655-1870 Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3305 - Europe: 1870 to the Present Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3306 - History of Native Americans Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3307 - Hist Pre-Columbian Col Mexico Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3308 - History of Mexico Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3310 - History of Western America Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3311 - The Study of History Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3312 - Amer For Pol Cold War 1945-91 Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3313 - Mex-Amer in US History Credit Hours: 3
HIST 3314 - History of African Americans Credit Hours: 3
HIST 4302 - American Diplomatic Hist Credit Hours: 3
HIST 4304 - Hist Immigration Eth in Amric Credit Hours: 3
HIST 4315 - 19Th Century Us History Credit Hours: 3
HIST 4318 - Amer Revol & Const Credit Hours: 3
HIST 4319 - Mod Britain Since 1760 Credit Hours: 0
HIST 4320 - 20th Century America Credit Hours: 3
HIST 4321 - History of American Women Credit Hours: 3
HIST 4323 - US Civil War & Reconstruction Credit Hours: 3

Notes:

Take five advanced history courses.

Restricted Advanced Social Science Courses: 6 Credits

ANTH 4308 - Readings & Res In Anthropology Credit Hours: 3
ANTH 4311 - Special Topics In Anthropology Credit Hours: 3
ECOA 3300 - Monetary Theory & Banking Credit Hours: 3
ECOA 3301 - Intermediate Economics Credit Hours: 3
ECOA 4304 - International Eco & Finance Credit Hours: 3
PSY 3301 - Social Psycholgy Credit Hours: 3
PSY 3302 - Personality Psychology Credit Hours: 3
PSY 3303 - Positive Psychology Credit Hours: 3
PSY 3305 - Introductory Statistics Credit Hours: 3
PSY 3306 - Child Development Credit Hours: 3
PSY 3307 - Adult Development Credit Hours: 3
PSY 3309 - Psychology of Learning Credit Hours: 3
PSY 3310 - Study of Alcoholism/Drug Probs Credit Hours: 3
PSY 3311 - Health Psychology Credit Hours: 3
PSY 3312 - Human Sexuality Credit Hours: 3
PSY 3313 - Social Attitudes Credit Hours: 3
PSY 3314 - Multicultural Psychology Credit Hours: 3
PSY 3315 - Developmental Psychology Credit Hours: 3
PSY 3316 - Professional Issues in Psych Credit Hours: 3
PSY 3320 - Cultural Psychology Credit Hours: 3
PSY 4302 - Industrial-Organizational Psy Credit Hours: 3
PSY 4305 - Gerontology Credit Hours: 3
PSY 4306 - Biopsychology Credit Hours: 3
PSY 4310 - Special Topics Credit Hours: 3
PSY 4312 - Community Experience in Psy Credit Hours: 3
PSY 4313 - Forensic Psychology Credit Hours: 3
PSY 4316 - Emotion and Motivation Credit Hours: 3
PSY 4318 - Person Centered Psychology Credit Hours: 3
PSY 4325 - Cognitive Psychology Credit Hours: 3
PSY 4330 - Research in Psychology Credit Hours: 3
PSY 4335 - History of Psychology Credit Hours: 3
SOC 3301 - Intro to Social Research Credit Hours: 3
SOC 3308 - Minority Groups Credit Hours: 3
SOC 3309 - The American Society Credit Hours: 3
SOC 3315 - Intro Professional Social Work Credit Hours: 3
SOC 4304 - Criminology Credit Hours: 3
SOC 4305 - Social Deviance Credit Hours: 3

Notes:

Take two advanced social science classes.

Required Teacher Education Courses: 24 Credits

EDUA 3302 - Developmental & Learning Thry. Credit Hours: 3
EDUA 4314 - Reading Skills for Content Sub Credit Hours: 3
EDUA 3303 - Mthds & Matrls. for Clsrm. Tea Credit Hours: 3
EDUA 4322 - Classroom Management Credit Hours: 3
EDUA 3300 - Pedagogy & Prof. Resp. Credit Hours: 3
EDUA 3301 - Planning, Instruction & Assmnt Credit Hours: 3
EDUA 4605 - Student Tchng: Secondary Schl Credit Hours: 6

Total Hours: 120

Core Curriculum: 42

Required Core Courses: 18

Restrictive Electives in: 15

Restrictive Electives in: 15

Restrictive Electives in: 6

Teacher Certification: 24

****BA Requirements are 2 X 4 sch foreign language and 1 X 3 sch literature (11 sch).

*** This is an aligned degree: RGC prefixes are ECOR, GGR, HST, PSCH. RGC does not have anthropology or social science.

*** The BA psychology program is aligned but THECB inventories are different.

** RGC inventory includes HST 3302 LATIN AMERICAN HISTORY but Alpine does not have HIST 3302