Social Science Major (SOCS) (Non-Teacher Licensure), BA

Liberal Arts: 38 Hours

All majors at Harding are required to complete 53 hours of Liberal Arts studies. The following Liberal Arts requirements are met within the content of the major:

• POLS 205  and 6 hours of history are counted below in hours required for the major.
• POLS 202  and 3 geography hours, also counted below in the major, satisfy the Global Perspectives component.

Major: 60 Hours

• ECON 201 - Macroeconomics Credit Hours: 3
• GEOG 302 - Regional Geography: Europe and the Americas Credit Hours: 3

• or GEOG 303 - Regional Geography: Africa and Asia Credit Hours: 3 

• HIST 101 - American History to 1877 Credit Hours: 3
• HIST 102 - American History Since 1877 Credit Hours: 3
• HIST 110 - Western Civilization to 1500 Credit Hours: 3
• HIST 111 - Western Civilization Since 1500 Credit Hours: 3
• HIST 201 - The U.S. and the World in the Contemporary Age Credit Hours: 3
• POLS 202 - International Relations Credit Hours: 3
• POLS 205 - American National Government Credit Hours: 3
• POLS 353 - Arkansas and State and Local Government Credit Hours: 3
• SOCS 260 - Research and Writing Credit Hours: 3
• SOCS 461 - Senior Seminar-Social Sciences Credit Hours: 3
• SOC 203 - General Sociology Credit Hours: 3
• 9 hours of history (3 of which must be American history)
• 9 hours from the other social sciences

Remaining Bible/Electives: 30 Hours

See Bible Class Enrollment policy here .