Social Sciences BA

2+2 for Students Who Complete the Legal Assisting Program

This program is designed for students who have completed the associate degree in legal assisting at Shawnee State University and who wish to pursue a baccalaureate degree.

Degree Requirements

Completion of Legal Assist. Prog.	68 Hours
Additional General Ed. Program	25 Hours
Additional Social Sc. Core Courses	15 Hours
Additional Social Sc. Core Courses Electives (3000-4000 level)	24 Hours

Total Hours Required	132 Hours

Legal Assisting Program (68 Hours)

Includes 12 hours of the General Education Program (GEP) and 6 hours of social science courses. (For a list of all the required courses for the Legal Assisting Associate Degree Program please refer to the Legal Assisting Technology, AAB program—or contact the dean of the College of Professional Studies for more information). Social science majors must take SOSC 1110 Foundations of Social Sciences in satisfaction of the Social Science component of the GEP.

Additional General Education Program (25 Hours)

Includes the GEP courses that have not already been taken within the legal assisting associate degree program. The categories that need to be completed are as follows:

Quantitative Reasoning		(3 Hours Minimum)
Fine and Performing Arts		(3 Hours)
Natural Sciences		(7 Hours Minimum)
Cultural Perspectives		(6 Hours Minimum)
	Western & Non-Western
Ethics		(3 Hours)
Senior Seminar		(3 Hours)

Please see your advisor or check the General Education Program to see the lists of courses available.

Additional Social Science Core Courses (15 Hours)

Social science majors must achieve a minimum grade of “C” in each social science course (both in the Core and Upper Division categories) in order to graduate. Majors cannot double-count courses that satisfy both their major and GEP requirements or both their major and the legal assisting associate degree program. See your advisor for further information.

Unless otherwise noted all courses listed below are each 3 semester credit hours.

Upper Division Social Science Electives (24 Hours)

In consultation with your faculty advisor, select 24 credit hours of upper division social science electives from any of the following disciplines:

Anthropology (ANTH)
Economics (ECON)
Geography (GEOG)
Government (GOVT)

History (HIST)
Psychology (PSYC)
Sociology (SOCI)
Social Science (SOSC)

Bachelor Degrees

Special Notes

Students must complete—at Shawnee State— at least 12 credit hours in their majors. The 12 hours must be taken at the 3000 or 4000 level. In the case of the BS natural science, at least 8 of the 12 upper division hours must be in the first concentration.
General Electives Elective hours are not limited to any particular area of study and can be earned in science to enhance the major or to complete requirements for a minor. Courses from all departments of the University can be used to satisfy the electives requirements. Electives should include courses in the arts and humanities. Coherent groups of courses are encouraged and should be chosen with the student’s career objectives and personal interests in mind. Consultation with your faculty advisor is highly recommended so that electives can be an important component of your educational experience.