Department Information
Department of Sociology and Anthropology
PO Box 70644
Phone: (423) 439-4370
Web address: https://www.etsu.edu/cas/sociology-anthropology/
Sociology is the study of people interacting with others individually, in social groups, and in social systems. The discipline is extremely diverse, including areas such as: community, religion, theory, collective behavior, environment, health, demography and aging, and much more. Students who major in Sociology will have the technical and analytic skills and the global perspective needed to succeed in a variety of careers, such as: social services/public services; program support; management; education; marketing research; social science researcher.
This major requires a total of 30 credit hours in SOCI/SOAA courses, a GPA of at least 2.0 in the major, a grade of C or above in each required course in the major, and a minor. This major also requires a Major Field Test prior to graduation, which is coordinated and administered by Sociology faculty usually during the student’s final semester.
Students who have earned at least 75 credits may be eligible to apply for the accelerated Bachelor’s to Master’s Degree Program. Interested students should contact the graduate coordinator for more information.
Note: Students who major or minor in anthropology and sociology cannot apply credit from one field to the other. All cross-listed sociology and anthropology courses (identified as “SOAA”) can be counted toward either field, but cannot be counted toward both.
Advising
Students with 0-59 earned credits:
Contact the Center for Advisement and Student Excellence (CASE) to schedule an appointment with your advisor. Visit the CASE website www.etsu.edu/cas/case/ and call (423) 439-5602.
Students with 60 or more earned credits:
Mary “Betsie” Cole
(423) 439-6654
colem@etsu.edu
Students enrolled in the Online BA or BS program:
Dr. Leslie McCallister
(423) 439-4998
mccallis@etsu.edu
Transfer Students
Transfer students majoring in sociology should contact the Center for Advisement and Student Excellence (CASE) for advising as soon as possible. This will ensure that the student’s previous work will be coordinated efficiently with ETSU requirements. Transfer students must meet the specific requirements for the sociology major. There is no predetermined maximum number of credits that a transfer student may apply to the sociology or anthropology curriculums. The final decision will be made by the department chair.