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Jon K. Loessin
Department Head
Instructor of Sociology
911 Boling Highway
Wharton, TX 77488
979-532-6461
Email: jonl@wcjc.edu

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Program Curriculum

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This is a recommended list of courses for students who plan to major in a Behavioral Science at a university. Students who complete this program will be eligible to apply for the Associate of Arts degree at WCJC. Courses that must be taken in order to satisfy AA degree requirements are listed with the corresponding WCJC Core Curriculum Component. Courses that are listed as “Recommended” are electives that will contribute to AA degree requirements. Different electives may be chosen, but must be selected from academic rather than technical courses, as indicated in the course description.

WCJC’s AA degree requires 60 hours, and students should be aware they may not be able to transfer more than 60-66 hours.

Course

Course Title

Degree Requirements

Sem. Hours

Freshman Year, First Semester

ENGL 1301

Composition I

Core A

3

HIST 1301

US History I

Core E

3

MATH 1314 or above

College Algebra or above

Core B

3

Science

BIOL, CHEM, GEOL, or PHYS from Core C

Core C

4

PHED

PE Activity Course from Core F

Core F

1

PSYC 2301 or SOCI 1301

Intro to Gen Psychology or                Intro to Sociology

Core E

3

 

17 sem. hrs

Freshman Year, Second Semester

ENGL 1302

Composition II

Core A

3

HIST 1302

US History II

Core E

3

COSC 1301

Microcomputer Applications

Recommended

3

Science

BIOL, CHEM, GEOL, or PHYS from Core C

Core C

4

Social or Behavioral Science

CRIJ 1307, ECON 2301, GEOG 1303 or any PSYC or SOCI

Recommended

3

 

16 sem. hrs

Sophomore Year, First Semester

English

Any Literature course from Core D

Core D

3

GOVT 2301

Constitutions, Federalism, & Participation

Core E

3

Behavioral Science

ANTH, PSYC, or SOCI

Recommended

3

Behavioral Science

ANTH, PSYC, or SOCI

Recommended

3

SPCH 1315

Fundamentals of Speech

Core A

3

 

15 sem. hrs

Sophomore Year, Second Semester

ENGL, PHIL, or HUMA

Any Literature, Philosophy, or Humanities course

Recommended

3

GOVT 2302

Institutions, Rights & Public Policies

Core E

3

Behavioral Science

ANTH, PSYC or SOCI

Recommended

3

Behavioral Science

ANTH, PSYC or SOCI

Recommended

3

Perf/Visual Art

ARTS, MUSI, or DRAM course from Core D

Core D

3

 

15 sem. hrs

       
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