Sociology (BA or BS) Military Pathway

Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science
For Catalog Years 2024-2027

This military pathway outlines degree requirements that may be satisfied by military training and experience or exams, as well as requirements that must be satisfied through courses taken at Old Dominion University.

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Where indicated, a passing CLEP or DSST examination score will satisfy the ODU course requirement.

A student may forego the CLEP or DSST option and satisfy the requirements by taking the actual courses. If a course is taken elsewhere, check first for transfer equivalency in ODU's Transfer Equivalency Tool.

Prior learning credit is also available in specific situations at a cost of 20-50% of the current tuition rate. Prior learning credit may not be paid for by military tuition assistance (TA). Prior learning credit cannot exceed 60 credit hours.

Lower Division General Education Requirements

Military Course, Certification, Experience or ExamODU Equivalent CourseCredits
CLEP College Composition (NOT Modular)ENGL 110C English Composition3
DSST Technical WritingENGL 231C Writing, Rhetoric, and Research: Special Topics3
Instructor, career counselor, recruiter, or select specialtiesOral Communication requirement3
DSST Principles of StatisticsSTAT 130M Elementary Statistics3
CLEP Foreign Languages or military linguist or DLIFLC gradLanguage and Culture requirement*
(CLEP for 201 & 202 may satisfy additional 6 credits for BA only)
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Current or previous E6-E9STEM 251G Computer Literacy: Communication and Information3
CLEP Any Social Sciences exam except Sociology or Educational PsychHuman Behavior requirement3
CLEP Any History examInterpreting the Past requirement3
CLEP American or Analyzing & Interpreting LiteratureLiterature requirement3
CLEP BiologyNature of Science requirement8
Subtotal: 38-44 credits

*ODU’s Language and Culture requirement can be satisfied by three years of a foreign language or two years of two foreign languages in high school. Students whose native language is not English are exempt from taking a foreign language for general education.

Department or Major Requirements

Military Course, Certification, Experience or ExamODU Equivalent CourseCredits
CLEP Introductory SociologySOC 201S Introduction to Sociology3
CLEP Any remaining Social Sciences exam except Ed PsychAdditional Human Behavior requirement for BS only3
CLEP or DSST multiple choicesUpper- or Lower-Division General Education requirementsvarious
Current or previous E6-E9 or DSST Principles of SupervisionSEPS 302 Workforce Supervision (meets elective requirement)3
Current or previous E7-E9 or CLEP Principles of ManagementMGMT 325 Contemporary Organizations and Management3
Subtotal: 12+ credits

Total requirements potentially met outside classroom: 50+ credits

A minimum of 30 credits must be taken at ODU and 120 credits gained in total to earn this degree.

Students double majoring in criminal justice and sociology (or vice versa) may use a maximum of five cross-listed courses for both majors. Students with a major in criminal justice and a minor in sociology (or vice versa) cannot use any cross-listed course to meet requirements for both the major and minor.

CourseCredits
SOC 337 Social Research Methods3
SOC 409W Sociological Theory3
SOC 436 Capstone Research Project3
Select eight SOC 300- and 400-level electives; up to six hours of internship coursework may be used24
Human Creativity requirement3
Impact of Technology requirement3
Philosophy & Ethics requirement3
Electives not met elsewhere to satisfy 120 credits totalvarious

Total requirements met at ODU: 45+ credits

Total credits for degree: 120