Jun 20, 2025

Elmira College Undergraduate Catalog for the 2025-2026 Academic Year

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Elmira College Undergraduate Catalog for the 2025-2026 Academic Year

Social Studies (B.A. or B.S.)

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HEGIS Codes: 2201

Required Courses:

Nine Credits in Courses in American History:

HIS 1400 - UNITED STATES HISTORY I THRU 1877 credits: 3.0
HIS 1401 - UNITED STATES HISTORY II - 1865 TO PRESENT credits: 3.0
One 3000 level American History course credits: 3.0 *

Six Credits in Courses in European History:

HIS 1500 - EUROPEAN HISTORY I credits: 3.0
or
HIS 1501 - EUROPEAN HISTORY II credits: 3.0
One 3000 level European History course credits: 3.0 *

Six Credits in Courses in Non-Western History:

HIS 1600 - ASIAN HISTORY I credits: 3.0
or
HIS 1601 - ASIAN HISTORY II credits: 3.0
One 3000 level Non-Western History course credits: 3.0 *

Eighteen Credits in Courses in Social Sciences:

ECO 2010 - PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS credits: 3.0
ECO 2020 - PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS credits: 3.0
PSC 1040 - AMERICAN GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS credits: 3.0
SOC 1492 - INTRODUCTION TO GEOGRAPHY credits: 3.0

One of the Following: 3.0

ANT 1040 - CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY credits: 3.0
ANT 2170 - ANCIENT MESOAMERICA credits: 3.0
ANT 2185 - PEOPLES OF LATIN AMERICA credits: 3.0
ANT 3250 - THE CULTURE OF GLOBAL CAPITALISM credits: 3.0

One of the Following: 3.0

CRJ 3041 - CONSTITUTIONAL LAW I: FOUNDATIONS credits: 3.0 (WRT course)
PSC 3540 - CONGRESS: LEGISLATIVE STRATEGY AND BEHAVIOR credits: 3.0 (WRT course)
PSC 3550 - THE AMERICAN PRESIDENCY credits: 3.0 (WRT course)

Total Credits Required to Complete Major: 39.0

*Must take one 3000 level WRT course.