Social Science

8 Semester Plan

2025–2026 Undergraduate Catalog

Semester 1 – Fall
Course Credits Major Other GEP
ENGL 101 – First-Year Composition 3 CS1
MATH 104 – Problem Solving 3 CS3
ORIE 101 – Intro to Higher Education 1 X
GEP Fine & Performing Arts 3 A
GEP Humanities 3 B
GEP Humanities 3 B
Semester Total 16
Semester 2 – Spring
Course Credits Major Other GEP
ECON 201 – Macroeconomics 3 X D
IDIS 150 – First-Year FSU Colloquia 3 E
POSC 110 – Intro to American Politics 3 D
PSYC 150 – General Psychology 3 E
GEP Natural Science 4 C
Semester Total 16
Semester 3 – Fall
Course Credits Major Other GEP
ECON 202 – Microeconomics 3 X
GEOG 104 or GEOG 110 3 X F
HIST 103* or HIST 113* 3 X
POSC 113 or POSC 131 3 X
GEP Natural Science 4 C
Semester Total 16 * Fall Only
Semester 4 – Spring
Course Credits Major Other GEP
STCO 102 – Strategic Communication 3 X
COSC 100, EDUC 325, or other Tech Fluency Course 3 TF
GEOG 302** or GEOG 3011 3 X
HIST 104** or HIST 114** 3 X
SOCI 100 – Intro to Sociology 3 X
Semester Total 15 ** Spring Only; 1 Fall Odd Years Only
Semester 5 – Fall
Course Credits Major Other GEP
Track 1 Elective (1 of 3) 3 X
PSYC 210 or PSYC 212 or PSYC 220** 3 X
SOCI 200 or SOCI 224* or SOCI 305 or SOCI 3063 3 X
Track 2 Elective (1 of 3) 3 X
Research Methods Elective (1 of 1)* 3 X
Semester Total 15 * Fall Only; ** Spring Only; 3 Course offered variably
Semester 6 – Spring
Course Credits Major Other GEP
Track 1 Elective (2 of 3) 3 X
ENGL 3xx – Advanced Writing 3 CS2
General Elective 3 X
General Elective 3 X
Track 2 Elective (2 of 3) 3 X
Semester Total 15
Semester 7 – Fall
Course Credits Major Other GEP
General Elective 3 X
Track 1 Elective (3 of 3) 3 X
Track 2 Elective (3 of 3) 3 X
General Elective 3 X
SOSC – Topics in Social Science* 3 X
Semester Total 15 * Fall Only
Semester 8 – Spring
Course Credits Major Other GEP
General Elective 3 X
General Elective 3 X
General Elective 3 X
General Elective 3 X
Semester Total 12

Total Credits: 120

Reviewed or Updated by/date: Dr. Keith Terry, 3/25/2025