Online Bachelor of Arts in Sociology

You may be able to find savings and earn credit from previous work or training, or as demonstrated by your industry certifications, through Prior Learning Assessment. Learn more.

The final cost of this program will be determined once all transfer credits are evaluated. For the BA in Sociology program, you are able to transfer up to 75% of previous credits. LSU Online also offers financial aid to qualified applicants. Click here to learn more.

Total credit hours per program: 120 credit hours

Cost per credit hour: $379

Total cost with fees and maximum amount of credits allowed to transfer into the program: $11,370

Total cost with fees, no transfer credits and no financial aid: $45,480

• 3.0 Core GPA on the 19 units of college-preparatory high school courses as outlined in the LSU Core
• 1030 Old SAT (Critical Reading and Math)/1100 New SAT (Evidence Based Reading/Writing and Math)/22 Composite ACT
• Must be eligible to enroll in university-level English and mathematics courses, as evidenced by a minimum ACT English subscore of 18 (a New SAT Writing and Language score of 25 or Old SAT Critical Reading score of 450) and a minimum ACT Math subscore of 19 (a New SAT score of 500 or Old SAT Critical Reading score of 460)
• A letter of recommendation from an academic source (such as a counselor or teacher) for new incoming freshman. This is not required for transfer or re-entry students

• ENGL1001: English Composition | Credit Hours: 3
• MUS1751: Music Appreciation | Credit Hours: 3
• MATH1100: Nature of Mathematics | Credit Hours: 3
• ENVS1126: Introduction to Environmental Sciences | Credit Hours: 3
• BIOL1001: General Biology | Credit Hours: 3
• CMST1061: Fundamentals of Communication | Credit Hours: 3
• PSYC2000: Introduction to Psychology | Credit Hours: 3
• MATH1021: College Algebra | Credit Hours: 3
• SOCL2001: Introductory Sociology | Credit Hours: 3
• ENGL2029: Drama | Credit Hours: 3
• SOCL2201: Introduction to Statistical Analysis | Credit Hours: 4
• SPAN1101: Elementary Spanish | Credit Hours: 4
• SOCL2501: Current Social Problems | Credit Hours: 3
• ENGL2000: English Composition | Credit Hours: 3
• SOCL2211: Methods of Sociological Research | Credit Hours: 3
• GEOG2050: Physical Geography: The Atmosphere | Credit Hours: 3
• WGS2500: Introduction to Women's & Gender Studies | Credit Hours: 3
• ART1001: Introduction to Fine Arts | Credit Hours: 3
• SPAN1102: Elementary Spanish | Credit Hours: 4
• ENVS2126: Environmental and Anthropogenic Impacts of Microbes | Credit Hours: 3
• SOCL3101: Sociological Theory | Credit Hours: 3
• SPAN2101: Intermediate Spanish | Credit Hours: 3
• SOCL3371: Sociology of the Criminal Justice System | Credit Hours: 3
• CMST3188: Intercultural Communication | Credit Hours: 3
• SPAN2102: Intermediate Spanish | Credit Hours: 3
• SOCL3501: Sociology of Deviance | Credit Hours: 3
• MC2025: The Business of Entertainment Media | Credit Hours: 3
• CMST3113: Conversation | Credit Hours: 3
• SOCL3510: Criminal Violence | Credit Hours: 3
• ECON2030: Economic Principles | Credit Hours: 3
• SOCL3601: Social Interaction | Credit Hours: 3
• CMST4100: Political Communication | Credit Hours: 3
• POLI4020: American Constitutional Law | Credit Hours: 3
• SOCL4461: Criminology | Credit Hours: 3
• MKT3401: Principles of Marketing | Credit Hours: 3
• SOCL4471: Sociology of Law | Credit Hours: 3
• Approved Electives | Credit Hours: 6
• Approved SOCL Electives | Credit Hours: 6

Sociology is the study of social groups and how these groups change over time. Study the dynamics of a protest, explore how people express emotions, and the impact of cultural understanding on conflict. You will study a broad array of topics including family, crime and deviance, politics, race, gender, and social class. If you are interested in discovering how rapidly changing social trends influence the decisions people make and their quality of life, then a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology is right for you.