2023 - 2024 Major Map
Social and Behavioral Sciences, BA

School/College: New College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences

ASSBSBA

Term 1 0 - 16 Credit Hours Critical course signified by

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Introductory Social and Behavioral Science Course AND Social-Behavioral Sciences (SB)	3	C
ENG 101 or ENG 102: First-Year Composition OR ENG 105: Advanced First-Year Composition OR ENG 107 or ENG 108: First-Year Composition	3	C
NEW 101-S: The ASU New College Experience	1
Humanities, Arts and Design (HU)	3
Mathematics (MA)	3	C
Elective	3
Term hours subtotal:	16

ASU 101 or college-specific First-Year Seminar required of all first-year students. NEW 101-S satisfies this requirement.
IAS 300 (3 credits) is required for all transfer students in place of NEW 101-S.
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Term 2 16 - 32 Credit Hours Critical course signified by

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Program Elective	3	C
ENG 101 or ENG 102: First-Year Composition OR ENG 105: Advanced First-Year Composition OR ENG 107 or ENG 108: First-Year Composition	3	C
Historical Awareness (H)	3
Natural Science - Quantitative (SQ)	4
Elective	3
Complete ENG 101 OR ENG 105 OR ENG 107 course(s).
Term hours subtotal:	16

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Term 3 32 - 47 Credit Hours Critical course signified by

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SBS 200: Introduction to Social and Behavioral Sciences (SB)	3	C
Computer/Statistics/Quantitative Applications (CS)	3
Humanities, Arts and Design (HU)	3
Literacy and Critical Inquiry (L)	3
Elective	3
Complete First-Year Composition requirement.
Complete Mathematics (MA) requirement.
Term hours subtotal:	15

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Term 4 47 - 63 Credit Hours Critical course signified by

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SBS 302: Qualitative Methods	3	C
Program Elective	3	C
Global Awareness (G)	3
Natural Science - General (SG) OR Natural Science - Quantitative (SQ)	4
Elective	3
Term hours subtotal:	16

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Term 5 63 - 78 Credit Hours Necessary course signified by

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SBS 301: Cultural Diversity ((L or SB) & C)	3	C
SBS 303: Quantitative Methods OR SBS 304: Social Statistics I (CS)	3	C
Upper Division Literacy and Critical Inquiry (L) OR IAS 300: Career Strategies and Personal Resilience (L or SB)	3
Cultural Diversity in the U.S. (C)	3
Elective	3
Term hours subtotal:	15

IAS 300 (3 credit hours) is required for all transfer students.
Completion of SBS 301 in Term 5 and the Upper Division Language and Cultures course in Term 7 fulfills the New College Upper Division Language and Cultures requirement.
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Term 6 78 - 93 Credit Hours Necessary course signified by

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SBS 484: Internship OR SBS 498: Pro-Seminar (L)	3	C
Upper Division Program Elective	3	C
Complete 2 courses: Upper Division Elective	6
Elective	3
Complete Cultural Diversity in the U.S. (C) AND Global Awareness (G) AND Historical Awareness (H) course(s).
Term hours subtotal:	15

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Term 7 93 - 108 Credit Hours Necessary course signified by

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Upper Division Program Elective	3	C
Upper Division Language and Cultures: Requirement satisfied through the following: * Completion of six semester hours of upper-division courses that have a Global Awareness (G) or Cultural Diversity (C) designation, in addition to the courses used to meet the University General Studies requirements or four (4) sequential semesters of one foreign language or two (2) semesters of a current computer language. Adjustment to upper division hours is required if lower division courses are used.	3	C
Complete 2 courses: Upper Division Elective	6
Elective	3
Term hours subtotal:	15

Completion of SBS 301 in Term 5 and Upper Division Language and Cultures course in Term 7 fulfills the New College Upper Division Language and Cultures requirement.
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Term 8 108 - 120 Credit Hours Necessary course signified by

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Upper Division Program Elective	3	C
Complete 2 courses: Upper Division Elective	6
Elective	3
Term hours subtotal:	12

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Program Electives: A minimum of 9 credit hours must be taken from courses offered by the New College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences. Up to 6 credit hours of 484 Internship and 499 Individualized Instruction may be applied toward the major. Program elective requirements may be partially fulfilled by completion of a Certificate in Applied Social Sciences, Diversity and Equity Studies, or Power and Society.

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Program Electives
ASB Elective
COM Elective
JHR Elective
POS Elective
PSY Elective
SBS Elective
SOC Elective

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First-Year Composition: All students are placed in ENG 101 unless submission of SAT, ACT, Accuplacer, IELTS, or TOEFL score, or college-level transfer credit or test credit equivalent to ASU's first-year composition course(s), determine otherwise. Students on Polytechnic, Downtown Phoenix and West Campuses are encouraged to complete the Directed Self-Placement survey to choose the first-year composition option they believe best suits their needs. Visit: https://cisa.asu.edu/DSP
Mathematics Placement Assessment score determines placement in first mathematics course.

Total Hours: 120
Upper Division Hours: 45 minimum
Major GPA: 2.00 minimum
Cumulative GPA: 2.00 minimum
Total hrs at ASU: 30 minimum
Hrs Resident Credit for
Academic Recognition: 56 minimum
Total Community College Hrs: 64 maximum
Total College Residency Hrs: 12 minimum

General University Requirements Legend
General Studies Core Requirements:
Literacy and Critical Inquiry (L)
Mathematical Studies (MA)
Computer/Statistics/Quantitative Applications (CS)
Humanities, Arts and Design (HU)
Social-Behavioral Sciences (SB)
Natural Science - Quantitative (SQ)
Natural Science - General (SG)

General Studies Awareness Requirements:
Cultural Diversity in the U.S. (C)
Global Awareness (G)
Historical Awareness (H)

First-Year Composition

General Studies designations listed next to courses on the major map were valid for the 2023 - 2024 academic year. Please refer to the course catalog for current General Studies designations at time of class registration. General Studies credit is applied according to the designation the course carries at the time the class is taken.