External Degree Completion Program

Printable External Degree Completion Application Welcome to the exciting world of non-traditional degree completion programs. Colorado State University-Pueblo is pleased to afford you the opportunity for degree completion through our external degree completion programs: Bachelor of Science in Social Science, Bachelor of Science in Sociology, and Bachelor of Science in Sociology/Criminology. Social Science is the study of people and social institutions, especially the relationships and impacts they have with, and on, each other. Social scientists gather and analyze data, interpret it, and make it meaningful and useful for application in dealing with human problems. As the economy changes from an industrial to a service-oriented system, a greater need for “people oriented” specialists is developing. Job opportunities include program management and administration, residential counseling, service supervision, human services, and sales and related work in both the public and private sectors. Related careers are: teaching, social work, corrections/criminology, social and educational administration, law, and mass communications. Sociology is the study of human social behavior and is concerned with conditions such as crime and delinquency, family problems, social inequality, and organizations in contemporary industrial society. Sociologists are interested not only in understanding social issues and institutions, but also in resolving social problems. As an applied program, the major prepares students to work in a wide variety of occupations, including education, government, business, industry, and private human service agencies. They are employed in such areas as health care, youth services, drug rehabilitation, law enforcement, corrections, probation, and counseling. Students may receive a general sociology degree, or they may specialize within the criminology emphasis area and receive a sociology/criminology degree. Program Format Academic Policies Unofficial Evaluation Program Requirements Application Procedures Credit Enrollment Status Courses not Offered Through CSU-Pueblo Financial Aid Policies Veterans Transcripts On-line Writing Center Disclaimer for SOC/Criminology Majors Social Science Degree Requirements Sociology/Criminology Degree Requirements Note: To view these documents you must have a copy of Adobe® Acrobat® Reader® software. The software is free of charge and available from Adobe® for Macintosh®, Windows®, and Unix based computers. Select the "Acrobat Reader" button to install now.