Students are responsible for tracking their degree progress and for completing their degree requirements. Using the following course forecast information students will plan ahead and work with their advisor to create and update academic plans.
OSU Course Catalog
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See the College of Liberal Arts Course Guide for CLA Core planning.
Social Science Courses by Term
All information is subject to change
() = pre-requisites
Most Social Science Option classes are every-other-year. Use this page and the degree guide to plan.
2025-2026 Academic Year
Spring 2025
SSCI Core Courses:
ANTH 352 Anthropology, Health and Environment (3)
SSCI 406 Capstone (3) (instructor approval)
Social Science Specialty Option Courses:
ANTH 315 Peoples of the World: Africa (3)
COMM 114 Argument and Critical Discourse (3)
COMM 466 Ethics of Rhetoric (3)
GEOG 333 Environmental Justice (3)
PS 383: Constitutional Law: Civil Rights (4)
PS 475 Environmental Law & Politics (4)
Fall 2025
SSCI Core Courses:
COMM 321 Comm Theory (3)
SSCI 211 Career Development (2)
Social Science Specialty Option Courses:
COMM 427 Cultural Codes in Communications (3)
ENG 360 Native American Literature (4)
PS 201 Introduction to United States Government and Politics (4)
PS 331 State and Local Politics (4)
SOC 452 Sociology of Religion (4)
Winter 2026
SSCI Core Courses:
SSCI 301 Qualitative Research Methods for the Social Sciences (4)
GEOG 333 Environmental Justice (3) can sub in place of SUS 420
Social Science Specialty Option Courses
ANTH 251 Language in the USA (3)
ANTH 250/ Formally ANTH 350 Language, Culture, and Society (4)
COMM 222/Formally COMM 322 Small-Group Problem Solving (3)
COMM 399 Special Topics (3)
ENG 212 Literatures of the World: Meso/South American Caribbean (4)
AEC 352 Environmental Economics and Policy (ECON 201) (3)
FES 365 Issues in Natural Resources (3)
Spring 2026
SSCI Core Courses:
ANTH 352 Anthropology, Health and Environment (3)
GEOG 333 Environmental Justice (3) can sub in place of SUS 420
SSCI 406 Capstone (3) (instructor approval)
Social Science Specialty Option Courses:
ANTH 215/ Formally ANTH 315 Peoples of the World: Africa (3)
COMM 325 Communication Leadership (4)
COMM 440 Theories of Conflict and Conflict Management (3)
GEOG 333 Environmental Justice (3)
PS 382: Constitutional Law: Civil Liberties (4)
PS 475 Environmental Law & Politics (4)
SOC 206 Social Problems and Issues (3)
SOC 475 Rural Sociology (4)