Major Program Guide For: B.S.W. in Social Work
Suggested Course Sequence
- Liberal Studies: 42 Credit Hours
- Social Work Major: 60 Credit Hours
- General Electives: 18 Credit Hours
- Total for Degree: 120 Credit Hours
- All mandatory courses are offered every Fall and Spring semester.
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Freshman Year
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| Course Prefix or Liberal Studies Requirement | Course Number | Course Title | Hours | Course Prefix or Liberal Studies Requirement | Course Number | Course Title | Hours |
| First Year Seminar | 190 | 3 | ENGL | 202 | Composition II | 3 | |
| ENGL (C1) | 101 | Composition I | 3 | HEAL/HSCC (C4) | Wellness | 3 | |
| MATH (C2) | 101 or higher | Math Concepts | 3 | C5* | Physical & Biological Sciences | 3 | |
| COMM (C3) | 201 | Communication | 3 | P1** | Social Sciences | 3 | |
| General Elective | 3 | General Elective | 3 | ||||
| USI | 130 | University Experience | 1 | ||||
| * The two courses taken to meet the C5 requirement must be BIOL 104 and a different discipline** P1 perspective met with required social work courses SOCW 251, PSC 150, and PSY 150 | |||||||
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Sophomore Year
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Fall
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Spring
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| Course Prefix or Liberal Studies Requirement | Course Number | Course Title | Hours | Course Prefix or Liberal Studies Requirement | Course Number | Course Title | Hours |
| P1 | Social Science | 3 | PSY* | 150 | General Psychology | 3 | |
| P3 | History | 3 | PSC* | 150 | American Government and Politics | 3 | |
| P4 | Humanities | 3 | C5 | Physical & Biological Sciences | 3 | ||
| P5 | Fine & Performing Arts | 3 | SOCW** | 151 | Introduction to Social Work | 3 | |
| P6 | World Cultures | 3 | General Elective | 3 | |||
| * Required courses for the social work major ** SOCW 151 is a prerequisite for several social work electives and upper level social work courses. |
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Junior Year
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Fall
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Spring
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| Course Prefix of Liberal Studies Requirement | Course Number | Course Title | Hours | Course Prefix of Liberal Studies Requirement | Course Number | Course Title | Hours |
| Upper Level Perspective or General Elective* | 3 | SOCW | 334 | Human Behavior and Social Environment Life Stages | 3 | ||
| SOCW | 251 | Social Issues, Policy & Programs | 3 | SOCW | 335 | Social Work Research and Evaluation | 3 |
| SOCW** | 253 | Interviewing Skills for Practice | 3 | SOCW | 402 | Diversity | 3 |
| SOCW Elective | 3 | General Elective | 3 | ||||
| General Elective | 3 | General Elective | 3 | ||||
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After earning ninety hours, the student must file a graduation application online * Students meet upper level perspective requirement by choosing a 300-400 level course in one of the Liberal Studies Perspective Categories. ** Students should formally apply to the social work program after completing SOCW 151 and completing or be enrolled in SOCW 251 and SOCW 253. Students must have and maintain a GPA of 2.5 or above and meet professional and technical standards to be accepted into and remain in the social work program. |
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Senior Year
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Spring
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| Course Prefix or Liberal Studies Requirement | Course Number | Course Title | Hours | Course Prefix of Liberal Studies Requirement | Course Number | Course Title | Hours |
| SOCW* | 362 | Direct Practice: Individuals and Families | 3 | SOCW** | 486 | Field Practicum | 12 |
| SOCW* | 364 | Community Practice | 3 | SOCW** | 496 | Field Practicum Seminar | 3 |
| SOCW | 354 | Human Behavior and Social Environment Person In Environment | 3 | ||||
| SOCW Elective | 3 | ||||||
| SOCW Elective | 3 | ||||||
| * Only students accepted into the social work program may take the practice courses ** Students must be accepted into the social work program and are expected to successfully complete all of their required social work courses before participating in the field practicum. |
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