Social Work, B.S.W.

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Requirements for the major in social work, Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) program

Admission to the Bachelor of Social Work degree program is based on the following criteria: a minimum overall GPA of 2.80; completion of all program prerequisite courses (SOC 100, PSY 100, PS 100, BIO 104/111) with a grade of 2.0 or higher; completion of SOC/SW 210 with a grade of 3.0 or higher; experience in the human services field (employment or volunteer work including work completed for SW 210 ); two letters of reference (one from a supervisor in a human services agency); and a personal written statement from students.

To earn a major in social work, students must complete a pre-core of 28 credits and a minimum of 48 credits in the core social work curriculum. To remain in good academic standing while in the program, students must maintain a minimum GPA of 3.00 in the following major courses: SOC 202, SOC 203, SW 310, 311, 316, 318, 405, 406, 431, 433, as well as an overall GPA of 2.80.

Pre-core - 28 credits

Core - 48 credits

1. Required courses

The following courses require formal acceptance into the social work program:

SW 310 - Human Behavior and Social Environment (4)
SW 311 - Human Behavior and Social Environment (4)
SW 316 - Fundamentals of Social Work Practice (4)
SW 318 - Foundations for Multicultural Social Work (4)
SW 405 - Social Work Practice I (4)
SW 406 - Social Work Practice II (4)
SW 430 - Social Work Internship I (2)
SW 431 - Social Work Seminar I (4)
SW 432 - Social Work Internship II (2)
SW 433 - Social Work Seminar II (4)

2. One diversity course selected from

SOC 331 - Racial and Ethnic Relations (4)
WGS 200 - Introduction to Women and Gender Studies (4)

Notes

BIO 104 , BIO 111 , PSY 100 andPS 100 may be used to fulfill general education requirements.
Either SOC 331 or WGS 200 may be used to fulfill the university’s U.S. diversity requirement and the social work diversity requirement.

Students using this catalog to meet social work requirements may also use any course subsequently approved as satisfying the sociology or criminal justice elective or the diversity elective and published in a later catalog.

Social Work, B.S.W.

Requirements for the major in social work, Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) program

Pre-core - 28 credits

1. Required courses

2. Corequisites (may be taken concurrently with major coursework)

Sociology/criminal justice elective selected from

Core - 48 credits

1. Required courses

The following courses require formal acceptance into the social work program:

2. One diversity course selected from

Notes