2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog

Social Work Major

The major in Social Work requires the completion of 48 major credits plus 18 credits of required supporting courses in psychology, biology, math, political science, and sociology.

The student is required to maintain an overall GPA of 2.6 or higher and a GPA of 2.6 or higher in required major courses and earn a C+ or better in major and supporting courses.

Program Requirements

Required Courses

SW 101Introduction to Social Work

3

SW 224Human Diversity & Social Justice

3

SW 265Social Welfare Policy I

3

SW 266Social Welfare Policy II

3

SW 267Human Behavior & the Social Environment I

3

SW 268Human Behavior & the Social Environment II

3

SW 275Social Work Practice I

3

SW 276Pre-Placement Field Seminar

2

SW 278Junior Field Practicum

4

SW 279Junior Field Practicum Seminar

2

SW 375Social Work Practice II

3

SW 378/SW 380Senior Field Practicum I and II

4 CR each

SW 379/381Senior Field Practicum Seminar I and II

2 CR each

SW 390Research Methods for Social Work

4

SW 391Research Practicum and Seminar

2

Required Supporting Courses

BI 101The Nature of Life

3

or

BI 103The Human Body

3

 

MA 131Elementary Statistics

3

PO 121Introduction to American Government

3

PS 110Introduction to Psychology

3

SO 110Sociological Imagination

3

SO 254Society & Economic Change

3