Social Work, B.S.W.

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General

(See General Requirements for all Bachelor’s Degrees)

Academic Foundations and Core Curriculum - 42 hours

(See Academic Foundations and Core Curriculum - 42 semester hours)

Core Curriculum Specifics:

• PHIL 2033 - Ethics 3

• OR

• ENGL 2413 - World Literature I 3

• OR

• ENGL 2423 - World Literature II 3

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• SOCL 1133 - Introductory Sociology 3
• BIOL 1134 - Anatomy and Physiology I 4

• (the other three hours for Life and Physical Sciences can be chosen from any of the sciences on the core list)

Major - 63 hours

A student must earn a grade of C (2.0) or above in all social work professional courses required for graduation.

• SOWK 2423 - Introduction to Social Work 3
• SOWK 3533 - Practice I 3
• SOWK 3544 - Human Behavior and the Social Environment I 4
• SOWK 3554 - Human Behavior and the Social Environment II 4
• SOWK 3643 - Social Work Research 3
• SOWK 3703 - Ethical Decision-Making in Social Work 3
• SOWK 3713 - Communication, Interviewing, and Intervention Skills 3
• SOWK 3833 - Practice II 3
• SOWK 3944 - Social Welfare Policy 4
• SOWK 3953 - Human Diversity 3
• SOWK 4213 - Practice III 3
• SOWK 4236 - Field Practicum and Seminar I 6 semester hours
• SOWK 4246 - Field Practicum and Seminar II 6 semester hours

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• SOWK 4123 - Data Analysis 3

• OR

• NURS 4123 - Data Analysis 3

SOWK electives - 4 courses - 12 hours

Chosen from:

• SOWK 3233 - Parenting: Family and Community 3
• SOWK 3453 - Child Welfare Policy and Practice 3
• SOWK 3603 - International Social Work 3
• SOWK 4113 - Aging 3
• SOWK 4143 - Family-Focused Social Work Practice 3
• SOWK 4223 - Family Systems 3
• SOWK 4233 - Parenting 3
• SOWK 4323 - Introduction to Substance Abuse 3
• SOWK 4363 - Family Systems and Substance Abuse 3
• SOWK 4413 - Human Resources Policy and Practice 3

Additional Program Requirements

For all social work majors, additional program requirements, as listed below, must be completed.

Specific requirements - 15 hours

• ECON 1333 - General Economics 3

• OR

• ECON 2333 - Macroeconomic Principles 3

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• Two semesters of one foreign language (8 hours total)
• PSYC 1103 - General Psychology 3
• BIOL 1134 - Anatomy and Physiology I 4 (only 1 lab hour counted here, the other 3 lecture hours counted under core specifics)