Social Work Major: BA Degree Requirements

The Social Work program recognizes its responsibility as gatekeeper to the profession to ensure the safety of clients who will be served by program graduates. Academic standards enforced by the program, therefore, include competence in social work knowledge, values and skills as demonstrated by students’ classroom and field agency performance; and classroom, University, field agency, and community behavior reflecting responsibility, moral awareness, self-understanding, and concern for the welfare of others.

First/Second years (Pre-Social Work Major):  3 credits

Pre-social work majors should complete:

• SWK 200 Introduction to Social Work (or transfer equivalent required for program admission)

Social Work Major Requirements

• SWK 300 Generalist Practice with Communities and Organizations - 3 credits
• SWK 311**^ The Social Environment & Human Behavior - 3 credits
• SWK 312 Human Behavior in the Social Environment - 3 credits
• SWK 320 Generalist Practice with Individuals and Families - 3 credits
• SWK 325^ Social Welfare Policy - 3 credits
• SWK 330^ Research for Social Work I - 3 credits
• SWK 333* Research for Social Work II - 3 credits
• SWK 335 Understanding Social Work Practice Theory - 3 credits
• SWK 350 Social Work Field Internship and Seminar I - 3 credits
• SWK 420 Generalist Practice with Groups and Organizations - 3 credits
• SWK 450 Field Internship Seminar II - 6 credits
• SWK 475^^ Senior Seminar: Diversity, Human Rights, & Social Justice - 3 credits

*approved substitution to meet Liberal Arts Core Tier II Applied Information Technology

**approved substitution to meet Liberal Arts Core Tier II Individuals and Societies

^meets Stage 2 University Writing Requirement (must complete all three)

^^meets Stage 3 University Writing Requirement