Updated 2012-2013 Undergraduate Catalog

Social Work, B.S. major

Required Credits: 69
Required GPA: 2.50

I REQUIRED CORE COURSES

SELECT 1 OF THE FOLLOWING COURSES:

• CRJS 3201 Research Methods and Statistics for Criminal Justice (4 credits)
• PSY 3401 Basic Statistics for Research (4 credits)
• SOC 3001 Social Statistics (3 credits)

COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING COURSES:

• SOWK 2120 Introduction to Social Welfare (3 credits)
• SOWK 2140 Field Experience in Social Work (3 credits)
• SOWK 2160 Human Behavior in the Social Environment I (3 credits)
• SOWK 3160 Human Behavior in the Social Environment II (3 credits)
• SOWK 3201 Family: Dynamics and Intervention (3 credits)
• SOWK 3260 Social Welfare Policy (3 credits)
• SOWK 3551 Generalist Practice I (3 credits)
• SOWK 3552 Generalist Practice 2 (3 credits)
• SOWK 3553 Generalist Practice 3 (3 credits)
• SOWK 4450 Social Work Research Seminar (3 credits)
• SOWK 4880 Internship Orientation (1 credit)

COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING COURSE:

• SOWK 4970 Internship (12 credits)

II REQUIRED SUPPORTING FOUNDATION COURSES

COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING COURSES:

• BIOL 1110 Human Biology (4 credits)
• POL 1200 Introduction to American Politics (3 credits)
• PSY 1100 Introductory Psychology (4 credits)
• PSY 2217 Abnormal Psychology (4 credits)
• SOWK 2110 Intercultural Communication (3 credits)
• SOWK 2130 Interpersonal Relations (2 credits)

III DIVERSITY REQUIREMENT

SELECT 1 OF THE FOLLOWING COURSES:

• ANTH 1110 Cultural Anthropology (3 credits)
• HST 2700 World Religions (3 credits)
• INST 1107 Introduction to Indian Studies (3 credits)
• SOC 2230 Race and Ethnic Relations (3 credits)
• SOWK 2310 The American Indian: Social Welfare Perspective (3 credits)

SUGGESTED SEMESTER SCHEDULE

The following is a list of courses for the Social Work Major, B.S. arranged by year. This schedule is intended to help students plan their courses in a sequential fashion.

Freshman

• BIOL 1110 Human Biology (4 credits)
• POL 1200 Introduction to American Politics (3 credits)
• PSY 1100 Introductory Psychology (4 credits)
• SOWK 2110 Intercultural Communication (3 credits)
• SOWK 2120 Introduction to Social Welfare (3 credits)
• Apply for admission to Social Work major
• Liberal Education requirements

Sophomore

• PSY 2217 Abnormal Psychology (4 credits)
• SOWK 2130 Interpersonal Relations (2 credits)
• SOWK 2140 Field Experience in Social Work (3 credits)
• SOWK 2160 Human Behavior in the Social Environment I (3 credits)
• SOWK 3160 Human Behavior in the Social Environment II (3 credits)
• Social Work Diversity Requirement
• Liberal Education requirements

Junior

• SOC 3001 Social Statistics (3 credits)
• or STATS 3660 Statistics for the Health Sciences
• SOC 3003 Research Methods (3 credits)
• SOWK 3201 Family: Dynamics and Intervention (3 credits)
• SOWK 3260 Social Welfare Policy (3 credits)
• SOWK 3551 Generalist Practice I (3 credits)
• SOWK 3552 Generalist Practice 2 (3 credits)
• Social Work elective

Senior

• SOWK 3553 Generalist Practice 3 (3 credits)
• SOWK 4450 Social Work Research Seminar (3 credits)
• SOWK 4880 Internship Orientation (1 credit)
• SOWK 4970 Internship (12 credits)