Social Work, BSW

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MAJOR CODE: 2570

The UAFS Social Work Program is fully accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE). A program that has earned accreditation has demonstrated full compliance to the standards set by the Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards. Students earning a CSWE Accredited BSW degreeare eligible to apply to universities offering advanced standing graduate programs to earn a master of social work (MSW) degree in one year. For more information about social work accreditation contact the Council on Social Work Education

Admission To The Bachelor Of Social Work

Admission to the bachelor of social work (BSW) is required prior to start of junior year. A student may declare a major of BSW at any time. However, to be officially admitted to the BSW program, the student must meet the following eligibility criteria for admission consideration:

Completed a minimum of 35 general education hourstowards degree compliance.
Completed SOWK 2103 - Introduction To Social Work and SOWK 3043 - Human Behavior In The Social Environment .
Have completed ENGL composition requirement, SPCH 1203 - Introduction To Speech Communication , SOCI 2753 - Introduction To Sociology , and PSYC 1163 - General Psychology with a grade of C or better.
Have a minimum 2.00 cumulative GPA for all collegecourse work (including transfer work and excluding developmental courses) used towards degree compliance and be in good academic standing.

Admission is selective. Students must be admitted to the socialwork program before taking advanced BSW courses.

Freshman Year Fall Semester - 16 Hours

SOCI 2753 - Introduction To Sociology Credit Hours: 3 ⁵
OR
PSYC 1163 - General Psychology Credit Hours: 3 ⁵
SPCH 1203 - Introduction To Speech Communication Credit Hours: 3 ⁵
English Composition requirement Credit Hours: 3 ^{1 & 5}
Lab Science requirement Credit Hours: 4 ^{1 & 5}
Mathematics requirement Credit Hours: 3 ^{1 & 5}

Freshman Year Spring Semester - 16 Hours

POLS 2753 - American National Government Credit Hours: 3 ⁵
SOCI 2753 - Introduction To Sociology Credit Hours: 3 ⁵
OR
PSYC 1163 - General Psychology Credit Hours: 3 ⁵
English Composition requirement Credit Hours: 3 ^{1 & 5}
Fine Arts requirement Credit Hours: 3 ^{1 & 5}
Lab Science requirement Credit Hours: 4 ^{1 & 5}

Sophomore Year Fall Semester - 15 Hours

FIN 1521 - Personal Finance Applications Credit Hours: 1 ⁶
PHIL 2753 - Introduction To Philosophy Credit Hours: 3 ⁵
SOWK 2103 - Introduction To Social Work Credit Hours: 3 ^{2 & 5}
SPAN 1304 - Beginning Spanish I Credit Hours: 4
Statistics requirement Credit Hours: 3 ⁴
Elective requirement Credit Hours: 1 ³

Sophomore Year Spring Semester - 15 Hours

Students must apply and be admitted to the BSW prior to start of junior year.

SOWK 3043 - Human Behavior In The Social Environment Credit Hours: 3 ^{2 & 5}
SPAN 1314 - Beginning Spanish II Credit Hours: 4
Elective requirement Credit Hours: 3 ³
Elective requirement Credit Hours: 3 ³
Elective requirement Credit Hours: 2 ³

Junior Year Fall Semester - 15 Hours

SOWK 3113 - Social Work Practice I Credit Hours: 3 ²
SOWK 3413 - Diversity And Social Economic Justice Credit Hours: 3 ²
SOWK 3523 - Social Work In Mental Health Credit Hours: 3 ²
SOWK 4613 - Research Methods In Social Work Credit Hours: 3 ²
Elective requirement Credit Hours: 3 ³

Junior Year Spring Semester - 15 Hours

SOWK 3423 - Social Work Practice II Credit Hours: 3 ²
SOWK 3433 - Populations At Risk Credit Hours: 3 ²
SOWK 3733 - Social Work Practice III Credit Hours: 3 ²
SOWK 3833 - Geriatric Social Work Credit Hours: 3 ²
SOWK 3853 - Social Work Values And Ethics Credit Hours: 3 ²

Senior Year Fall Semester - 15 Hours

SOWK 3823 - Social Policy Analysis And Advocacy Credit Hours: 3 ²
SOWK 4623 - Social Work And Substance Abuse Credit Hours: 3 ²
SOWK 4903 - Field Instruction I (Seminar) Credit Hours: 3 ²
SOWK 4914 - Social Work Practicum I Credit Hours: 4 ²
Elective requirement Credit Hours: 2 ³

Senior Year Spring Semester - 13 Hours

SOWK 3843 - Child Welfare Services Credit Hours: 3 ²
SOWK 4913 - Field Instruction II (Seminar) Credit Hours: 3 ²
SOWK 4924 - Social Work Practicum II Credit Hours: 4 ²
Elective requirement Credit Hours: 3 ³

120 Total Hours

At least 40 hours must be upper-level

Notes

General Education Core Requirements, see Graduation Requirements section of this catalog. Follow requirements with the following stipulations: lab science - BIOL 1153 /BIOL 1151 is required and select one additional lecture/lab.
These courses are used to determine major GPA, see Graduation Requirements section of this catalog. Must earn a C or better in all SOWK courses applied toward the degree.
Elective requirement, 17 hours. Consult with advisor.
Statistics requirement. Select one course from STAT 2503 or PSYC 2513 .
Required for admission to the BSW program. To be eligiblefor admission, student must have following:
1. Completed a minimum of 35 general education hourstowards degree compliance.
2. Completed SOWK 2103 and SOWK 3043 .
3. Completed the English Composition requirement, SPCH 1203 , SOCI 2753 , and PSYC 1163 with a gradeof C or better.
4. Minimum 2.00 cumulative GPA for all collegecourse work (including transfer work and excludingdevelopmental courses) used towards degree complianceand be in good academic standing
Prior to graduation, students must demonstrate competencyin fi nancial literacy by satisfactory completion of FIN 1521 - Personal Finance Applications (or an approved substitution)with a grade of C or better, or by a score of 70% or more on achallenge exam for FIN 1521 .