Social Work, BSW

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The 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 SCWK 21063 - Introduction To Social Work and SCWK 30463 - Human Behavior In The Social Environment .
Have completed ENGL composition requirement, SPCH 10003 - Introduction To Speech Communication , SOCI 10103 - Introduction To Sociology , and PSYC 11003 - 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 10103 - Introduction To Sociology Credit Hours: 3 ⁵
OR
PSYC 11003 - General Psychology Credit Hours: 3 ⁵
SPCH 10003 - 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

PLSC 27533 - American National Government Credit Hours: 3 ⁵
SOCI 10103 - Introduction To Sociology Credit Hours: 3 ⁵
OR
PSYC 11003 - 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

FINN 15201 - Personal Finance Applications Credit Hours: 1 ⁶
PHIL 11003 - Introduction To Philosophy Credit Hours: 3 ⁵
SCWK 21063 - Introduction To Social Work Credit Hours: 3 ^{2 & 5}
SPAN 10103 - 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.

SCWK 30463 - Human Behavior In The Social Environment Credit Hours: 3 ^{2 & 5}
SPAN 10203 - 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

SCWK 31163 - Social Work Practice I Credit Hours: 3 ²
SCWK 34163 - Diversity And Social Economic Justice Credit Hours: 3 ²
SCWK 35263 - Social Work In Mental Health Credit Hours: 3 ²
SCWK 46163 - Research Methods In Social Work Credit Hours: 3 ²
Elective requirement Credit Hours: 3 ³

Junior Year Spring Semester - 15 Hours

SCWK 34263 - Social Work Practice II Credit Hours: 3 ²
SCWK 34363 - Populations At Risk Credit Hours: 3 ²
SCWK 37363 - Social Work Practice III Credit Hours: 3 ²
SCWK 38363 - Geriatric Social Work Credit Hours: 3 ²
SCWK 38563 - Social Work Values And Ethics Credit Hours: 3 ²

Senior Year Fall Semester - 15 Hours

SCWK 38263 - Social Policy Analysis And Advocacy Credit Hours: 3 ²
SCWK 46263 - Social Work And Substance Abuse Credit Hours: 3 ²
SCWK 49063 - Field Instruction I (Seminar) Credit Hours: 3 ²
SCWK 49174 - Social Work Practicum I Credit Hours: 4 ²
Elective requirement Credit Hours: 2 ³

Senior Year Spring Semester - 13 Hours

SCWK 38463 - Child Welfare Services Credit Hours: 3 ²
SCWK 49163 - Field Instruction II (Seminar) Credit Hours: 3 ²
SCWK 49264 - 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 10043 /BIOL 10031 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 MATH 21003 or PSYC 25133 .
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 SCWK 21063 and SCWK 30463 .
3. Completed the English Composition requirement, SPCH 10003 , SOCI 10103 , and PSYC 11003 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 FINN 15201 - 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 FINN 15201 .