The University of North Carolina at Pembroke 2016-2017 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Department of Social Work
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Chair: Yale Kodwo Nyameazea
Faculty: Gloria Anderson, Josphine Chaumba, Joseph Davis, David Dran, Sherry Edwards ***, Summer Gainey, Veronica Hardy, Rebekah Hazlett-Knudsen**, Alice Locklear, Cindy Locklear*, Frederick Stephens, Pamela Szczygiel, Jody Thomas*
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The Social Work Program has been fully accredited by the Council on Social Work Education since 1987. The primary objective of the Department of Social Work is preparation for entry-level professional social work practice. Courses are offered in social work practice; social policy and social justice; human diversity and populations-at-risk; human behavior and the social environment; social work values and ethics; research, and field work. In order to declare a Social Work Major, students are required to:
- submit an application for admission to the Social Work Program (while enrolled in SWK 3800 );
- demonstrate and maintain a minimum QPA of 2.50 within the General Education (liberal arts) requirements;
- submit two reference letters (while enrolled in SWK 3800 );
- be accepted by the Social Work Admissions Committee. To be accepted by the BSW Admissions Committee, students must:
- complete all the foundation year or Junior Year Semester I courses with a minimum grade of C or a QPA of 2.0 in each course.
- complete with a passing grade, all general education courses that are prerequisites for core social work courses. These include BIO 1030 or PED 3490 or equivalent; PSY 1010; SOC 1020 or 2090; PLS 1000 or 1010; ECN 1000, 2020, 2030, 2410 or ECN (GGY) 2060, and MAT 1050 or MAT 1070.
- complete at least 13 of the 17 general education courses.
Note: Students must read the Student Social Work Handbook and BSW Advisement Guide for more details about the BSW admission and curriculum policies or requirements.
Students cannot be accepted in the Social Work Program until they have completed SWK 2000 , SWK 3800 , SWK 2450 , and SWK 3710 .
If a student is denied admission by the Social Work Admission Committee, the student has the right to appeal to the Social Work Department’s Appeals Committee. Prior to enrolling in SWK 2000 , Introduction to Social Work, students must successfully complete ENG 1050 , ENG 1060 and 75 percent of their General Education requirements with a minimum QPA of 2.5. Students who are accepted into the program and fail to maintain an overall QPA of 2.5 in General Education or the major are placed on academic probation. In addition, students are required to complete SWK 2000 , SWK 2450 , SWK 3450 , SWK 3480 , SWK 3600 , SWK 3710 , SWK 3800 , SWK 3850 , SWK 3910 , SWK 4450 , SWK 4480 , SWK 4500 , SWK 4800 , SWK 4900 and SWK 4910 with a minimum QPA of 2.0 in each course. Students need to read The Student Social Work Handbook (see: http://www.uncp.edu/sw/) for information regarding curriculum policy. All students who declare social work as their major are encouraged to join the Campus Association of Social Workers, attend majors’ meetings, and meet regularly with their academic advisor; only active members of CASW may apply for social work scholarships. In addition, eligible students can join the Social Work Department’s Chapter of Phi Alpha, the Social Work Honor Society.
An integral and required part of the program is the successful completion of field work with a minimum of 400 clock hours in a semester (see: http://www.uncp.edu/sw). The Social Work Department will not accept past social work practice experience for academic credit (see The Student Social Work Handbook for more details).
ProgramsMajorMinorCoursesSubstance AbuseSocial WorkSpecial Topics in Social Work
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