Social Work, B.S.W.

Freshman Seminar: 1 Sem. Hr.

General Education: 44 Sem. Hrs.

See General Education Program  for available options in each category.

• ENG 1050. Composition I (3 credits)
• ENG 1060. Composition II (3 credits)
• Fine Art (3 credits)
• Literature (3 credits)
• History (3 credits)
• Philosophy and Religion (3 credits)
• Social Sciences (9 credits)
• Natural Science (6 credits)
• Mathematics (3 credits)
• Physical Education (2 credits)
• General Education Electives (6 credits)

Social Work Major Requirements: 51 Sem. Hrs.

• SWK 2000. Introduction to Social Work (3 credits)
• SWK 3050. Success and Professionalism in Social Work (3 credits)
• SWK 2450. Human Diversity (3 credits)
• SWK 3450. Human Behavior and Social Environment I (3 credits)
• SWK 3480. Social Welfare and Policies (3 credits)
• ENG 3700. Advanced Composition (3 credits)
• SWK 3800. Social Work Practice I (3 credits)
• SWK 3810. Statistics for Social Workers and Helping Professionals (3 credits)
• SWK 3850. Social Work Practice II (3 credits)
• SWK 3910. Understanding Social Research (3 credits)
• SWK 4450. Human Behavior and Social Environment II (3 credits)
• SWK 4600. Social Justice and Practice Ethics (3 credits)
• SWK 4800. Social Work Practice III (3 credits)
• SWK 4900. Field Work (9 credits)
• SWK 4910. Integrative Seminar for Field Work (3 credits)

Social Work Electives: 6 Sem. Hrs.

Select 6 hours from population-at-risk/social and econcomic justice electives:

• SWK 3000. Narrative Approaches to Understanding Today’s Older Population (3 credits)
• SWK 3700. Practice with Children and Adolescents (3 credits)
• SWK 3750. Social Work Practice with Latinx Populations (3 credits)
• SWK 3820. African-American Populations (3 credits)
• SWK 3830. Child Welfare Services (3 credits)
• SWK 3540. School Social Work (3 credits)
• SWK 3840. Gerontological Social Work (3 credits)
• SWK 3870. Women in Society (3 credits)
• SWK 3880. Native American Populations (3 credits)
• SWK 3890. Social Work Practice with LGBTQ Populations (3 credits)
• SWK 4460. Medical Social Work (3 credits)
• SWK 4700. Social Work Practice with Individuals with Disabilities (3 credits)
• SWK 4490. Social Work Practice with Justice-Involved Populations (3 credits)
• SWK 4470. Fundamentals of Crisis Intervention (3)

University-wide Electives*: 18 Sem. Hrs.

It is highly recommended that Social Work majors take additional Social Work elective courses to meet some of their unitversity-wide elective requirements. 

Total: 120 Sem. Hrs.