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Social Work, B.S.W. Semester-by-semester Guide

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Freshman

1st semester (16 hours)

ENG 101 - Composition One 3 hrs.
SOC 101 - Understanding Society: Principles of Sociology 3 hrs.
HIS 101 - World Civilizations: Beginnings to 1500 C.E. 3 hrs. OR
HIS 102 - World Civilizations: 1500 to the present 3 hrs.
Lab Science * 4 hrs.

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2nd semester (16 hours)

ENG 102 - Composition Two 3 hrs.
MAT 100 - Quantitative Reasoning 3 hrs. OR
MAT 101 - College Algebra 3 hrs. or higher
PSY 110 - General Psychology 3 hrs.
Lab Science * 4 hrs.

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HIS 101 - World Civilizations: Beginnings to 1500 C.E. 3 hrs.
HIS 102 - World Civilizations: 1500 to the present 3 hrs.
PHI 151 - Introduction to Philosophy 3 hrs.
PHI 171 - Ethics and Good Living 3 hrs.
REL 131 - Comparative Religion 3 hrs.

Sophomore

1st semester (18 hours)

SPA 101 - Beginning Spanish I 3 hrs.
DPH 430 - Human Sexuality 3 hrs. or General Elective * 3 hrs.
PSY 275 - Developmental Psychology 3 hrs.
SWK 301 - Introduction to Social Work 3 hrs.

Select 1:

CMS 111 - Oral Communication 3 hrs.
CMS 305 - Interpersonal Communication 3 hrs.
CMS 330 - Small-Group Communication 3 hrs.

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IT 200 - Introduction to Business Communication 3 hrs.
IT 380 - Organizational Communication 3 hrs.
ENG 332 - Advanced Composition 3 hrs.
ENG 333 - Technical Writing 3 hrs.

2nd semester (18 hours)

ENG 203 - World Literature 3 hrs.
SPA 102 - Beginning Spanish II 3 hrs.
SWK 300 - Social Service Systems 3 hrs.
SWK 315 - Human Diversity in a Changing World 3 hrs.
SOC Approved Elective 3 hrs.

Select 1:

Junior

1st semester (15 hours)

Select 1:

PSY 436 - Abnormal Psychology 3 hrs.
PSY 450 - Social Psychology 3 hrs.
PSY 456 - Adult Development and Successful Aging 3 hrs.

2nd semester (15 hours)

SOC Approved Elective 3 hrs.
SWK 331 - Social Work Practice II 3 hrs.
SWK 341 - Human Behavior and the Social Environment: Transitions in Adult Life 3 hrs.
SWK 420 - Methods of Social Work Research 3 hrs.
SWK Approved Elective 3 hrs.

Senior

1st semester (14 hours)

SWK 400 - Social Welfare Policy and Analysis 3 hrs.
SWK 415 - Human Rights and Social Justice 3 hrs.
SWK 493 - Crisis Intervention: CAST 3 3 hrs.
SWK Approved Elective 3 hrs.
General Elective * 2 hrs.

2nd semester (12 hours)

SWK 430 - Field Education 9 hrs.
SWK 431 - Field Education Seminar 3 hrs.

Notes:

*This degree plan required a minimum of 2hrs of General Electives. However, students who select BSC 250 /BSC 250L or BSC 251 /BSC 251L to meet the GEC Lab Science requirement will also satisfy the DPH 430 requirement in the degree plan. In this case, students will need an additional 3hrs (for a total of 5hrs) of general elective credit to meet degree requirements.

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