Apr 10, 2025

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Social Work BSW 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.
Natural Science 4 hrs.

Select 1:

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.
Natural Science 4 hrs.

Select 1:

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 (16 hours)

SPA 101 - Beginning Spanish I 3 hrs.
PSY 275 - Developmental Psychology 3 hrs.
SWK 301 - Introduction to Social Work 3 hrs.
SWK 301L - Introduction to Social Work Lab 1 hr.

Select 1 course:

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

Select 1 course:

APT 200 - Business English 3 hrs.
APT 380 - Organizational Communication 3 hrs.
ENG 332 - Advanced Composition 3 hrs.
ENG 333 - Technical Writing 3 hrs.

2nd semester (15 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.

Select 1 course:

Junior

1st semester (15 hours)

SWK 329 - Interviewing and Recording 3 hrs.
SWK 330 - Social Work Practice I 3 hrs.
SWK 340 - Human Behavior and the Social Environment I: Transition in Early Life 3 hrs.
SWK 410 - Social Work Theory and Best Practice 3 hrs.
Directed Elective 3 hrs.

2nd semester (15 hours)

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 499 - Forensic Social Work 3 hrs.
Directed Elective 3 hrs.

Senior

1st semester (15 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.
Directed Elective 3 hrs.

2nd semester (12 hours)

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

Note:

Licensure: This program is designed to meet the professional competency standards for licensure in Mississippi. Students who intend to seek licensure in another state should verify that their program of study meets the desired state’s licensure requirements. For assistance with out-of-state licensure questions, please refer to the Professional Licensure Disclosures webpage.

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