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Bachelor of Social Work (120 Hours)

Essential Liberal Arts Courses (31 hours)

Required

Course Number	Course Title	Credits
CCC100	Introduction to College Writing	3
CCC102	Public Speaking	3

MATH100	Mathematics for the Liberal Arts	4
	Or
MATH101	Intermediate Algebra	4

XXXX	Scientific Inquiry	4
XXXX	Experiential Learning	2

Great Conversation Series

Required

Course Number	Course Title	Credits
GCON110	Great Conversation: The Meaning of Life	3
GCON120	Great Conversation: Western Civilization	3
GCON130	GCON130 - Great Conversation: Global Civilization	3
GCON140	GCON140 - Great Conversation: Art	3
GCON150	GCON150 - Great Conversation: What It Means to Be A U.S. Citizen	3

Social Work Major Core Requirements (52 hours)

Required

Course Number	Course Title	Credits
SOCW200	Foundations of Social Work	4
SOCW314	Professional Writing and Documentation	4
SOCW310	Child Welfare	4
SOCW333	Social Welfare Policy and Services	4
SOCW325	Diversity: Inequality, Privilege, and Oppression	4
SOCW336	Generalist Social Work Practice Methods I	3
SOCW337	Generalist Social Work Practice Methods II	4
SOCW382	Trauma Across the Lifespan	4
SOCW390	Social Work Research Methods	4
SOCW404	Modern Social Work Theory	4
SOCW405	Senior Social Work Capstone	2
SOCW495	Social Work Practicum I	5
SOCW496	Social Work Practicum II	5

Social Work Cognates (14 hours)

Required

Course Number	Course Title	Credits
SOC104	Introduction to Sociology	3
	Or
SOC201	Social Problems	3

PSYC100	General Psychology	3
BIOL101	Biology and Society	4
BIOL101L	Biology and Society Lab	0

PSCI101	American Federal Government	3
	Or
PSCI102	State & Local Government	3

Four Year Plan

Fall - First Year

Course Number	Course Title	Credits
CCC100	Introduction to College Writing	3
MATH100-B	Basic College Mathematics with Applications	4
SOCW200	Foundations of Social Work	4

SOC104	Introduction to Sociology	3
	Or
SOC201	Social Problems	3

Spring - First Year

Course Number	Course Title	Credits
PSYC100	General Psychology	3
CCC102	Public Speaking	3
BIOL101	Biology and Society	4
BIOL101L	Biology and Society Lab	0
ELE/ELEC	General Elective	3
GCON	Great Conversation	3

Fall - Second Year

Course Number	Course Title	Credits
SOCW333	Social Welfare Policy and Services	4
SOCW382	Trauma Across the Lifespan	4
GCON	Great Conversation	3

PSCI101	American Federal Government	3
	Or
PSCI102	State & Local Government	3

Spring - Second Year

Course Number	Course Title	Credits
SOCW310	Child Welfare	4
SOCW325	Diversity: Inequality, Privilege, and Oppression	4
GCON	Great Conversation	3
ELE/ELEC	General Elective	3

Fall - Third Year

Course Number	Course Title	Credits
SOCW336	Generalist Social Work Practice Methods I	3
SOCW336L		1
SOCW314	Professional Writing and Documentation	4
SOCW315	Grief and Loss	2
SOCW309	Self-Care for Helpers and Healers	2
ELE/ELEC	General Elective (300 Level)	3
ELE/ELEC	General Elective	3

SOCW315 and SOCW309: Optional.

Spring - Third Year

Course Number	Course Title	Credits
SOCW337	Generalist Social Work Practice Methods II	4
SOCW337L		1
SOCW390	Social Work Research Methods	4
SOCW383	Clinical Traumatology	2
GCON	Great Conversation	3

SOCW383: Optional.

Fall - Fourth Year

Course Number	Course Title	Credits
SOCW495	Social Work Practicum I	5
SOCW404	Modern Social Work Theory	4
SOCW331	Selected Topics in Social Work	2
GCON	Great Conversation	3
ELE/ELEC	General Elective	2

SOCW331: Optional.

Spring - Fourth Year

Course Number	Course Title	Credits
SOCW496	Social Work Practicum II	5
SOCW405	Senior Social Work Capstone	2
ELE/ELEC	General Elective	3
ELE/ELEC	General Elective	2
ELE/ELEC	General Elective	3

Note:

General elective credit hours will vary dependent upon the following degree requirements:
- Must complete a minimum of 120 credit hours
- Must complete a minimum of 30 credit hours of coursework at the 300 or 400-level

Courses requiring prerequisites and corequisites are noted on the course which can be found in the course description section of the catalog.