Plan of Study
The present curriculum plan is summarized in the model plan of study presented below.
The plan of study shows the required sequence of courses and is used extensively by the and students in the advisement process. Students may enter the BSW Program only in the fall semester. The entire major consists of 69 credit hours with 27 credit hours of pre-requisites required prior to the junior year. Once a student is admitted to the major, the core program consists of 54 credit hours offered over 4 semesters (2 fall and 2 spring). The program is tightly sequenced, requiring completion of one semester’s courses before continuing to the next semester. Each course is offered only once a year.
(This is for reference only, may change any time)
Freshman Year: FallSWK 170 Intro to Social Work (SWK)ENG 101 or COM 110 (IC)PSY 110 (MC-IS & SWK)MAT 120 (IC-M)BSC 101 (IC-NS & SWK) |
Freshman Year: SpringECO /PSY/GEO/POL 138 or MQM 100 (MC-QR & SWK)ENG 101 or COM 110 (IC)POL 101 or 106 (MC-ICL & SWK)IC-NS courseSOC 106 (SWK) |
Sophomore Year: FallPSY 350 (SWK)ANT 185 (OC-SS & SWK)OC-FA courseOC-SMT courseForeign Language I (if needed) |
Sophomore Year: SpringECO 103 (SWK)OC-H courseMC-LH courseMC-UST courseForeign Language II (if needed) |
Junior Year: FallSWK 222: Contemporary Social Welfare PolicySWK 223: Human Behavior in the Social Environment ISWK 310: Practice with Diverse PopulationsSWK 325: Generalist Practice I: IndividualsSWK 326: Practice Skills Laboratory |
Junior Year: SpringSWK 225: Human Behavior in the Social Environment IISWK 315: Social Work ResearchSWK 329: Preparation for Professional PracticeSWK 336: Generalist Practice II: FamiliesSWK 337: Generalist Practice III: Groups |
Senior Year: FallSWK 345: Generalist Practice IV: CommunitiesSWK 394: Field Instruction Seminar ISWK 398.10: Professional Practice: Field Instruction ISWK Elective or Additional Course to fullfill BSW Degree Requirement (see below) |
Senior Year: SpringSWK 346: Policy and AdvocacySWK 395: Field Instruction Seminar IISWK 398.11: Professional Practice: Field Instruction IISWK Elective or Additional Course to fullfill BSW Degree Requirement (see below) |
Additional BSW Degree Requirement
- Students must take one of the following two courses in addition to the University General Education requirements:
- An additional Sci/Math/Tech course beyond general education requirements. Approved courses for this requirement can be found in the list of the Bachelor of Science Requirement in Science, Mathematics, and Technology.
- An additional foreign language course LAN 115 or higher
- Any elective must be approved by Director of Student Services. Only one elective is needed to fulfill the additional BSW Degree Requirement. A student may choose to take more courses to fulfill 120 hour graduation requirement.
