Bachelor of Social Work Degree Program - Degree Requirements

The College of Health and Human Services undergraduate major in Social Work prepares students for entry-level professional social work practice as generalists. Generalist practice differs from advanced practice in its particular focus on concrete direct services and case management, and generalist practitioners are not prepared for advanced social work practice in specialized areas of concentration.

Degree Requirements

Students must meet all university requirements for a bachelor’s degree. In addition, students must:

• take at least two courses a term unless a variance of their requirements is expressly approved by the program.
• maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher.
• earn a grade of “C” or better in all social work courses.

All undergraduate social work courses for which a student receives a grade lower than a “C” may be repeated a maximum of two times.

General Education Requirement (37 Hours)

The following courses must be taken to meet major and general education requirements:

• American Literature (IAI H3 914 or 915) (3)
• Logic (IAI H4 906) (3)
• U.S. National Government (IAI S5 900) (3)
• Cultural Anthropology (IAI S1 901N) (3)
• Introduction or General Psychology (IAI S6 900) (3)
• Human Biology (IAI L1 904 or 904L) (3)
• Statistics (IAI M1 902) (3)

Required Courses (53 Hours)

The following courses must be taken at the lower-division level:

• Sociology (3)
• Macroeconomics (3)
• SOCW 2100 Introduction to Social Work (3)

The following courses must be taken at the upper-division level:

• ADDS 4150 Addictions: Recovery Process (3)
• SOCW 3000 Professionalism in Social Work (2)
• SOCW 3099 Diversity and Social Justice - Junior Seminar (3)
• SOCW 3100 Social Welfare Policy I (3)
• SOCW 3200 Interviewing Skills (3)
• SOCW 3400 Human Behavior in the Social Environment I (3)
• SOCW 3500 Human Behavior in the Social Environment II (3)
• SOCW 3600 Generalist Social Work Practice I (3)
• SOCW 3700 Generalist Social Work Practice II (3)
• SOCW 4200 Social Welfare Policy II (3)
• SOCW 4300 Social Work Research (3)
• SOCW 4500 Field Practicum I (3)
• SOCW 4501 Field Integrative Seminar I (3)
• SOCW 4600 Field Practicum II (3)
• SOCW 4601 Field Integrative Seminar II (3)

Upper Division and Social Work Selectives (15 Hours)

Select fifteen hours from among the following courses or other courses that support student interests, with the approval of the advisor:

• SOCW 3101 Interprofessional Teamwork in the Health and Human Services (3)
• SOCW 3102 Children and Families: Problems, Issues, and Services (3)
• SOCW 3103 Aging: Policies, Problems, and Services (3)
• SOCW 3104 Forensic Social Work (3)
• SOCW 4000 4000 Topics in Social Work (1-4)
• SOCW 4101 Urban Dynamics (3)
• SOCW 4103 Management and Supervision in the Human Services (3)
• SOCW 4104 Social Work in Healthcare (3)

Child Welfare Electives

Students interested in generalist practice in child welfare can select a particular cluster of courses. To complete the cluster of child welfare courses BSW majors must include them in their study plan, which is developed in consultation with the faculty advisor.

For students interested in child welfare-based generalist practice the following courses must be completed:

• SOCW 3102 Children and Families: Problems, Issues, and Services (3)
• SOCW 4000 4000 Topics in Social Work (1-4)

Must enroll in SOCW-4000 twice with the following topics: Child Welfare License I and Child Welfare License II.

NOTE:

In addition to the above courses, the required Field Practicum I & II must be completed in a child welfare agency.

Electives (15 Hours)

Total - 120 Hours