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Recommended Schedule for Completion of Social Work Major and BS degree and built-in distributive social science minor. Students may utilize elective hours to obtain additional minors, if desired.
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Freshman Year |
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| Fall |
Credits |
Spring |
Credits |
| Bible |
2 |
Bible |
2 |
| EN 1113 Fr.Comp & Rdng |
3 |
EN 1123 Fr.Comp & Rdng | 3 |
| * PS 1113 Gen. Psych |
3 |
*SO 1123 Intro. to Soc | 3 |
| BY 1003 Fund. of Bio |
3 |
Mathematics | 3 |
| *SW 1103 Intro. to SW |
3 |
History | 3 |
| PE |
1 |
CS 1012 Intro to Comp | 2 |
| CS 1021 Microcomp. Appl. | 1 | ||
| Total |
15 |
Total |
17 |
|
Sophomore Year |
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| Fall |
Credits |
Spring |
Credits |
| Bible | 2 | Bible | 2 |
| Literature | 3 | Humanities | 3 |
| SC 1103 Fund of Spch | 3 | *BY 2213 Intro Hum A & P | 3 |
| *SW 2313 Soc Wel Pol I | 3 | *PS 3513 Drugs & Behavior | 3 |
| *SW 2333 Inter & Rec Sk | 3 | SW 2353 Eff of Dis | 3 |
| *SW 3113 Race & Ethnic Grps | 3 | Elective | 3 |
| Total | 17 | Total | 17 |
| Junior Year | |||
| Fall |
Credits |
Spring |
Credits |
| Bible | 2 | Bible | 2 |
| *SW 3533 HBSE I | 3 | BY 2321 Med Terminology | 1 |
| SW 3333 Juvenile Justice | 3 | *SW 3543 HBSE II | 3 |
| *SW 3223 SW with Aging | 3 | *SW 3613 SW Practice I | 3 |
| Physical Science | 3 | *SW 4323 Soc Wel Pol II | 3 |
| Elective | 3 | *SW 4513 Research Methods | 3 |
| PE | 1 | Elective | 2-3 |
| Total | 18 | Total | 17-18 |
| Senior Year | |||
| Fall |
Credits |
Spring |
Credits |
| Bible | 2 | *SW 491B SW Practicum II | 12 |
| *SW 3623 SW Practice II | 3 | *SW 4903 Seminar in SW Practice | 3 |
| *SW 3632 SW Practicum I | 2 | ||
| *SW 3313 Child Welfare | 3 | ||
| *SW 4523 Applied SW Research | 3 | ||
| Elective | 3 | ||
| Total | 16 | Total | 15 |
*Specific courses required for Social Work major and distributive minor
This recommended plan meets general education requirements for a BS degree and all requirements for the social work major with a built in distributive social science minor. Students who wish to have a BA degree may utilize elective hours to obtain the required foreign language credit.
Requirements for Departmental Minors:
Sociology Minor (non Social Work majors only)
Students wishing to minor in Sociology are required to take:
Sociology 1123 (Intro. to Sociology), 2103 (The Family), and Social Work 3113 (Race & Ethnic Groups)
In addition to these required courses, students minoring in Sociology may choose from the following:
Three additional courses in Sociology and/or Social Work 2313 (Social Welfare Policy & Services I), 3313 (Child Welfare), and 3333 (Juvenile Justice).
Transfer students wishing to minor in Sociology may request that transfer credit in Sociology courses other than those listed above be applied toward required hours in the minor.
Social Welfare Minor (non Social Work majors only)
Students wishing to minor in Social Welfare are required to take:
Social Work 1103 (Intro. to Social Work), 2313 (Social Welfare Policy & Services I), 3223 (Social Work with the Aging), and 3313 (Child Welfare).
In addition to these required courses, students with a minor in Social Welfare selects six additional hours from the following:
Social Work 2353 (Effec ts of Disability), 3113 (Race & Ethnic Groups), 3333 (Juvenile Justice), 401V (Independent Readings and Research), or Psychology 3513 (Drugs and Behavior).
Transfer credit for courses in Social Welfare or Social Work will be evaluated for credit toward the minor, in line with CSWE guidelines, depending upon the level and content of the course and accredited status of the Program from which the course is being transferred.
