Social Work (BSW)

Program Requirements

Required BSW Program Courses

Note: For students entering the program before Fall 2020, SW 345 is a 1 credit course. For students entering Fall 2020 and after, SW 345 is a 4 credit course.

SW 101	Introduction to Social Work and Social Welfare	4
SW 200	Social Welfare Policy	4
SW 253	Human Behavior in the Social Environment	4
SOCI 249	Inequalities	4
SW 255	Interviewing & Documentation in Human Services	4
SW 351	Social Work Practice I: Introduction to Generalist Practice	4
SW 352	Social Work Practice II: Work with Individuals & Families	4
SW 353	Social Work Practice III: Groups	4
SW 354	Social Work Practice IV: Macro Social Work	4
SOCI 239	Introduction to Social Research I	4
SW 345	Junior Field Experience Seminar	1.00
SW 370	Social Work Field Placement I	8
SW 371	SW Field Placement & Sem II	8.00

In addition to those courses, BSW students are also required to complete the following courses as part of their liberal arts plan of study:

STAT 118	Introductory Statistics	4
BIOL 109	Sex, Gender, and Biology	4
	OR
BIOL 113	General Biology	4
ECON 101	Principles of Macroeconomics	4
	OR
POLS 101	Introduction to American Politics	4
	OR
POLS 217	American Public Policy	4
	OR
PH 101	Introduction to Public Health	4