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Social Work B.A.

Bachelor of Arts - Social Work

College of Health

Degree Specific Credits: 62

Required Cumulative GPA: 2.75

Catalog Year: 2020-21

Note: A minimum of 41 social work credits are required for this degree. No more than 60 social work credits will count toward graduation. Admission into the School of Social Work requires a 2.75 overall GPA, a 3.00 in Social Work courses and completion of 4 of 7 extra departmental courses.

General Education Requirements

Information regarding these requirements can be found in the General Education Section of the catalog.

Summary

Lower-Division Core Courses

27

Social Science Requirements

Economics Requirement

Biological Requirement

Upper-Division Core Courses

35

Total Hours

62


Lower-Division Core Courses

Social Science Requirements

Code

Title

Hours

Complete all of the following courses:

PSCI 210S

Intro to American Government

3

PSYX 100S

Intro to Psychology

3

PSYX 230

Developmental Psychology

3

PSYX 233

Fund of Psychology of Aging

3

S W 100S

Intro Soc Welfare

3

S W 200

Intro Soc Wrk Pract

3

SOCI 101S

Introduction to Sociology

3

Total Hours

21

Minimum Required Grade: C-

Economics Requirement

Code

Title

Hours

Complete one of the following courses:

3

ECNS 101S

Economic Way of Thinking

ECNS 201S

Principles of Microeconomics

Total Hours

3

Minimum Required Grade: C-

Biological Requirement

Code

Title

Hours

Complete one of the following courses:

3

BIOB 101N

Discover Biology

PSYX 250N

Fund of Biological Psychology

Total Hours

3

Minimum Required Grade: C-


Upper-Division Core Courses

Code

Title

Hours

Complete all of the following courses:

S W 300

Hum Behav & Soc Environ

3

S W 310

S W Policy & Services

3

S W 350

S W Interven Meth I

3

S W 360

S W Interven Meth II

3

S W 400

Social Work Research

3

S W 410E

Social Work Ethics

3

S W 464

Cultural Humility in Social Work Practice: Valuing Diversity

3

S W 487

Advanced Practice I

2

S W 488

Advanced Practice II

2

S W 495

Field Work Practicum (2 semesters)

10

Total Hours

35

Minimum Required Grade: C-