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BSW Student Curriculum 2018-2020
BSW Student Curriculum 2020-2022
BSW STUDENT CURRICULUM 2023-2024
Description of Curriculum:
The Department of Social Work is designed to prepare students for entry level social work positions as generalist social work practitioners and graduate programs. The social work curriculum includes one hundred twenty (120) semester credit hours of course work and field practicum. The curriculum consists of two components: the pre-professonal requirements, scheduled generally in the freshman and sophomore years; and the professional courses, completed in the junior and senior years of study.
The general core curriculum consists of forty-four (44) hours of general education core requirements. The major course requirements consists of seventy-six (76) semester credit hours in eight basic social work curricular content areas: Social Work Values and Ethics; Diversity; Social and Economic Justice; Populations at- Risk; Human Behavior in the Social Environment; Social Welfare Policy and Services; Social Work Practice; and Research. The Social Work Program does not grant social work course credit for life experience or previous work experience . The program is accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE).
Additionally, students pursuing a Bachelor of Social Work degree must be accepted into the Social Work program; complete all major courses with a grade of C or better; complete a 400 hour Social Work Internship and pass the Social Work Comprehensive Examination. Consequently, students are strongly encouraged to remain in close contact with their departmental program advisor and follow the programs degree plan. The minimum number of credit hours required for a Bachelor of Social Work degree is 120 credit hours.
Bachelor of Social Work Degree Course Requirements (120 Hours)
Freshman Year
| First Semester | Second Semester | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Courses | Credits | Courses | Credits |
| BI 111-General Biology |
3 |
BI 113-Intro. to Environmental Biology |
3 |
| EN 111-Composition I |
3 |
BI 113L-Intro. to Environmental Biology Lab |
1 |
| GT 101-American Government |
3 |
CS 100-Introduction to Computer |
1 |
| MA 121-College Algebra |
3 |
EN 112-Composition II |
3 |
| PE 101-Physical Education or
MS 101-Fundamental of Leadership & Management I |
1 |
HI 112-World Civilization II |
3 |
| UL 101-University Life |
1 |
ND 101-Health & Wellness |
1 |
| PE 201-Physical Education or
MS 102-Fundamental of Leadership & Management II |
1 |
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| AR 214-Art Appreciation |
3 |
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| TOTAL |
14 |
TOTAL |
16 |
Sophomore Year
| First Semester | Second Semester | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Courses | Credits | Courses | Credits |
| EN 213-Studies in Literature |
3 |
EC 202-Principles of Economics II |
3 |
| HI 226 United States History II |
3 |
SP 112-Spanish II |
3 |
| SA 223-Oral Communication |
3 |
SW 302-Basic Issues in Mental Health |
3 |
| SP 111-Spanish I |
3 |
SY 235-General Sociology |
3 |
| SW 230-Inroduction to Social Work |
3 |
Elective |
3 |
| TOTAL |
15 |
TOTAL |
15 |
Junior Year
| First Semester | Second Semester | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Courses | Credits | Courses | Credits |
| SS 307-Statistical Methods |
3 |
SW 320-Human Behavior and the Social Environment II |
3 |
| SW 319-Human Behavior and the Social Environment I |
3 |
SW 352-Social Work Practice II |
3 |
| SW 351-Social Work Practice I |
3 |
SW 362-Skills in Interviewing |
3 |
| SW 365-Cultural Diversity |
3 |
SW 405-Social Welfare Policy & Service |
3 |
| SW 375-Research Methods of Social Work |
3 |
SW 408-Marriage and The Family |
3 |
| TOTAL |
15 |
TOTAL |
15 |
Senior Year
| First Semester | Second Semester | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Courses | Credits | Courses | Credits |
| SW 346-Social Work for the Aging |
3 |
SW 448-Special Topic in Social Work |
3 |
| SW 348-Child Welfare |
3 |
SW 473-Social Work Internship |
6 |
| SW 360-Community Social Work Practice |
3 |
SW 475-Social Work Field Practice Seminar |
3 |
| SW 397-Ethics and the Social Work Profession |
3 |
Social Work Comprehensive Exit Examination | |
| SW 412-Case Management |
3 |
**PLEASE NOTE: Students can only enroll in the above listed 12 semester hours (SW 448, SW 473 and SW 475) during the final semester. All other courses must be completed prior to applying for Social Work Internship. | |
| Elective |
3 |
||
| TOTAL |
18 |
TOTAL |
12 |
Suggested Electives
In addition to offering the required Social Work courses, the department also offers several elective social science/psychology courses. These courses are designed to meet the needs of both students and the community .
| Courses | Credits | Courses | Credit |
|---|---|---|---|
| SW 300 Child Advocacy Studies |
3 |
SW 349 Child Welfare Worker and Court |
3 |
| SW 367 Drugs, Alcohol and Society |
3 |
SW 409 Mental Health Seminar |
3 |
| SW 419 Social Work in Corrections |
3 |
SW 429 Social Work Practice with Black Family |
3 |
| SY 301 Rural Sociology | 3 | PH 471 Abnormal Psychology | 3 |