Social Work B.A.

Bachelor of Arts - Social Work

College of Health

Degree Specific Credits: 62

Required Cumulative GPA: 2.75

Catalog Year: 2021-22

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-