Program Requirements

The program includes the following:

Field Internship

Field Internship occurs during the student's senior year in the program. Students are required to spend 16 hours per week for two semesters (minimum 400 hours) in a human service agency where they are supervised by a qualified social worker. An application for Field Internship is to be obtained from the coordinator of field instruction. Personal interests of the student will be considered but placement will be based on the availability of appropriate social work supervision and an agency's conformity with the Social Work program requirements.

Field Instruction Prerequisites:

SW 200 Introduction to Social Work 3 cr.
SW 210 Social Welfare and Social Justice 3 cr.
SW 310 Social Welfare Policy 3 cr.
SW 320 Human Behavior in a Multicultural Environment I 3 cr.
SW 325 Human Behavior in a Multicultural Environment II 3 cr.
SW 399 Social Work Practice I 3 cr.
PYC 100 Introductory Psychology 3 cr.
SOC 100 Introduction to Sociology 3 cr.

Also required: completion of required volunteer experiences and a cumulative GPA 2.0.

Major Requirements

SW 200 Introduction to social work 3 cr.
SW 210 Social Welfare and Social Justice 3 cr.
SW 310 Social Welfare Policy3 cr.
SW 320 Human Behavior in a Multicultural Environment I 3 cr.
SW 325 Human Behavior in a Multicultural Environment II 3 cr.
SW 370 Social Research Methods 3 cr.
SW 399 Social Work Practice I 3 cr.
SW 400 Social Work Practice II 3 cr.
SW 401 Social Work Practice III 3 cr.
SW 470 Field Instruction I 5 cr.
SW 471 Social Work Seminar I 2 cr.
SW 475 Field Instruction II 5 cr.
SW 476 Social Work Seminar II 2 cr.


Supportive Courses

Writing competency at the ENL 131 level.

CST 101 Fundamentals of Speech 3 cr.
CIS 100 Introduction to Computers 3 cr.
PYC 100 Introductory Psychology 3 cr.
SOC 100 Introduction to Sociology 3 cr.
BIO 108 The Science of Life 3 cr.
POL 100 Introduction to Political Science 3 cr.
PYC 342 Abnormal Psychology 3 cr.

One of the following: 3 cr.
ECN 100 Introduction to Economics
ECN 295 Microeconomic Principles

One of the following: 3 cr.
ADS 100 Introduction to Substance Abuse
CJS 130 Introduction to Criminal Justice

One of the following: 3 cr.
HUS 496 Fundamentals of Statistics
MTH 214 Statistics
STA 225 Statistics