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Social Work Program of Study

SUGGESTED SEQUENCING OF COURSES

FOR UNDERGRADUATE COURSE OF STUDY FOR

BACHELOR OF SOCIAL WORK DEGREE (B.S.W.)

FRESHMAN YEAR  

FALL SEMESTER	SEMESTER HOURS
ENG 101 English Composition .......................................	3
HIS  (101, 102, 201, 202, 203, 204) .........................................	3
BIO  100 Principles of Biology or BIO 110 Biology and Human Concerns.......................................	3
SPE  101 Fundamentals of Speech .................................	3
SOC 101 Principles of Sociology ...................................	3
GST  100 .......................................................................	1
	TOTAL  16
SPRING SEMESTER
ENG  102or 103  English Composition .....................................	3
BIO   229 Survey of Human Anatomy and Physiology ......................	4
HIS  (101, 102, 201, or 202, 203, 204) ........................................	3
MAT 103, 104, or 106...............................	3
PSY 101 General Psychology .......................................	3
	TOTAL  17
SOPHOMORE YEAR
FALL SEMESTER	SEMESTER HOURS
ENG Literature ..............................................................	3
PSC 201 American National Government ......................	3
Fine Arts (Art 101, 212, 401, 402, 403; MUS 114, 115);SPE 225 ......	3
Elective:SWO 101 Volunteering in the Community        (recommended) ........................................................	3
Elective ...........................................................................	3
	TOTAL  16
SPRING SEMESTER
ENG Literature ..............................................................	3
ECO 210 Principles of Macroeconomics .......................	3
SWO 201 Introduction to the Profession of       Social Work .............................................................	3
SOC 403 Social Problems .............................................	3
Elective ..........................................................................	3
	TOTAL  15
JUNIOR YEAR
FALL SEMESTER	SEMESTER HOURS
SWO  300 Human Diversity ..........................................	3
SWO  305 Interviewing Techniques & Skills ..................	3
SWO  309 Aging and the Community or SWO 303 Child and the Community............................	3
SWO  311 Social Welfare Policies & Services ...............	3
PSY   302  Abnormal Psychology ..................................	3
ENG  300 Writing Proficiency Exam or  English 301 .......	1-3
	TOTAL  16-18
SPRING SEMESTER
SWO  303 Child and the Community or SWO 309 Aging and the Community................................	3
SWO  315.Human Behavior and the Social Environment ...	3
SWO  320 Social Work Methods I ..................................	3
SWO  470 Methods of Social Research ...........................	3
Electives ..........................................................................	6
	TOTAL 18
SUMMER - TERM I or II	SEMESTER HOURS
SWO  375 Statistics for Social Workers .........................	3
	TOTAL  3
SENIOR YEAR
FALL SEMESTER	SEMESTER HOURS
SWO 416  Human Behavior and the       Social Environment ...................................................	3
SWO 421  Social Work Methods II ...............................	3
SWO 422  Social Work Methods III ..............................	3
SWO 430  Social Welfare Policy Analysis .......................	3
	TOTAL  12
SPRING SEMESTER
SWO 475  Field Instruction .............................................	12
SWO 481  Integrative Seminar .........................................	3
	TOTAL  15

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