Social Work Curriculum Sequence

First Year (Semester One): 15 Credits

• ENGL 101 - Composition I 3 credits EC
• ORSW 101 - Freshman Orientation for the School of Social Work 1 credits
• PSYC 101 - General Psychology 3 credits
• MATH 109 - Mathematics for the Liberal Arts 4 credits MQ
• XXXX - Phys. Activity or FIN 101 1 credit​
• XXXX - SB General Education Req. 3 credits SB

First Year (Semester Two): 16 Credits

• ENGL 102 - Composition II 3 credits EC
• BIOL 101 - Introductory Biology I 4 credits BP
• XXXX - SB General Education Req. 3 credits SB
• XXXX - Free Elective 3 credits¹
• XXXX - HH General Education Req. 3 credits HH

Second Year (Semester One): 15 Credits

• ECON 211 - Principles of Economics I 3 credits
• XXXX - BP General Education Req. 3 credits no lab req. BP
• XXXX - AH General Education Req. 3 credits AH
• SOWK 200 - Introduction to Social Work 3 credits
• XXXX - IM General Education Req. 3 credits IM

Second Year (Semester Two): 15 Credits

**Apply To The BSW Program At End of Semester**

• SOCI 101 - Introduction to Sociology 3 credits
• XXXX - CT General Education Req. 3 credits CT
• SOWK 209 - Black Families 3 credits
• PHIL 220 - Ethics and Values 3 credits AH
• XXXX - Free Elective 3 credits​

Third Year (Semester One): 15 Credits

• SOWK 329 - Social Welfare and Social Policy 3 credits
• XXXX - CI General Education Req. 3 credits CI
• SOWK 331 - Human Behavior and the Social Environment I 3 credits
• XXXX - Urban Core Course 3 credits²

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• SOCI 351 - Introduction to Social Statistics 3 credits ³

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• SOWK 363 - Social Work Statistics and Data Analysis 3 credits ³

Third Year (Semester Two): 15 Credits

• SOWK 332 - Human Behavior and the Social Environment II 3 credits
• SOWK 334 - Generalist Practice I 3 credits
• SOWK 342 - Diversity and Issues of Social and Economic Justice 3 credits
• SOWK 460 - Social Work Research 3 credits
• XXXX - Urban Core Course 3 credits²

Fourth Year (Semester One): 15 Credits

• SOWK 423 - Clinical Social Work/Case Management 3 credits
• SOWK 424 - Chemical Dependency and Community Violence 3 credits
• SOWK 432 - Field Education and Lab I 6 credits
• SOWK 434 - Social Work Practice II 3 credits

Fourth Year (Semester Two): 14 Credits

• SOWK 433 - Field Education and Lab II 6 credits
• SOWK 435 - Social Work Practice III 3 credits
• SOWK 436 - Senior Seminar 3 credits
• XXXX - Free Elective 2 credits​

Total Credit Hours: 120

Please see General Education Requirements Distribution Areas  for courses that satisfy General Education Requirements where not specified by the department

1  MHTC 103  is Strongly Recommended

2  Urban Core Requirements are two (2) courses chosen from the following:  GERO 300 , FACS 341 , FACS 342 , FACS 351 , FACS 355 , FACS 360 , MHTC 340 , SOWK 361 , 

3  SOWK 363  Strongly Recommended