The College of Health and Human Services undergraduate major in Social Work prepares students for entry-level professional social work practice as generalists. Generalist practice differs from advanced practice in its particular focus on concrete direct services and case management, and generalist practitioners are not prepared for advanced social work practice in specialized areas of concentration.
Degree Requirements
Students must meet all university requirements for a bachelor鈥檚 degree. In addition, students must:
- take at least two courses a term unless a variance of their requirements is expressly approved by the program.
- maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher.
- earn a grade of 鈥淐鈥 or better in all social work courses.
All undergraduate social work courses for which a student receives a grade lower than a 鈥淐鈥 may be repeated a maximum of two times.
General Education Requirement (37 Hours)
The following courses must be taken to meet major and general education requirements:
- American Literature (IAI H3 914 or 915) (3)
- Logic (IAI H4 906) (3)
- U.S. National Government (IAI S5 900) (3)
- Cultural Anthropology (IAI S1 901N) (3)
- Introduction or General Psychology (IAI S6 900) (3)
- Human Biology (IAI L1 904 or 904L) (3)
- Statistics (IAI M1 902) (3)
Required Courses (53 Hours)
The following courses must be taken at the lower-division level:
- Sociology (3)
- Macroeconomics (3)
- Introduction to Social Work (3)
The following courses must be taken at the upper-division level:
- Addictions: Recovery Process (3)
- Professionalism in Social Work (2)
- Diversity and Social Justice - Junior Seminar (3)
- Social Welfare Policy I (3)
- Interviewing Skills (3)
- Human Behavior in the Social Environment I (3)
- Human Behavior in the Social Environment II (3)
- Generalist Social Work Practice I (3)
- Generalist Social Work Practice II (3)
- Social Welfare Policy II (3)
- Social Work Research (3)
- Field Practicum I (3)
- Field Integrative Seminar I (3)
- Field Practicum II (3)
- Field Integrative Seminar II (3)
Upper Division and Social Work Selectives (15 Hours)
Select fifteen hours from among the following courses or other courses that support student interests, with the approval of the advisor:
- Interprofessional Teamwork in the Health and Human Services (3)
- Children and Families: Problems, Issues, and Services (3)
- Aging: Policies, Problems, and Services (3)
- Forensic Social Work (3)
- 4000 Topics in Social Work (1-4)
- Urban Dynamics (3)
- Management and Supervision in the Human Services (3)
- Social Work in Healthcare (3)
Child Welfare Electives
Students interested in generalist practice in child welfare can select a particular cluster of courses. To complete the cluster of child welfare courses BSW majors must include them in their study plan, which is developed in consultation with the faculty advisor.
For students interested in child welfare-based generalist practice the following courses must be completed:
- Children and Families: Problems, Issues, and Services (3)
- 4000 Topics in Social Work (1-4)
Must enroll in SOCW-4000 twice with the following topics: Child Welfare License I and Child Welfare License II.
NOTE:
In addition to the above courses, the required Field Practicum I & II must be completed in a child welfare agency.
Electives (15 Hours)
Total - 120 Hours