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Updated: 01/31/2008
 
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                  major requirements
This major prepares students for beginning level social work practice requires a generalist social work practitioner.  Admission to the major requires a 2.0 GPA plus agreement with the professional and academic standards defined by the council on social work education, which is adhered to by the program as part of its accreditation.  Skills and competencies are taught to prepare the student to practice in a wide range of social service agencies.  This major requires a 400-hour field practicum, which is taken in a one-semester block.  The faculty works with a student to select a field practicum agency that meets agreed upon learning objectives.   The student must purchase professional liability insurance.  Students are expected to meet general education overlay requirements of the college.
A.  General Education (51 sh total)  
B.  Area Requirements (21 sh total)  
 

HIST202 History of the United States II OR HIST304 Recent History of the U.S.

  3 sh

 

Political Science (POLI210 State & Local Government is recommended)

3 sh

 

Economics or Political Science (whichever is not taken for GE)

  3 sh

 

Anthropology

  3 sh

 

CISC150 Introduction to Computers and Programming

  3 sh

 

SOCI203 Social Problems

  3 sh

 

SOCI205 Racial and Ethnic Relations

  3 sh

C.  Core Requirements (42 sh total)  
 

SOCW102 Introduction to Social Work

  3 sh

 

SOCW201 Human Behavior & Social Environment I

  3 sh

 

SOCW202 Human Behavior and Social Environment II

3 sh

 

SOCW204 Social Policy & Services

  3 sh

 

SOCW301 Social Work Practice I

  3 sh

  SOCW310 Social Policy and Practice

3 sh
 

SOCW302 Social Work Practice II

  3 sh

 

SOCW401 Field Instruction I

  6 sh

 

SOCW402 Field Instruction II

  6 sh

 

SOCW404 Rural Social Work

  3 sh

 

SOCW412 Applied Social Research

  3 sh

  SOCW420 Field Placement

3 sh
D.  Electives in Social Work (6 sh total)  
 

SOCW/SOCI360 Death and Dying

3 sh

 

SOCW/SOCI403 Social Gerontology

3 sh

 

SOCW410 Social Work with Diverse Population

  3 sh

 

SOCW411 Social Work with Aging

  3 sh

 

SOCW413 Women in Crisis

  3 sh

 

SOCW414 Family in Crisis

  3 sh

 

SOCW415 Child Welfare

  3 sh

 

SOCW499 Independent Study

  3 sh