Academic Catalog 2024-2025

Bachelor of Social Work

120 credits

Major Requirements (51 crs)

Required Courses

PY 150Introduction to Psychology

3

PY 335Abnormal Psychology

3

SW 200Introduction to the Helping Professions

3

SW 220Human Behavior in the Social Environment

3

SW 250Professionalism in Social Work

3

SW 300Social Welfare Policy and Services

3

SW 395Junior Field Practicum

3

SW 410Working with Individuals and Families

3

SW 420Working with Groups

3

SW 430Working with Communities and Organizations

3

SW 590Capstone Project

3

SW 595Senior Field Practicum

12

 

Choose one of the following:

PY 230Lifespan Development

3

PY 290Psychology of Childhood and Adolescence

3

 

Choose one of the following:

HI 135Perspectives in United States History

3

HI 205Boudicca's Daughters: Women in World History

3

HI 315The History of Human Rights in International Law

3

HI 331Conquest and Resistance: The History of Peoples in the American Borderlands

3

HI 340The Struggle for Equality: African American History in the 20th Century

3

HI 343Tradewinds: The History of the Modern Middle East

3

HI 355The History of Genocide

3

HI 390The Holocaust and its Legacy

3

SW 210Human Rights, Social, Economic, and Racial Justice

3

PY 150, HI 135, SW 200: Satisfies general education requirement - 9 crs

General Education for the Bachelor’s Degree (36 crs)

General Education Requirements

 
COM 120Public Speaking

3

Or

COM 125Interpersonal Communication

3

 

EN 110Principles of Composition

3

Or

EN 111English Composition I

3

 

EN 112English Composition II

3

TH 112Introduction to Spirituality

3

Arts

3

Mathematics - MA 134 or higher

3

Humanities - must be from two different areas of study

6

Natural Science with Lab

3-4

Social or Behavioral Sciences - must be from two different areas of study

6

Theology

3

 

Electives to reach 120 credits

General Electives

Electives

42