Social Work Major Requirements

B.S. MAJOR - SOCIAL WORK 64 s.h. (No Minor Required)
This is a BSW Program preparing students for beginning social work practice. The program is fully accredited by the Council on Social Work Education. Employment in most states following graduation will require the graduate to take the State Board Licensing Examination.

Admission to the Bachelor of Social Work Program is a separate application process that takes place at the beginning of the junior year. Specific eligibility requirements in addition to the academic requirements for both admission and retention must be met. A program admissions packet is included in the Social Work Handbook available in the WSU bookstore.

B.S. MAJOR - SOCIAL WORK (SOCW) (CSWE Accredited) 64 S.H. (No Minor Required)

REQUIRED FOR ADMISSION TO BSW PROGRAM

English (3 S.H.)

ENG    111      College Reading and Writing (3)

Oral Communication (3 S.H.)

CMST191      Introduction to Public Speaking (3)

REQUIRED FOUNDATION COURSES (18 S.H.)

SOCIAL SCIENCES (15 S.H.)

Psychology (6 S.H.)

PSY     210      General Psychology (3)
PSY     250      Developmental Psychology (3)

Sociology (3 S.H.)

SOC    150      Introduction to Sociology (3)

Social Work (6 S.H.)

I           SOCW            340      Introduction to Social Work (3)
            SOCW            350      Field Experience (3)

NATURAL SCIENCES

Biology (3 S.H.)

*          BIOL   117      Human Biology (3)  

REQUIRED COURSES (46 S.H.)

Statistics (3 S.H.) 

*	STAT	110	Fundamentals of Statistics (3) -OR-
O	PSY	231	Statistics (3)

        
Research (3 S.H.)

P          SOCW  390     Social Work Research Process and Skills (3)

Diversity Component (3 S.H.)

SOC	340	Cultural Anthropology (3)
SOC	423	Race Relations (3)
SOCW	435	Social Work Practice with Diverse Populations (3)
WS	220	Power, Privilege and Gender (3)
CMST	281	Intercultural Communication (3) OR (usually used in Rochester 2+2 Program):Minority Group Relations (RCTC), Cultural Anthropology (RCTC), Cultural Diversity (Riverland Community College)

                             
Social Work - SOCW (37 S.H.)

	365	Social Work Practice I - Ethics and Interviewing (3)
	370	Human Behavior in the Social Environment (3)
	380	Social Welfare Policy I (3)
	385	Social Work Practice II - Families and Groups (3)
	400	Social Work Practicum Preparation (4)
O	410	Analysis of Social Welfare Policy (3)
	415	Social Work Practice III - Organizations and Communities (3)
	475	Social Work Senior Practicum (12)
P	480	Integrative Social Work Seminar (3)

Note:   SOCW 475 is an extended application of practical experience within a social service agency. Restricted to senior social work majors.

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