About the Program

Council on Social Work Education Accredited

The social work program prepares students for generalist social work practice at the first professional level. Social Work program is a competency-based program with a liberal arts base, rooted in the profession’s core values, with a social justice foundation. Social work courses integrate micro, mezzo, and macro levels of social work practice into each core course. The program provides students with applied learning opportunities throughout the curriculum, including a year-long field practicum.

Evening courses are available. The Social Work program courses are sequenced and the year-long Field Practicum begins in the Fall semester through the end of the Spring semester. Evening and weekend field practicum is available on a limited basis.

Admission Requirements


Program Requirements

General Education 23 Requirements
33 credit hours 33
Social Work Major Requirements (51 credit hours)
SWK 101 INTRODUCTION TO SOCIAL WORK 3
or SWK 220 INTRODUCTION TO SOCIAL WORK
SWK 201 PROFESSIONAL SKILLS FOR SOCIAL WORKERS 3
SWK 230 INTERSECTIONALITY OF DIFFERENCE 3
SWK 302 SOCIAL JUSTICE ADVOCACY 3
SWK 330 FOUNDATIONS OF SOCIAL WORK 3
SWK 340 SOCIAL WORK THEORY AND ASSESSMENT 3
SWK 350 SOCIAL WORK IN ACTION 3
SWK 400 EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE 3
SWK 493
& SWK 494 FIELD PRACTICUM I
and FIELD PRACTICUM II 12
SWK 497 INTEGRATIVE SEMINAR II 3
Electives
Choose four courses from the following (12 credit hours): 12
CAS 301 PERSPECTIVES ON CHILD ABUSE AND ADVOCACY
CAS 302 GLOBAL CHILD ADVOCACY ISSUES
CAS 401 PROFESSIONAL AND SYSTEMIC APPROACHES TO CHILD ABUSE AND MALTREATMENT
SWK 301 POVERTY AND PUBLIC POLICY
SWK 335 MENTAL HEALTH AND SOCIAL WORK
SWK 424 GROUPS
SWK 425 SOCIAL WORK WITH FAMILIES
SWK 429 POLICY PRACTICE
SWK 485 SENIOR SEMINAR
SWK 499 INDEPENDENT STUDY (3-9)
SWK 426 Solution Focused Case Management
SWK 495 SPECIAL PROJECT
SWK 310 SEXUALITY IN HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
SWK 321 THE ELDERLY AND SOCIAL SERVICES
SWK 345 CHILD WELFARE SERVICES
SWK 346 CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT
SWK 483 BSC LED STUDY AWAY PROGRAM
All College Electives
30-36 credit hours 30-36
Total Credit Hours 120