Coursework

Satisfactory progress in the social work major

To be considered a candidate for graduation with the Bachelor of Science in Social Work degree, you must meet the requirements for satisfactory progress in the program, including earning a minimum of a C grade in each social work course and maintaining an overall 2.5 GPA. Complete information about other satisfactory progress requirements and about program policies and procedures are set forth in the Student Handbook of the Social Work Department [link?]. Students may review the handbook at any time and will receive a personal copy when they are formally admitted to the program.

Four-year curriculum plan

LIBERAL ARTS FOUNDATION

Study in the liberal arts is the foundation for the social work major. During the first two years (before admission to the social work program), you should complete the general education basic communication and lower-level distribution requirements set forth for all Bethel College students in the course catalog. Upper-level general education requirements are completed in the junior or senior year.

THE BIO-PSYCHOSOCIAL FOUNDATION

The following required courses provide a foundation in human biology and the behavioral and social sciences. They may also meet some distribution requirements for general education.

Year 1

Fall semester	SWK220	Introduction to Social Work and the Social Welfare Institution (Policy I)
Spring semester	ECON211	Principles of Macroeconomics
	PSY211	General Psychology

Year 2

Fall semester	SOSC222	Principles of Sociology
Interterm	BIO105	Human Genetics
Spring semester	PSY251	Life-Span Development
		Above courses are prerequisites for SWK355.
	MAT300	Applied Statistics (May also be taken in fall semester of 3rd year)

Elective: A minimum of one additional course in the social sciences

SOCIAL WORK COURSES

The following courses are offered by the social work department and are required for the major. Together they make up a total of 40 credit hours.

Pre-professional course

Fall semester

SWK220

Introduction to Social Work and the Social Welfare Institution (Policy I)
(May be taken year 1-3)

Year 3

Fall semester	SWK310	Skills for Human Service Work
	SWK355	Human Behavior in the Social Environment
Spring semester	SWK312	Research Methods for Social Work
	SWK360	Assessment of Human Systems (Practice I)
(May also be taken in spring semester of year 4)	SWK420	Social Welfare Policy Analysis (Policy II)
Fall or spring semester	SWK372	Field Experience
Interterm	SWK364	Social Development and Social Justice (on campus or in Mexico)

Year 4

Fall semester	SWK460	Intervention in Human Systems (Practice II)
	SWK481	Pre-practice Seminar I
Spring semester	SWK482	Pre-practice Seminar II (Senior Thesis)
Fall/interterm/spring	SWK472	Field Instruction

Major requirements: 62 hours. For course descriptions, see the course catalog.

Social work may not be taken as a minor – instead, see the Human Services option.