Social Work Coursework

To graduate with a 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 in each social work course and maintaining an overall 2.5 GPA. More information is included in our student handbook.

Liberal Arts Foundation Courses (Years 1-2)

Common Ground courses including:

  • First‐Year Seminar
  • Convocation
  • Vocational Seminar
  • Integrating Faith and Learning
  • Peace, Justice and Conflict Studies
  • Cross‐Cultural Learning

Distribution of courses from: 

  • Arts and Humanities
  • Science and Math
  • Social Science

Required Supporting Courses For Social Work In Bio-psychosocial Foundation (Years 1-3) 

  • Principles of Macroeconomics or Principles of Political Science
  • General Psychology*
  • Principles of Sociology*
  • Life‐Span Development
  • Applied Statistics
  • One additional course in the social sciences

*Required for admission to Social Work program

Social Work Curriculum Plan Social Work Courses 

Theory and Social Justice

  • Human Behavior in the Social Environment
  • Social Justice and Social Change
  • Gender and Sexuality 

Policy

  • Introduction to Social Work and the Social Welfare Institution
  • Social Welfare Policy Analysis

Criminal and Restorative Justice Minor

  • Introduction to Criminal Justice
  • Restorative Approaches to Justice
  • Criminal and Restorative Justice Capstone 

Addictions Pathway

Counseling Studies Minor

Practice

  • Skills for Human Service Work
  • Assessment of Human Systems
  • Intervention in Human Systems
  • Introduction to Addictions in Social Work
  • Special Topics in Social Work 

Research

  • Research Methods for Social Work
  • Pre-practice Seminars 

Experiential Learning (Field)

  • Practicum Experience (Junior)
  • Practicum Instruction (Senior)