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)